Assembled my first channel

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Posted by asull2k on July 26, 2001 at 01:12:03

In Reply to: heatshrink and Techflex for Chris VH Cat5 cables posted by trancemitr on July 25, 2001 at 12:42:40:

Well I finished braiding one channel of the CVH 27-pair design, and my fingers HURT. I braided much tighter than any I read about.. as I took 14 foot long strips and ended up with a cable slightly over 6 feet (no joke). Thus my cable may be a bit fatter than others. But I ordered the black heat-resistant (has white diamond design) Techflex and A4 black heatshrink from heatshrink.com. The Techflex I ordered was 3/4" and fits pretty well.. for a tighter fit get the 1/2", although in my case the 3/4" works just fine and contains the thorny braided CAT5 pretty well. I am only using a 1" black strip of heatshrink at each end at the "Y" to fasten the Techflex on and for aesthetics.. this heatshrink is 1" and I would not recommend getting anything smaller (it's a 2:1 shrink ratio, and I don't think a 3/4" would fit on). The + and - of each end I mummy wrapped in white plumber's tape (teflon), since after I put the Kimber Postmasters on there will be slight gap from the Y junction to the edge of the Kimber heatshrink (which are included with the Postmaster spade lugs).

This cable is a LOT of work (I'm shuddering at the thought of starting the other channel already!) but I tell ya, the sonic improvement over my Kimber 4PR was instantly obvious. I tested with light crimp-on bananas and replaced my right channel, and there was more detail up and down the spectrum, with more bass and definition in the bass. The sound felt unbalanced because of the added detail in the right channel.. also it's possible the right side was slightly louder due to the thicker gauge. BE CAREFUL though, after cranking the volume a bit my Denon immediately shut off.. apparently the high capacitance of the CAT5 made it work much harder. Ah well.. guess I'll have to wait until the monoblocks arrive :)

--Alan

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Topic - heatshrink and Techflex for Chris VH Cat5 cables - trancemitr 12:42:40 07/25/01 (10)

Assembled my first channel - asull2k 01:12:03 07/26/01 (8)

My Denon did that too... - Brett E 12:23:43 07/27/01 (1)

Yup! About 30 seconds at -11 and "click" (NT) - asull2k 14:30:42 07/27/01 (0)

Re: Assembled my first channel - wilks 02:43:46 07/27/01 (0)

Thanks for the info. 14ft down to 6?! - trancemitr 07:54:13 07/26/01 (4)

Re: Thanks for the info. 14ft down to 6?! - Joe 12:24:30 07/26/01 (1)

Re: Techflex "PET" "FR", or "CC". - Ray Kimber 10:15:32 07/28/01 (0)

Bananas - asull2k 10:33:42 07/26/01 (1)

Just completed 11 ft pair - beserker 02:57:12 07/27/01 (0)

Re: heatshrink and Techflex for Chris VH Cat5 cables - Gordy 14:00:58 07/25/01 (0)

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Assembled my first channel - asull2k 01:12:03 07/26/01 (8)

My Denon did that too... - Brett E 12:23:43 07/27/01 (1)

Yup! About 30 seconds at -11 and "click" (NT) - asull2k 14:30:42 07/27/01 (0)

Re: Assembled my first channel - wilks 02:43:46 07/27/01 (0)

Thanks for the info. 14ft down to 6?! - trancemitr 07:54:13 07/26/01 (4)

Re: Thanks for the info. 14ft down to 6?! - Joe 12:24:30 07/26/01 (1)

Re: Techflex "PET" "FR", or "CC". - Ray Kimber 10:15:32 07/28/01 (0)

Bananas - asull2k 10:33:42 07/26/01 (1)

Just completed 11 ft pair - beserker 02:57:12 07/27/01 (0)

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