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• CableCo has any wire in bulk which brand name cable makers sell. Cardas, Kimber.. etc. - 3+4=5 14:51:52 01/16/17 (2)
  In Reply to: RE: any sources similar to homegrown audio that went out of business? posted by Green Lantern on January 14, 2017 at 19:52:20

  I have purchased bulk Kimber wire from The Cable Co. online.
  Small discount, over xx dollars free shipping, and the wire is drop shipped from the maker. IE Kimber ships the wire to you direct.
  

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  • So, th don't actually have it - Jack G 15:02:00 01/16/17 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: CableCo has any wire in bulk which brand name cable makers sell. Cardas, Kimber.. etc. posted by 3+4=5 on January 16, 2017 at 14:51:52

    They just order it from the manufacturer. They don't actually have much of a stock, they pretty much just have everything drop shipped. You don't get much of a break in price for it.
    Jack
    

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    • RE: So, th don't actually have it - Duster 13:39:55 01/18/17 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: So, th don't actually have it posted by Jack G on January 16, 2017 at 15:02:00

      True. I've not bothered ordering anything from The Cable Company since the 1990s.
      
      
      

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• thanks all, I found a site; now I have a quick question regarding wire gauge - Green Lantern 06:12:40 01/15/17 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: any sources similar to homegrown audio that went out of business? posted by Green Lantern on January 14, 2017 at 19:52:20

  What would be the smallest gauge when using a single, silver strand in a RCA interconnect? Length varying between 3ft-8ft. Would 30ga be too thin?
  
  Thanks all in advance-
  
  
  
  

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  • RE: thanks all, I found a site; now I have a quick question regarding wire gauge - bcowen 06:46:20 01/15/17 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: thanks all, I found a site; now I have a quick question regarding wire gauge posted by Green Lantern on January 15, 2017 at 06:12:40

    I don't have much experience with DIY interconnects (although I do have a creation on the Cooker right now), but the very best sounding commercial interconnects I currently have are the (admittedly dated) Stealth PGS cables that use a 42 (!) gauge gold conductor. As silver is far more conductive than gold, I don't think 30 gauge is too thin at all from a conduction standpoint, so long as you can work with it (and use it) without breaking it.

    • Stealth PGS   (Open in New Window)

    
    

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• RE: any sources similar to homegrown audio that went out of business? - bcowen 05:48:09 01/15/17 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: any sources similar to homegrown audio that went out of business? posted by Green Lantern on January 14, 2017 at 19:52:20

  Here's a few in no particular order. I've done business with all of them and consider each a high quality vendor:
  
  https://www.vhaudio.com/
  
  http://www.douglasconnection.com/
  
  http://www.takefiveaudio.com/
  
  http://soniccraft.com/
  
  http://partsconnexion.com/
  

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  • thank you- nt - Green Lantern 06:00:29 01/15/17 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: any sources similar to homegrown audio that went out of business? posted by bcowen on January 15, 2017 at 05:48:09

    
    
    
    
    

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• RE: any sources similar to homegrown audio that went out of business? - Duster 20:56:08 01/14/17 (4)
  In Reply to: RE: any sources similar to homegrown audio that went out of business? posted by Green Lantern on January 14, 2017 at 19:52:20

  What type of cable, and with what type of parts do you wish to build?
  
  
  

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  • primarily interconnects - Green Lantern 05:57:30 01/15/17 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: any sources similar to homegrown audio that went out of business? posted by Duster on January 14, 2017 at 20:56:08

    Many years ago there was a link here at AA that described a method of creating DIY interconnects using pure silver (teflon coated wire) and teflon outter casing (found at any hardware or HD). I really liked the results. Once source mentioned was homegrown audio which was basically a one-stop shopping website but it has since closed.
    
    I know there are many places online to get the pure silver, but is there a site (other than Parts Express) that is one stop shopping for all the parts needed (RCA's, wire, interconnects, etc.,) SIMILAR to homegrownAudio or DIYcable.com?
    
    
    
    
    
    

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    • RE: primarily interconnects - Duster 14:05:20 01/16/17 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: primarily interconnects posted by Green Lantern on January 15, 2017 at 05:57:30

      VH Audio's AirLok insulated (cellular FEP Teflon dielectric) wire sounds great; better than solid Teflon, and the selection of rca connectors are of better quality than what Homegrown Audio offered.
      
      See link:
      
      

      • https://www.vhaudio.com/   (Open in New Window)

      
      

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  • RE: any sources similar to homegrown audio that went out of business? - ahendler 22:23:06 01/14/17 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: any sources similar to homegrown audio that went out of business? posted by Duster on January 14, 2017 at 20:56:08

    Parts express
    Alan
    

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    • RE: any sources similar to homegrown audio that went out of business? - Duster 22:32:59 01/14/17 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: any sources similar to homegrown audio that went out of business? posted by ahendler on January 14, 2017 at 22:23:06

      Parts Express is rather limited in terms of parts quality to choose from.
      
      
      

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