Comments on: DIY audio interconnects

By: Jack Wang

Jack Wang — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:59:07 +0000

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By: HeavyWeightGeek

HeavyWeightGeek — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:29:04 +0000

application of hot glue from a hot glue gun just to keep everything secure would finish this off nice.

By: maciarc

maciarc — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:48:23 +0000

Switchcraft makes a 2.5mm as well. 2.5mm = .097". Here is the url to the actual item: http://switchcraft.com/products/jack-141.html

By: Maxx

Maxx — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:29:23 +0000

. . . . . CALL THAT A HACK!?!?

really, hackaday needs 2 sections
The hacks, and the general things section

that way when, tutorials for simple things like putting connectors on cables come up, they wont interfere with the interesting articles.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:27:13 +0000

another load of shite my hamster made one of these 2 years ago for fuck sake get some hacks on plz and buy the way we all havent got money to burn like some on here example] i bought a 300 $ DOLLER CAMERA AND PULLD IT TO BITS AND TOTALLY FUCKD IT TRYING TO HACK IT COME ON GROW UP YOU LOT

By: Lewis

Lewis — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:25:41 +0000

You can find a 2.5mm connector at http://www.markertek.com. Go there and enater this: TecNec AC122 in the part number search engine. That should be what you’re looking for. Best of luck and enjoy!

By: twistedsymphony

twistedsymphony — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:50:34 +0000

Recently I've purchased most of my cables from http://monoprice.com Fantastic quality stuff and dirt cheap prices to boot. I've seen a few tests done up by home theater buffs and they typically come in ahead of the much higher priced brand name crap. I'm not sure how they are on audio interconnects but I know for video cables they're topnotch, Also the 12 or optical cables I bought to outfit my home theater work lightyears better then the monster brand cables they replaced (and at $3 a pop instead of $35).

Even still this is an awesome hack. It might be useful for making my own Video game AV adapters, since it's pretty hard to find good quality cables with proprietary connectors.

By: ivan256

ivan256 — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:52:03 +0000

$80 for a multimeter? Where does he shop?

You should use thinner wire for short cables like the 8-incher that he is showing, otherwise bending the cable will put too much strain on the socket.

Also, I like to twist a section of the metal braid and solder it to ground. The way he has it, it will sometimes be connected to ground and sometimes float depending on how the cable is bent. That's bad. Also the soldering of the braid makes the connection stronger.

By: mr chips

mr chips — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:36:13 +0000

well what can i say except this is so easy and childish my hamster could do this next hack plz

By: Pocketbrain

Pocketbrain — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:12:18 +0000

I have made my own stereo interconnects from various materials, including hacking apart a set of high-quality RCA-RCA to make a standard stereo 3.5mm. Zero crosstalk, as the L and R channels are independently shielded.
p.s. hey grainfinder, no more shrooms for you!

By: LeJupp

LeJupp — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:31:07 +0000

This cable is so thin and flimsy. Can't somebody show me how to make a cable from a firehose? Maybe I can use railroad tracks as the conductors.

LeJupp

By: grainfinder

grainfinder — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:25:55 +0000

hey, the chuink that 3.5mm cables are is ANOOYING!!!

By: strider_mt2k

strider_mt2k — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:11:55 +0000

Rolling your own cables is a great way to go if you have the skill and the materials.
In some custom applications you have little choice!

By: super_chris

super_chris — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:19:54 +0000

I hope he knows that a cheap multimeter is literally $1 at Harbor Freight when on sale. I mean, for $1, it’s well worth the money, and would work perfect for what he would need it for.

By: bp

bp — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 05:40:45 +0000

@ 9
If your looking for a cheaper source of cable goods, check out http://www.redco.com . They tend to be a bit cheaper than markertek. Not much cheaper, but it might be cheap enough to get you to pull the trigger! ;)