hi to all DIY pro's here..
man.. i gonna make my own cable soon..
can u tell me where to get those plugs and canera starquad in good price?
i heard that jalan pasar have a lot..

how do u all make the Y junction of the mini to RCA cable? shrink tube?
i saw from the head-fi there, the starquad have 4 wires inside, that means 2 for each channel RCA, right? after connecting it with the RCA plugs, how do u all make it thick jz like 3rd picture of alamaklor? wat kinda sleeves u all use?

p/s : wat's the techflex for? beauty purposes?

greetings masters...

i was wondering if anyone could help me identify these RCA plugs coz they dont have any markings on them...

the male plugs were bought for RM15 for 1 pair (RM7.50 each)... once again i dont have time to go jln pasar so i just bought them in an electrical spare parts shop in SS2.

the female plugs i cant remember how much per piece

im planning to use them to make RCA splitters (1 male -> 2 female) for audio using CAT5 cables (NOT CAT5e... just normal CAT5).

forgive the picture quality as i took using camera phone (w810i)..heres the pix...


the female connectors



and finally the male (this one actually has quite abit of weight in them..so mebbe its good??)



appreciate any help i can get... thanks in advance

EDIT: forgot to ask... anyone knows where i can get them cable sleeving with various sizes?? want something they sell by the metre....

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Sep 6 2006, 05:27 PM

u mean wat brand is it? no brand, female is generic, male is is a replica of sumthing, still, no brand if that is wat ur asking.

I strongly suggest u not to use CAT5 cables unless ur gonna make a giant cable of at least 4 cat5 cables (which wont fit the plug).

thanks ijan...

me planning to use 4 pairs of cat5 cables (the 4 pairs in 1 cat5 wire)

u saying use 4 aka 16 pairs to make the cable?

yaa..4 pairs of cat5 aka 16 smaller pairs of the twisted super not flexible wires. Ppl are raving of cat5 as a cheap replacement of speaker cable when they are in a massive config as in 4-8-12 even 2 would werk but that would already be big.

U would say, how would i know..i would answer, i built both, i haf both in my hands and my current neutrik+canare cable is far more superior (significantly better, audible difference) compared to the cat5 cables that seems to haf no difference from a chapalang rm5 factory cable.

yes agree with you ijan,
madman, I didnt understand why you want to make 1 male -> 2 female,
why dont you make 1 male -> 2 male.
and why you use cat5 cable, sound no different.
why dont you try component cable,
you can get it at SS2.
or use canare cable.

This post has been edited by SEP910: Sep 6 2006, 07:13 PM

i need to make 1 male -> 2 female as a splitter to 2 seperate output units..... (both output units have different inputs and i already have the cables for them... but the source of both of them are RCA males...hence the 2 females)

using cat5 simply because i have some besides.. i just need a short one.. not a long one... mebbe even less than half a foot long and oso doing it for fun and learning and this will only be my 2nd DIY cable hence all the questions...

and whats component cable? which shop in ss2 has it? the one on same row as MCDonalds or the one behind pelita nasi kandar?? canare can get in ss2 meh?

ill probably be making real mini-mini IC later on when i actually have the time to go Jalan Pasar and get some proper cables and plugs.. but for now.. still in learning stage so playing around here n there

Then, go ahead brother, enjoy the solder fume as i do, it makes me HIGH..haha!

u cant get canare at SS2,
but component cable have.


This post has been edited by SEP910: Sep 6 2006, 07:24 PM

@SEP910
got ur PM bro... thanks alot...

and SS2 electrical spare parts shop dont seem to have any branded plugs... only unbranded ones like i posted above and in page 3.

yes, I already try all the shop there,
why dont u go to amcorp mall,
got hifi shop there.

ok guys... ive finished the RCA splitters that i wanted to do... and here are pix... i still think its not up to standards as the rest here... but me still noob... so still learning.... and i think im improving





now check this out...



i ended up NOT using the CAT5 and decided to get some 4 core shielded cables. no idea what cables they are... but they work so im fine with it

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Sep 14 2006, 01:09 AM

look better after off light
hw much those sleeve?
where to get?

the black and purple cable sleeves i bought from uglyvamp. u can find in bulk section oso... moderno and niclasteoh are bulking them.

the green are vantec cable sleeves.. have to buy the entire set lor...

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Sep 14 2006, 01:16 AM

alamaklor is using techflex. it's a brand. he conduct a bulk before. and many ppl had bought that too.



it's good for speaker cable. but it';s not for interconnect. twisted cable like that easily pick up radio wave. especially if the cat5 cable is using PVC skin. not teflon.
i had made one super mini inter connect of stereo using the method. and the material is teflon skin silver coated cable.
sound. not as good as canare.and if our hand is near by the wire. it will humm heavily.


mADmAN
suggestion for you. try to sleeve the join part with some cloth sleeve before heatshrink it. it will help to hold the wire in place. and maybe make the wire same in diameter. looks better.
=)


Editted : Typo : hole Aka Hold

This post has been edited by PcWork: Sep 15 2006, 06:10 PM

w00t! thanks for the tip!! will remember that... and will also have to remember to get bigger heatshrinks

my latest creation

this is the 3rd DIY cable ive made.. and i think this one looks hell of alot better than the previous 2.. mebbe coz its easy... 1 plug to 1 plug instead of the previous 2 which were splitters. anyway...here it is...



like the sleeving?

and here it is in action with my previous RCA splitters



the white thingy cables are actually monster cables meant for iPod

plugs are RM3.50 per piece in SS2. and used 2-core shielded microphone cable. it states on the cable "Maruni Professional Microphone Cable Japan"

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Sep 20 2006, 09:34 PM

very good job madman

wat sleeving is that on ur 3rd DIY cable?

believe it or not....




theyre shoelaces...yep im serious.. them strings u use to tie ur shoes. shoelaces

i think im hooked on this DIY cable thing so heres another one.. using 4core shielded cable. sleeving is the same as above only diff colour.. plugs oso same as above.