Although i now use a new diy speaker cable in my current system the cat 5 cables described above were among the best speaker cables i ever used.
Diy speaker cables cat5.
Cut into 2 meters length.
To make the cables i will be demonstrating there are a few basic tools you will need.
They bested kimber 8tc aq midnight and even gave the expensive xlo s a run for their money the xlo s were better but not by the margin that the price would indicate.
A lot claims that this performs the same as high en.
Between our egroup and personal emails we have been receiving numerous questions regarding cat 5 wire and the proper construction techniques for our diy triple t and the ffrc speaker cables.
Along with our diy speaker cables many of our readers and egroup members have been building interconnects out of cat 5 cable.
Many audio hobbyists enjoy working on diy cable projects.
Low inductance diy hi fi speaker cables.
This will result in a low resistance low capacitance cable and if the two cat5 6 cables are loosly twisted together low inductance too.
This video show how i braided the cat5 ethernet cable to make a speaker cables.
And all for under รข 1 metre run.
I am using these diy low inductance speaker cables with my diy hi vi 3 way speakers the speaker cables use 16awg strnaded copper wire a total of 4 x 16awg wires for each speaker cable conductor which give an equivalent awg of 10 see american wire gauge.
Effectively you re making up a sort of litz cable as all the strands are insulated from each other except at the terminations.
A pair of wire strippers that can accommodate the gauge of wire you are using 16 awg in this case a good pair of scissors and or wire cutters a lighter or heat gun a roll of duct tape or similar strength tape not pictured a knife or a razor blade tools to connect the terminations you are.