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Title: DIY Speaker Cables
Post by: twoodruff on May 12, 2004, 09:08:53 AM

I was wondering if someone knew where to buy bulk high end speaker cable, audio magic, nordost red dawn/blue heaven and the like?

Title: Re:DIY Speaker Cables
Post by: Todd R on May 13, 2004, 12:59:55 PM

You can get a variety of Kimber Kable and the DH Labs T-14 speaker wire in bulk from welbournelabs.com

You can get Cardas Crosslink starquad speaker cable in bulk from DIYcable.com (oddly enough, look under the audio connectors tab for this).

Title: Re:DIY Speaker Cables
Post by: Kindguy on May 13, 2004, 01:36:02 PM

I take it the belden didn't work out?

Title: Re:DIY Speaker Cables
Post by: twoodruff on May 13, 2004, 01:40:13 PM

i use the belden for interconnects, I am going to try the cat5 cables that nmculberth made for me, said he would make anybody some, only $100, right Nick?

Title: Re:DIY Speaker Cables
Post by: jpschust on May 15, 2004, 11:47:25 PM

hahahhaa thats just funny... 100 bucks

Title: Re:DIY Speaker Cables
Post by: Nick Culbreth on May 16, 2004, 01:38:06 AM

Quote from: jpschust on May 15, 2004, 11:47:25 PM

hahahhaa thats just funny... 100 bucks

nah they came out to just over $55 between materials and shipping, the cat5 is cheap it's the connectors that get expensive.

Title: Re:DIY Speaker Cables
Post by: Lee on May 16, 2004, 01:52:34 AM

Quote from: nmculbreth on May 16, 2004, 01:38:06 AM

Quote from: jpschust on May 15, 2004, 11:47:25 PM

hahahhaa thats just funny... 100 bucks

nah they came out to just over $55 between materials and shipping, the cat5 is cheap it's the connectors that get expensive.

Yeah, but how much is your time worth?  I made a set for me, there's no way in hell I'd make another set for someone else unless I was adequately compensated.

Title: Re:DIY Speaker Cables
Post by: Nick Culbreth on May 16, 2004, 02:27:48 AM

i didn't charge for labor since they were for a board regular, but normally i'd probably charge $40 for labor.  the triple t recipe i used isn't too time consuming, i probably spent two hours braiding another two stripping the wires and soldering on the spades.  imho if you use quality materials - i used upper end cat5 and rhodium/silver plated spades -  i don't think $100 is an unfair price but it sounds like jonny is willing to do them for under that.  :P

on the other hand i made a new set of ven haus recipe speaker cables for myself and i wouldn't consider making another pair for any less than $500 because they take forever to make.  i probably spent 30 hours on them and had about $100 in parts but they sure do sound nice. :)

Title: Re: DIY Speaker Cables
Post by: John P on June 10, 2004, 08:12:21 AM

Great DIY site if you don't know about it already
http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/cables/bbs.html

Bulk sites worth checking out.  I have had good experiences with parts connexion
http://partsconnexion.com/
http://linearinterconnects.com/

Title: Re: DIY Speaker Cables
Post by: spyder9 on July 13, 2004, 01:06:50 PM

I use Canare 4S11 speaker wire.  The stuff is awesome!  It can be bi-wired.  I bought it from a distributor in Albany, NY.  Below is there link. 

http://store.haveinc.com/ebus30/