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Gear / Technical Help => Cables => Topic started by: jcrab66 on November 08, 2005, 06:14:03 PM
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any recommendations on where some deals are on bulk mic cable. i will solder on the various combinations of connectors myself, i just need to know some good spots where i can buy maybe mid grade or higher bulk cable. thanks in advance for your help...
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before brian beats me to it...
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i know there is one thread just recently (this/last week) with alot of cable discussion about what type and where....but there are plenty of these around...i will try to find some later tonight if you can't
b
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Good cable available in the Yard Sale from Fozzy:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=53654.0 (http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=53654.0)
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before brian beats me to it...
(http://taperssection.com/Themes/taperssection/images/english/search.gif)
i know there is one thread just recently (this/last week) with alot of cable discussion about what type and where....but there are plenty of these around...i will try to find some later tonight if you can't
b
gee, thks for the suggestion, funny thing is i tried just what you have suggested before i started this thread and all i could come up with are threads specifically related to cable with connectors on them, no bulk, I found only one thread relating to this subject and it was for high grade silver clad cable so as much as i appreciated that help it wasnt quite what i was looking for....
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this thread http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=47382.15(which was just a few below this one, as i suggested) has bulk cables mentioned, and stores where you can get it for .78/sq ft - check around reply #18-19....i also said above i would look later....
obviously your search wasnt that exhaustive. :(
bj
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www.markertek.com (http://www.markertek.com) is where i get my cable
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What kind of bulk cable?
For canare or belden, any of the regular supply houses will do. There is often surplus bulk cable on ebay but availability is unpredictable.
If you want teflon insulated silver clad wire, there are several vendors that offer that. I found a place that sells the milspec silver clad teflon insulated 4 conductor cable in a wrapped teflon sheath for ~1.37 a foot @ 100dt and $.97/ft at 250ft. That is about 1.20/ft less than the next cheapest place I found of the 8 or so vendors I called. Unfortunately, my notes are under a pile of shit on my desk but I'm trying to find them for someone else here so I'll post them when they are found.
If you want a better deal than that, there is a guy who regularly offers the same basic silver/teflon/shielded/wrapped 5 conductor cable on ebay starting at 19.99 for 100ft. Some people may be hesitant about the 5th conductor, but I have a hard time believing that anyone could identify an audible difference between the 4 and 5 conductor wire. The audible effect is mostly from the silver, the teflon, the quality of the shielding, and the quality of the assembly. If you can properly assemble cables, it's a great deal.
For someone without good assembly skills, the custom silver clad cables you can order from guys here on TS are the best value and they will have a resale value that your own cables will not have.
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+T and thanks alot for the valuable info to all who responded
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Have Inc. (http://store.haveinc.com/Ebus30/Default.asp) is great for Canare. And connectors.
Peace,
Sanaka