3 twisted 18-AWG silver/teflon ...is 18 awg overkill for mic cables???
not necessarily, but gauge affects capacitance too- look at all the specs of the cable as a whole. I'd recommend Canare L4E6S, four Conductor: 21 AWG, 40 strand (x4)
Quote from: H.A.V.E. on October 05, 2009, 09:42:16 AM
not necessarily, but gauge affects capacitance too- look at all the specs of the cable as a whole. I'd recommend Canare L4E6S, four Conductor: 21 AWG, 40 strand (x4)
I've been using Canare star quad for a few years and wanted to try a set of silvers. I'm anxious to hear the difference.
i finished putting them together (before/after pic's below)
- 3 twisted 18-AWG silver coated copper (19 strands of 30-AWG) wrapped with a silver coated braid and teflon
- Neutrik X-HD's
- Cardas solder
- 3 layers tech-flex (red, blue, black)
3 layers of tech-flex.. hmm I never thought about doing multiple layers
Neil
Quote from: Neilyboy on October 07, 2009, 09:01:06 AM
3 layers of tech-flex.. hmm I never thought about doing multiple layers
Neil
the regular techflex is pretty prone to fraying and coming apart but that alpha brand i use is super tough and only 1 layer is needed
Quote from: Darktrain on October 07, 2009, 10:48:57 PM
Quote from: Neilyboy on October 07, 2009, 09:01:06 AM
3 layers of tech-flex.. hmm I never thought about doing multiple layers
Neil
the regular techflex is pretty prone to fraying and coming apart but that alpha brand i use is super tough and only 1 layer is needed
to be honest, the 3 layers was purely for aesthetics ...same with neutrik x-hd's for that matter.
i've never had a problem with techflex fraying once it's properly terminated to the connector, but the middle blue layer was 3/8" and was a pain to run, it kept fraying ...the 1/4" red and black were easy by comparison.
do you have a link to the alpha brand or someone that sells it? ...i'd be very curious to see what kind of selection they have.
thanks,
john