Blue
Black
Red
Green
Yellow
Purple
Gray
White
Brown
Have had several requests for details on making "High
End" interconnect cables that are affordable.
First: Since my system is somewhat complex, decided
to color code the various channels for ease
of tracing the source and destination of the cables.
Noticed the THX cables are color coded, so decided
to follow their sequence for interconnects as follows:
Blue......................................Front L (Left)
Red.......................................Front R (Right)
Green....................................Center
White with Blue Stripe..........Surround L (Left)
White with Red Stripe...........Surround R (Right)
Note: Made the surround cables from white cable and
made a spiral red or blue stripe with a felt marking pen.
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Blue
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Used Mogami Neglex W2534 mic. cable. Specs from Mogami:
NEGLEX Quad cable features low noise quad construction,
ideal for the finest studio recording,
ultra-flexable, conductors: #24 AWG (20/0.12 OFC).
Inductance = 0.2 µH/ft. DC resistance =
0.027 Ohms/ft. (conductor), 0.0037 Ohms/ft. (shield).
OD: 0.236 inches, Oxygen free copper.
Purchased from:
Performance Audio
2456 W. Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
(801) 466 3196 or (800) 771 8330
http://www.performanceaudio.com
Or to see the Neglex page.
http://www.performanceaudio.com/cgi/pages.cgi?buildPage=item&ProductID=005602
Bought last on 1/3/2005, cost was $.60 per ft.
Used gold plated RCA phono plugs from Milestek
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10-21050 Black Band
10-21051 Red Band 10-21052 White Band 10-21053 Yellow Band |
Note: I usually use a Black Banded Plug at one end
indicate a shield connection, so
that plug should be connected to the input of the
device, along with a
Red Banded Plug at the other end.
Purchased from:
Milestek
1506 I-35W
Denton, Texas 76207-2402
(800) 524 7444
http://www.milestek.com
Or to see the RCA Phono Plug page.
http://www.milestek.com/shop/product.asp?id=10%2021050&cid=608&kwd=MPWCARCACON&l=554&p=Audio+%26+Video
Bought last on 1/3/2005, cost was $2.08 each.
The illustration above says it all !
Your "High End" cables cost $4.16 and $.60 per ft.
for custom lengths. You'll need basic
soldering skills and patience. Hard to beat the bang
for the bux !
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4897-0 for Black 4897-2 for Red (These are stackable for bi-wiring) |
Available from Allied Electronics
# 885-0247 Black and #885-0248 Red.
http://www.alliedelec.com
Last purchased 1/3/2005, $2.69 each.
Bill Eckle
abuse@wmeckle.com