Are you handy? Silver phono cables

[kcin]

I had a number of phono cables with DIN connectors on hand including my go -to Hovaland which is surprisingly very balanced and very good. I wanted to try something different.

I ordered from Parts Connexion some Jupiter solid silver 28 gauge wire wrapped in silk sheathing and some Eichmann or I guess now KLE RCAs along with a 1877 Phono gold DIN plug for my Brinkmann 12.1 configuration.

This combination is killer for the the price all in under $150 or so and an hour's worth of work. I had the expandable sheathing from another project.

I have since gone with a more complex braid with the same materials. The body is there with tons of detail it is quite amazing- worth the effort if you're inclined.

[Rob]

you got away w/o a shield for the entire length or just where the wire exits the flextech braid? you were lucky you didn't pick up stray hum. I haven't used the silk wrapped Ag that Chris sells but have used solid core bare Ag wire I insert through teflon tubing. the KLEs are an excellent choice for plugs as are the WBT nextgen. for RCAc I now use Aural Thrills plug with barrels milled from solid PTFE and hand annealed silver contacts, the best sounding plugs I've tried thus far.

[kcin]

No shield only where the wire exits the flex braid....this was a quick experiment so I didn't invest beyond the KLEs. The environment I am in now is "rf free".

[Letsmakeadeal]

you got away w/o a shield for the entire length or just where the wire exits the flextech braid? you were lucky you didn't pick up stray hum. I haven't used the silk wrapped Ag that Chris sells but have used solid core bare Ag wire I insert through teflon tubing. the KLEs are an excellent choice for plugs as are the WBT nextgen. for RCAc I now use Aural Thrills plug with barrels milled from solid PTFE and hand annealed silver contacts, the best sounding plugs I've tried thus far.

Rob - What are your findings regarding the solid core silver 28ga or 30ga? in Teflon tubes? I have been tempted to try this...I wish Nordost would sell raw wire for this purpose since the VPI tonearms are Nordost Silver already...Thanks

[solypsa]

No issue using solid core with regard to flex? When I diy'd a phone preamp I used all solid core and it def doesn't want to be bent around a lot especially at the connection point...

[kcin]

No issue using solid core with regard to flex? When I diy'd a phone preamp I used all solid core and it def doesn't want to be bent around a lot especially at the connection point...

Not really, of course, solid core of this gauge does not take aggressive handling. Extra care at the connectors with heat shrink and a dab of hot melt does it. These cables are not pulled and reconnected often--- in fact better for them to stay in place so that they settle than rearranging them constantly.

[Letsmakeadeal]

No issue using solid core with regard to flex? When I diy'd a phone preamp I used all solid core and it def doesn't want to be bent around a lot especially at the connection point...

I was really looking for your thoughts on the sound using the solid silver in Teflon tubes vice something else. I decided to order all the parts to make up some new 30ga solid silver phono cables with the large Teflon tubing. Very anxious to see if it makes a difference. Something fun to do anyway.