1: CPCC still listed at Music Direct (13.22)
Posted by Aaron 01 on 2005-04-11, 07:57:52 (24.98.231.10)
They still have the CPCC cables listed at Music Direct, you may have just missed them.. I have a Top Gun and Top Gun HCF if you need any info on them. Aaron .......

2: CAT 6 vs CAT 5 or 5e (13.22)
Posted by matthew1174 on 2005-10-16, 21:00:58 (69.210.71.152)
Can anyone comment, or has anyone experimented with CAT 6 cable in speaker cable recipes. I have done the CAT 5 cables and am wondering what “improvements” CAT 6 could bring. More to the point, is the .......

3: Belden Cat 6 speaker cables - what's your opinion? (10.36)
Posted by johnkal on 2000-09-25, 16:11:21 (216.223.133.25)
Hi, I was about to make at set of speaker cables using Belden Cat 6 (not Cat 5) voice and data cable. I would use Cat 5 cable but I know where I can (sort of) get Cat 6 cable for free. Belden Cat 5 an .......

4: Questions on Cat 5 Speaker Cables.... (10.32)
Posted by haknhendrix on 2004-07-31, 20:35:36 (68.191.250.124)
Hey, I'm new to the wonderous art of DIY speaker cables. I was reading an article on building the CAT5 Speaker Cables. It says to use Belden wire but today I was out and about and I found an everlas .......

5: CAT-5 cable designs (10.04)
Posted by SHIF on 2002-01-07, 22:26:08 (12.232.96.210)
So what's the performance difference between Chris VH's braided CAT-5 speaker cables and Gomer's twisted CAT-5 speaker cables? Gomer's recipe seems much easier to assemble, especially using a drill mo .......

6: Bi-Wiring and DIY Cat 5 cables (9.62)
Posted by WScott on 2000-01-04, 23:45:23 (206.229.193.40)
I think i'm going to break down and do the DIY Cat 5 braided Speaker Cable thing. I'd like to bi-wire my speakers too, but i have a couple of questions. 1. My speakers can be bi-wired, but i haven't d .......

7: CAT 5 Speaker cables (9.31)
Posted by dsmarks on 2001-01-25, 11:36:47 (63.109.2.3)
Does anyone know if there is any sonic benefit or disadvantage to using CAT 5E (enhanced, suitible to 350mhz) cable in the construction of some DYI CAT 5 speaker cables. I'm going to build a set of ca .......

8: Re: Plenum Cat 5 DIY Interconnects? (9.13)
Posted by johnkal on 2000-09-20, 17:02:02 (216.223.133.101)
Hello, I was going to make up a pair of speaker cables using Belden Cat 6 cable. This cable is practically identical to Cat 5 cable except that Cat 6 cable has a bandwidth of 250 MHz as opposed to Cat .......

9: Cat-proofing Thin Cables (9.05)
Posted by grommet on 2007-08-07, 07:27:57 (66.167.129.120)
I have a friend who just bought an inexpensive home theater system. The speaker cables are quite thin (no surprise there) and her cat has already easily severed entirely one surround speaker cable. I' .......

10: Chris VH and other CAT-5'ers - CAT-5 Speaker Cable Questions (9.04)
Posted by Cyril R on 2000-01-10, 08:25:04 (142.108.46.68)
Hi All, I have two questions with regards to CAT-5 speaker cables ; 1. Would it be better to use a pair of "27 pair" CAT-5 cables to connect the Bass module of my Bose AM-3 (OK, I know Bose sucks, but .......

11: Cat-5 Speaker Wire: No Perceptable Improvement (8.90)
Posted by Fred S on 2002-03-29, 12:09:32 (192.67.48.22)
I followed the CHRISVH recipe for constructing speaker wire out of Teflon insulated Belden Plenum Cat-5. I constructed a single 3 foot speaker cable, and compared it to 12AWG radio shack speaker wire .......

12: I think you want CAT-5 wire. (8.81)
Posted by Al Sekela on 2005-07-18, 16:09:05 (66.123.171.97)
Some CAT-5 computer cable is made with 24-gauge Teflon-insulated wires (be careful, as not all Plenum-rated CAT-5 has the Teflon insulation). See the link for a recipe for speaker cables made from thi .......

13: Yes, it will work, but will it be best? (8.79)
Posted by bartc on 2006-05-25, 05:34:51 (207.200.114.33)
Braiding increases capacitance, which appears to work quite well in many (but not all) speaker cable situations. It isn't necessary, though. First, this will work. Second, it will fit with the less is .......

14: Cat 5 Speaker Cable USE (8.73)
Posted by Anthro on 2002-01-30, 13:18:42 (128.206.57.118)
First of all I am not using a great setup. A pioneer VSX D850S receiver and little $150. bookshelf speakers. I have been fascinated by reading about people making their own high quality speaker cables .......

15: DIY cable questions (My Cat5?, biwire 8213 ?) (8.50)
Posted by ml0062@yahoo.com on 2006-03-30, 12:25:14 (128.104.62.12)
Due to some room re-arranging my current Home Depot 12 Ga speaker wire isn't long enough for my front speakers. I'm considering constructing some cables (roughly 12 foot lengths) and am leaning toward .......

16: Chris VenHaus Cat 5 speaker cables (8.46)
Posted by rlinder on 2001-01-24, 17:56:42 (64.209.30.41)
I am looking into building a pair of the famous cat 5 speaker cables. I found a cable that looks like a potential time saver for Chris VenHaus cat 5 speaker cables. Belden datatwist five #1871A is a 2 .......

17: Cat 5 cables (8.35)
Posted by bartc on 2003-07-21, 13:00:42 (66.123.70.161)
These are inexpensive but potentially high quality cables that you DIY. Perfect for most speaker applications. Use the archives here to get some of the many recipes or try TNT-audio.com for their DIY .......

18: Chris VenHaus DIY Cat 5 cable warning (8.33)
Posted by RichL on 2001-02-17, 21:43:42 (64.209.31.56)
I just got done braiding wire for the DIY cat 5 speaker cable and after all that time braiding my cables are garbage. What I found happens is that when you are braiding the portion of wire behind you .......

19: Jon or Venhaus, have you try this for cat 5 speaker cables (8.26)
Posted by miketc on 2001-03-14, 16:55:51 (166.20.18.152)
I was wondering if you or anyone have tried three cat 5 cables with full jackets braided together for speaker cables. I guess this is my way of getting out of skinning and braiding all those wires. : .......

20: Cat 5e with 9 wire braided (8.24)
Posted by seeking soundstage on 2003-07-11, 02:38:44 (203.127.88.131)
Hi, After reading much about the review on the posting of cat5 cable. I am building mine with a little twist.. Not really a twist but more to the lazy mode... I have no problem getting cat 5e cables t .......

21: Re: Cat 5 speaker cables (8.24)
Posted by Jim on 2001-11-14, 15:29:53 (24.240.209.178)
Cables are quite system dependent. I disagree with the statement that 4-TC is better. I used a biwire set of full Cat-5's and they were clearly better than 4-TC in my system (there are quite a few peo .......

22: What factors contribute to lowering inductance? (8.17)
Posted by Roland on 1999-07-07, 11:06:48 (204.255.223.52)
I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THIS SUBJECT A LITTLE BETTER. Is it twisting, braiding(which is better), wire size, wire type (solid vs stranded), distance of conductors from each other. I made speaker cab .......

23: Re: CAT-5 speaker cables (8.06)
Posted by pburke on 2002-12-06, 12:34:02 (144.92.164.196)
I just built some CAT-5 speaker wires, and the copper leads are all the same color in my Belden 1585 ($0.08/foot at www.meci.com - best source I found, they ship 100 feet and up, probably world-wide) .......

24: Cat 5 speaker cables (8.05)
Posted by aol908 on 2001-11-14, 12:04:02 (206.8.118.2)
Anyone tried making cat 5 as speaker cables with just 4 wires per (+) and (-). Some of the recipes called that I saw from this group required too much braiding, etc...I just boght 1000ft pool and is r .......

25: cat 5 (8.02)
Posted by bobr on 1999-12-12, 23:18:08 (209.254.213.184)
i need 25' runs of speaker cable for a pair of speakers in an entertainment part of the house. the wire will be in the attic. i made some small (5') cat 5 cables for a speaker pair with monoblocks, am .......

26: Re: Speakers are Magnepan 1.5's, soon to be replaced with 3.6's nt (7.96)
Posted by pburke on 2003-02-05, 15:14:53 (144.92.164.196)
With my 3.5R's, I am more or less eliminating the speaker cables by moving mono amps right to the speaker inputs. In previous changes to my system, reducing cable lengths, especially with the speaker .......

27: What is the best way to strip 24 AWG wire ? (CAT 5) (7.91)
Posted by KANADDICT on 2000-12-03, 16:21:41 (142.154.8.15)
Hi, I'm a happy guy as I just finished to braid my CAT 5 cables ;-) I now need to strip each little wire (144 !!) and I'm not able to find a wire stripper that can do the job. All the wire stripper I .......

28: Question for Jon Risch and other) about RF (7.91)
Posted by KANADDICT on 2001-01-19, 18:50:58 (154.5.41.30)
Hi Jon, I searched the AA archive and found a lot of interesting post of RF, but none of them helped me with my problem. Last november I braided a set of CAT 5 speaker wires (bi wire). I used quality .......

29: Who's switched from Cat 5, to what and why? (7.89)
Posted by bartc on 2005-09-24, 06:08:06 (207.200.116.6)
Trying to ascertain the best bang for limited bucks on speaker cables. Have been very satisfied with my DIY Cat 5s for years now, but wondering if there's a better low cost alternative, DIY or otherwi .......

30: Just think of Cat 5 cable as a source for Teflon insulated 24ga. copper wire (7.88)
Posted by Metralla on 2004-02-26, 03:36:44 (66.171.111.190)
If good copper wire in 24ga with Teflon insulation was available as a twisted pair in bulk at a low price, folks would have used that to make these braided speaker cables. It would have been: easier - .......

31: Re: Chris VH Speaker - do I go there? (7.88)
Posted by drumminman on 2003-08-06, 20:40:46 (12.93.66.102)
I've built a bi-amp set of Chris V's Cat 5 braided cables. 27 pair for the woofers and 9 pair for the tweeters. I've been so pleased that I've built his version of PC's and silver IC's which I also re .......

32: Re: Chris VH Speaker - do I go there? (7.84)
Posted by drumminman on 2003-08-06, 20:40:53 (12.93.66.102)
I've built a bi-amp set of Chris V's Cat 5 braided cables. 27 pair for the woofers and 9 pair for the tweeters. I've been so pleased that I've built his version of PC's and silver IC's which I also re .......

33: Re: would this cat 5e cable be a good choice for speaker cables? (7.84)
Posted by hiijacker@yahoo.com on 2003-11-20, 14:53:28 (65.170.178.58)
Which basically means what? Is this a good choice of cat 5e cable to use to make 20 foot DIY speaker wire. I am using an EAD Powermaster 500 to power my acoustic research phantom 8.3's. Can som emore .......

34: Another cheap DIY suggestion (7.81)
Posted by psgary on 2001-03-21, 20:36:21 (4.41.56.124)
There is a less labor intensive recipe for DIY than the Chris Van H set. This is not a knock on those cables, merely another choice for you. TNT has several suggestions for DIY Cat 5 cables. See my th .......

35: CAT 5 braided speaker cables (7.80)
Posted by Thermionic27609 on 2022-01-28, 13:23:05 (104.2.176.117)
Searching the forum, there was a recipe for braiding your own speaker cables from teflon-insulated CAT 5 cable back around 2003. I think Chris VenHaus came up with the idea or at least popularized it. .......

36: Is there such a thing as too long Cat 5 cables (7.78)
Posted by One Dark Cat on 2000-11-30, 09:52:50 (204.133.173.194)
I'm thinking about building Chris VenHaus's Cat 5 speaker cables but I'm curious if 13-14 foot biwire pairs could be too long because of the high capacitance he mentions. And do you think it would sou .......

37: Is it worth? (7.75)
Posted by Dantheman on 2004-12-15, 19:10:50 (142.161.75.29)
I'm thinking to upgrade my speaker cables, right now I'm using CAT 5, Chris VH's recipe. Is it worth to spend a lot more money to buy a pair of Analysis plus oval 8 to replace the Cat 5 for my Newform .......

38: Cat 5 and capacitance (7.74)
Posted by Fishboat on 2005-01-18, 10:18:25 (63.78.50.30)
I realize the topic has been discussed quite a bit, but I'm not finding numbers anywhere. I've been researching DIY cable options and have decided to give the Cat 5 (Chris VH and/or TNT)option a try. .......

39: Re: cat 5 recipe (7.72)
Posted by ktmracer on 2002-03-05, 15:55:51 (24.128.31.88)
Do they make techflex that will go over eithor the cat 5 speaker cables or the silver interconnects. .......

40: RE: adding a subwoofer (7.69)
Posted by mr.bear on 2018-01-31, 22:03:38 (47.150.224.49)
You have a design approach for your speaker cables that seems sound - if you have 2 strands of 18 Ga. in parallel to each speaker terminal that's about equivalent to 15 Ga. That's a good gage for mode .......

41: FWIW (7.67)
Posted by bartc on 2006-05-08, 14:02:13 (66.123.70.161)
I'm not an expert, but it's the twisting that's raising the capacitance in the Cat 5 braided cables for speakers - moreso than for the total wire gauge. There's actually a site somewhere linked in the .......

42: Theoretical Speaker Cable Question... (7.66)
Posted by Paul in Sterling on 2000-06-28, 19:56:29 (204.188.47.216)
In reference to Speaker Cables, If low inductance is important for highest quality sound and low capacitance is important to retain high frequencies over long speaker cable runs (I could be wrong of c .......

43: Cat 5 speaker cables in HT system (7.63)
Posted by wp on 2002-04-02, 13:51:54 (24.66.94.140)
I am building a set of Cat 5 speaker cables, Bi wire, with 27 twisted pairs for the low end & 9 twisted pairs for the high end. I am going to use this for the front end in my HT system. Does anyone ha .......

44: Re: CAT 5 Design Using Different Materials. Chris V. (7.59)
Posted by Cougar on 2001-12-20, 06:16:46 (63.99.29.57)
I Finished my CAT 5e Speaker cable biwire (25 and 9 braid)and hooked it up last night, WOW! this really sounds nice the music seemed to rise off the floor, no harshness at all and the soundstage got w .......

45: Cat-5 Cables (7.59)
Posted by pem99 on 2001-09-27, 10:57:09 (65.165.212.194)
I am very interested in trying Chris VenHaus's Cat-5 design. I do have several questions about it, and cannot seem to find the answers on his site. Q1. I'm wanting to use small Polk RM6600 speakers fo .......

46: Re: Cat 5 speaker cable?? (7.56)
Posted by cable novice on 2000-04-16, 11:13:41 (208.138.132.187)
Hi I like to try to make Cat 5 speaker cables. Is there a link for the directions to make them? thanks .......

47: Cat-5 speaker cable and amplifier matching? (7.55)
Posted by Irongen on 2002-07-01, 01:11:57 (68.43.81.98)
I've gotten the itch to play with my system again, and after looking at preamps, power amps, and every other part, I've decided to start playing with my cables. I would like to try out some of the DI .......

48: Longish cable run - Cat 5 or 89259? and other questions (7.55)
Posted by feelstranger on 2001-11-28, 15:14:48 (64.222.80.39)
hello, I am thinking about DIY speaker cables but had a few questions. Looks like I will need to go with about 25 ft. Which of the two contenders would be better here? Will I have a problem with the h .......

49: Which cat 5 cable to buy? (7.54)
Posted by GregE on 2001-02-06, 17:35:43 (149.101.1.108)
I've been looking for a good deal on cat 5 cable to make ChrisH's speaker cable recipe. Has anyone come across a good deal on this type of cat 5? I found a decent deal on some Belden Data Twist. What .......

50: Cat-5 is better, but... (7.54)
Posted by MikeCh on 2000-06-23, 11:13:43 (150.215.132.47)
I doubt that the salesman has ever heard let alone seen a Cat-5 interconnect cable. The best cables that I've used in my system are as cheap as the Cat-5's but sound a lot better. DIY Cables ::: TOP .......

51: Speaker cables : DIY (7.54)
Posted by Sean on 2000-04-16, 12:35:53 (216.214.206.108)
DIY speaker cables have some distinct advantages to them. You can make the exact length that you need, braid as many conductors as you think necessary, use the specific type and brand of connections t .......

52: CAT-5 Question - Broken Wire :-( (7.52)
Posted by CyrilR on 1999-12-15, 06:48:09 (142.108.46.76)
Dear CAT5 experts, In attempting Chris VH's recipe of CAT 5 speaker cables, I have just completed the part where three 9 pair cables are braided together to make one leg of the 27 pair cable. Subseque .......

53: biwire problem (7.50)
Posted by rlinder on 2001-11-25, 04:39:14 (64.209.31.246)
I am having a problem when I biwire between my Jolida 1501 (100 watts) and newform r645's. The cables I have are Chris Vanhaus cat 5 diy cables and audioquest type 4+ (by the way the cat 5 blows away .......

54: Re: Why not do Chris VH Cat 5 speakers with Silver? (7.50)
Posted by mcody on 2000-06-19, 10:35:49 (209.138.20.135)
I just sat down and did the math - I figured that Chris's Cat 5 speaker cable consists of 54 pairs (108 wires total) and estimate each wire to be 7 feet long - this comes out to 756 feet of wire. 32 g .......

55: Re: Cat 5, Silver Braid, ??? - What is best for rebuilding XO (7.48)
Posted by Jon Risch on 2001-06-10, 23:17:01 (209.215.72.168)
Brad, I would use some thing better than zip cord or RS wires, more along the lines of a quality speaker cable wire available by the foot, say, some AQ or Cardas or some Kimber 4TC. Even though these .......

56: cat 5 type speaker cable (7.46)
Posted by brain echo on 2002-11-02, 08:13:39 (209.244.238.48)
I wanted to tell everyone how incredible my experience has been with making a cat 5 type speaker cables. Instead of using cat 5 wire, I went with silver plated copper mil spec stranded wire with a 600 .......

57: Re: Update on the Anti-Cables (7.45)
Posted by zmanone on 2005-05-03, 05:04:44 (24.154.190.197)
I have had my anti-cables [bi-wired] installed for 3 days and they sound really great. I have had them lightly twisted one turn per two inches,++ together and then -- together and split out at the spe .......

58: RE: Cat-proofing Thin Cables (7.44)
Posted by Steve Eddy on 2007-08-07, 10:14:14 (69.230.102.148)
If the cat gets around or chews on the cables while someone is there, I've found a simple spray bottle works very well at "conditioning" cats to stay away from certain things. Get a spray bottle and .......

59: Re: ? Reducing Cap. in Chris VenHaus Cat 5 speaker cable. (7.42)
Posted by Optigrab on 2001-08-10, 09:01:48 (206.20.98.11)
I'm about to build a pair of Chris VenHaus Cat 5 cables as well, and am planning lengths about the same as Mantaray (i.e. 13'). I'm afraid his concerns over capacitance have gone over my head. Is ther .......

60: CAT 5 Upgrade (7.40)
Posted by mcondo on 2004-10-15, 07:03:20 (24.14.162.222)
The only speaker cables I've ever had in my system are a set of DIY bi-wired, CVH design CAT 5's. I am thinking of upgrading - what price range do I have to move to get a worthwhile improvement? Anyon .......

61: Re: CAT 6 vs CAT 5 or 5e (7.39)
Posted by matthew1174 on 2005-10-23, 12:58:52 (66.73.48.200)
I am not as technically savvy as John R, but this is what I understand to be true. The significant difference between the CAT 5, 5e, 6 cables has to do with the properties of the cables' insulation. A .......

62: The reason for building the twisted pair CAT 5 cables... (7.38)
Posted by Paul in Sterling on 2002-07-06, 05:54:54 (68.70.163.217)
with the + and - pairs is that inductance is reduced by this geometry. Inductance is one important factor in speaker cable performance. The lower the inductance, the better the speaker cables sound. A .......

63: Re: Audioquest Bedrock ? Will they make a diff. (7.34)
Posted by pburke on 2005-01-08, 09:28:37 (68.117.131.219)
that cable was my first upgrade from zip cord. Quite a good step forward at the time and my first venture into believing that cables do make a difference. It cost me $80 on ebay, so the risk wasn't to .......

64: RE: Does anyone here pay $10,000 or more for a pair of interconnects (7.27)
Posted by tmsorosk on 2011-05-30, 17:26:03 (68.150.161.74)
$2000. is my most expensive interconnect , and $3000. for speaker cables . Those pictures of cat's above , remind me of when are cat took to chewing on cables , she found the Transparent the tastiest .......

65: Re: DIY speakers cables.....coax vs CAT 5 ? (7.27)
Posted by KANADDICT on 2000-10-23, 16:50:04 (142.154.11.177)
Hi, I can get Belden quality CAT 5 at a local store, the only thing is that it only sale it by roll (1000 feet). The price is 24 cents/feet. If I use CAT 5, I will only need 250 feet & have to find pe .......

66: Re: Problem with VH Cat 5 cables (7.20)
Posted by malcolm fear on 2004-05-25, 01:56:31 (211.30.92.145)
I tried the CAT 5 recipe with my AKSA power amp. Sounded awful. AKSA amps hate high capacitance speaker leads. I now use 8 (4 positive, 4 negative) strands of CAT 5 (solid core, teflon coated, untwist .......

67: Re: Cheap way to wire Paradigm 100s for better sound (7.19)
Posted by Gordy on 2002-02-06, 11:08:44 (63.28.105.46)
Something that worked for me was teflon Cat-5, for jumpers. I braided 4 pairs and then braided 4 of those, total 16 pairs,jumped from lower to upper posts.Then separate the stripes and solids.I have C .......

68: cat 5e cable (7.12)
Posted by joe on 2001-06-26, 20:18:42 (206.159.203.228)
Sorry to keep bringing up this subject but I'm very inerested in building a set of these Chris VenHaus cat5 cables. After doing a little research on prices I fond that there are two types of cat 5 cab .......

69: Which to use for HF or LF - Chris VH Cat 5 or DIY Silver Foil (7.10)
Posted by mcody on 2002-05-23, 21:19:05 (68.9.92.114)
I finished a pair of CVH Cat 5 cables about a year ago and have been pleased with the results. However, since I recently got my hands on 1.5" wide .008" thin (I think) silver foil that I was going to .......

70: Cat 5 is (7.09)
Posted by bartc on 2007-09-16, 13:40:15 (207.200.116.66)
Can't say about the others (though I'm aware of what each is other than the flex twin) for audio. but Cat 5 if it's teflon version is very good for speaker cables. Check out Chris Ven Haus' recipes (v .......

71: YOu can test it as you go (7.08)
Posted by bartc on 2006-11-28, 05:57:25 (207.200.116.133)
I've always read that you use something like the 2/3 and 1/3 for bi-wiring Cat 5, but have no direct experience with that. I have used and made several Cat 5 cables to my and friends' delight, though. .......

72: Re: CAT5 (7.07)
Posted by Lex on 2004-01-13, 14:29:18 (68.47.245.17)
I believe the proper term of distinction would be Cat-5 based cables, short for Catagory-5. Not just CAT since my company's brand is CAT Cables and we have nothing to do with Catagory-5 wires. Lex ::: .......

73: cat-5 cable (7.05)
Posted by 3fd on 2005-10-18, 15:09:08 (68.191.57.206)
Was on a construction site today and spoke to tele/data installer.We spoke about the cat-5,cat5e i believe and now he has cat-6.Which would work best for trying to build some cables? Thanks,bob ::: TO .......

74: Jolida amps should be fine (7.03)
Posted by serus on 2005-01-18, 21:24:24 (66.81.119.62)
Tube amps of all varieties seem to love the CAT-5 cables. Solid-state are the ones you have to watch for instability issues, and they are also less "enthusiastic" about the CAT-5 cables in general. Sa .......

75: thin, single-conductor speaker cables (7.02)
Posted by Maxxfell on 2003-01-05, 16:29:17 (32.102.30.206)
Has anyone here experimented with using relatively narrow solid core wires, a single wire there and another wire back, for speaker cable? I'm thinking of something 18AWG or less. I know the Mapleshade .......

76: Re: Chris VenHaus DIY Cables CAT-5 speaker cable Cable (7.02)
Posted by pburke on 2003-04-06, 09:44:33 (24.196.140.62)
cat-5 for 110V? Are you sure the thin teflon insulation is safe for such high voltage/current use? Peter .......

77: Re: Cat 5 speaker cables (6.99)
Posted by pete varvarezos on 2000-05-17, 19:18:27 (206.102.171.158)
Sean Where is all the info on making 89259 cable. Is there web pages for directions.I would be greatfull for any info.I want to make a great speaker wire. Thanks .......

78: Mira, cables, and heat (6.98)
Posted by maxxfell on 2001-03-07, 07:56:36 (129.74.252.55)
I've been switching in and out a couple of different speaker cables in my system. One is a CAT-5 concoction (modified FFRC. The other is Kimber 4VS that came as a throw-in deal closer when I bought my .......

79: Re: My cables (6.98)
Posted by zanash on 2003-01-28, 01:25:16 (62.254.0.10)
You can rest fairly well in the knowledge that your cat 5 if from a good recipe and good ingredients will taste sorry sound fine. If you want to know where on the audio tree you perch well thats a dif .......

80: Re: Capacitance problem for a 16' speaker cable run? (6.98)
Posted by Sean on 2000-10-08, 00:44:01 (208.150.59.239)
At 16', i would build a quad run of cross connected 89259 cables according to Jon's specs. It would take FOREVER to build a set of CAT 5 cables at that length and then you would surely need zoble netw .......

81: Re: A variation on Cat-5 speaker wire (6.97)
Posted by bnam on 2000-09-29, 13:34:40 (132.233.247.4)
Here's the method I used for a 4-braid w/ Jacket on CAt 5: Hold the cables in front of you anc consider them A B C D from right to left. First cross A over B and next to C. Then cross D over C and A n .......

82: Re: CAT 5, Chris VH or any one who has finished CAT 5. (6.96)
Posted by nanope on 2000-07-13, 09:27:17 (199.217.140.25)
As a fellow inmate who's build Bi-wire 9's for his setup I'd recommend you terminate your 27s and 9s as totally independent... unless your amp doesn't have dual binding post sets or some other factor .......

83: Re: Cat 5 and capacitance (6.95)
Posted by Fishboat on 2005-01-18, 12:46:15 (63.78.50.30)
serus, If that's true (I'm not suggesting it isn't) then why is there so much discussion about "Cat 5 speaker cables being a high capacitance option that you need to be careful with in some amplifiers .......

84: subwoofer speaker cables (6.94)
Posted by myoung on 2005-01-07, 13:41:13 (147.136.249.101)
Just picked up a modest little subwoofer at an after-Christmas sale to supplement my single-driver Omega Super 3s. I'll need to use the speaker taps on my amp to connect the sub, which seems easy enou .......

85: My "Cheat" CAT-5 experience... (6.93)
Posted by andy evans on 2000-03-08, 17:05:45 (195.44.204.50)
I started on the 'regular' 27 pair CAT-5 speaker cable and got restless, so instead I took three CAT-5 cables (mine have polyolefin insulation), stripped off the PVC sheeth and braided them together. .......

86: Using CAT 5 for video or audio interconnects (6.92)
Posted by tony on 2001-01-31, 17:38:32 (152.2.12.60)
Need to locate a television in an area that does not have access to RG6 or other video cables. Have two runs of CAT 5 in this location that were intended for computer networking. Can CAT 5 be terminat .......

87: DIY Cat 5 Speaker wires: how tight to braid? (6.91)
Posted by David A. on 2000-02-02, 17:55:21 (63.198.134.175)
OK, I've got my Belden wire from Radio Shack, and I'm ready to start making speaker cables. My question is how tight to braid the first three pairs. I was talking about this cable design at work today .......

88: Which DIY speaker cable to make? (6.91)
Posted by Sean H on 2001-06-05, 14:53:55 (216.243.207.214)
After recently making some Risch 89259/89248 Ic's (GREAT cables) I am itching to make some DIY speaker cables but am not sure which recipe to make or if I want to maybe even experiment a bit. Right no .......

89: RE: But you do have Home Depot... (6.90)
Posted by gusser on 2018-09-17, 12:10:16 (104.129.198.51)
If you want to try solid core Ethernet wire, then commodity network cable is what you will find anywhere. If you insist on "audiophile grade" network cables, you aren't going to find that. P.S. What d .......

90: Re: Can 30 awg magnet wire harm anything if used as speaker wire? (6.90)
Posted by chriss on 2004-10-09, 09:49:44 (24.96.27.198)
Thanks.I was just curious as I had some wire and there had been discussion earlier.Also I was a little bit interested in the Anti-Cables that were also discussed earlier.I also have about half a spool .......

91: Re: Teflon CAT 5 as interconnect? (6.89)
Posted by AlK on 2001-04-24, 16:19:03 (64.86.32.4)
Chris, Thanks for your feedback. BTW, I built a bi-wired pair of CAT 5 speaker cables based on your recipe (LF - 16 pairs, HF - 9 pairs). Though their still breaking-in, they're GREAT. .......

92: TT IC : Silver or (CAT 5) Copper ? Braid or Hellical (6.89)
Posted by Cyril R on 2000-03-11, 09:18:36 (206.172.235.210)
Hi All, I've just disected my Thorens TD-160 turntable with the intention of replacing the crappy IC that's currently installed with something significantly superior, and had the following questions ; .......

93: Re: Should i invest in cables? (6.85)
Posted by monterey on 2002-09-19, 10:29:52 (63.193.193.228)
Whoa! are you saying use computer network cables as speaker wire???? I have tons of CAT 5 at home. Are we talking about 4pairs? .......

94: for For Jon R. (6.85)
Posted by ICEMAN on 2001-02-09, 03:26:03 (205.216.187.76)
I already did Chris' Cat 5 design and it worked well with my speakers and amp. However, one thing I did notice is that the bass is quite soft, unlike my other DIY, which is a braided #12 awg wire. Unf .......

95: Re: Is Belden 1701a D15 the right CAT 5 for speaker cables? (6.83)
Posted by weiming on 2001-05-10, 03:32:49 (170.253.188.1)
I would like to know too! BTW, how much did they quote you for 1 roll? I think an alternative to the 1701A is the Tyco Electronics' AMP Netconnect 57825 Cat 5E cables. I think it is cheaper with the s .......

96: Basic Speaker Cable Question - from a cable skeptic (6.81)
Posted by creativepart on 2005-07-27, 08:36:39 (64.185.164.182)
I've been upgrading every componet of my audio system and after a year I have a pretty decent system with a Unico integrated amp, Cary 308-T CDP, VPI HW19 MK III Turntable and Totem Hawk speakers. In .......

97: RE: Help identifying speaker cables (6.80)
Posted by Mike B. on 2016-01-12, 12:35:01 (67.171.203.146)
There were a number of braided DIY builds. Some with Cat 5 wire commonly used in Ethernet cables. There would be five or more wires inside. .......

98: Different "flavors" of Belden 1585A CAT 5? (6.80)
Posted by David A on 2000-02-21, 15:32:56 (63.198.134.175)
I'm in the process of finishing up the bass sections of my CAT 5 bi-wire cables, and I found that Radio Shack shorted me a few feet on my purchase; thus, I need a few more feet (15) of 1585A to comple .......

99: Burn in time for CAT 5 Belden cable (6.79)
Posted by johnkal on 2000-07-31, 17:19:31 (216.223.133.56)
Hello, Could someone tell me the approximate burn in time for Chris Venhaus's CAT 5 Belden speaker cables. Your input is appreciated. .......

100: CAT 5 Speaker Cables and Passion i11 (6.77)
Posted by zx75 on 2004-08-12, 05:46:59 (206.45.95.1)
Hello, I have just purchased a Passion Audio i11 tube integrated amp and would like to know if there would be a problem using Chris VH's CAT 5 speaker cable recipe with this amp. I was using them with .......

101: DIY Cat-5 Bi-wiring question (6.77)
Posted by cmb6s on 2002-10-09, 13:44:27 (156.80.143.107)
Hey guys, I'm a newbie here and am definitely looking for some help from the more experienced guys. I've decided that I'd like to try the DIY Cat-5 speaker cables, but am worried about oscillation. I .......

102: DIY CAT 5 Speaker Cables--Amazing! (6.77)
Posted by David A on 2000-02-09, 22:51:32 (63.198.134.175)
I just finished the top half of my bi-wire CAT 5 Speaker Cables (9 pair) and connected them between my ST-70 and Quatre 4000 monitors (this system has separate bass enclosures). I let the preamp (PAS- .......

103: Re: Length of Speaker Cable (6.76)
Posted by agram on 2002-11-27, 20:26:19 (65.58.132.136)
Hi Did you ever consider building your own speaker cables? If so the two most popular here are the Cat 5 and CC89259. Do a search in the archives in this asylum...plenty of info. The cat 5 involves mu .......

104: Nice job, now try the CAT 5 Speaker cables or the 89259 Bi-Wire cables... (6.75)
Posted by Paul in Sterling on 2001-08-28, 16:57:33 (216.174.55.2)
... Many people have questions on these... Paul .......

105: Re: I found about 200 ft. of Belden Cat 5 at work, now how do I make some speaker cables out of it?? (6.74)
Posted by Russ57 on 2002-07-11, 06:59:44 (209.42.40.139)
Chris VH has a website with instructions for making the braided CAT 5 speaker cables. Do make sure that your wire has Teflon insulation. One word of warning, these cables are VERY labor intensive. Cou .......

106: For what it is worth - I sold my Cat-5's for double what I paid. (6.74)
Posted by Jim on 2001-11-15, 11:10:16 (129.176.151.122)
I put my biwire set on Audiogon and sold it for double my purchase price (for the Cat-5 wire) on the first day. From that experience, the cables seem to hold their value well. I made $70 for my braidi .......

107: Capacitance problem for a 16' speaker cable run? (6.73)
Posted by Robert Holton on 2000-09-22, 14:18:45 (63.21.164.132)
The cable length to my main speakers is about 16 ft. I read the warning note on capacitance in the Cat 5 cable instructions. Would I be better off making the Jon Risch or Chris VenHaus speaker cables? .......

108: Re: Much better choices than what you suggest IMO (6.69)
Posted by Russ57 on 2002-05-23, 09:03:01 (209.42.40.139)
I am not a fan of regular multi strand cable in general. Silver plated wire is a poor choice. Solid silver is great though. Silver foil is a top of the line choice if you can afford it. Cat 5 in a bra .......

109: RE: 20 amp power cable recommendations (6.69)
Posted by daveyf on 2020-04-08, 21:54:04 (66.75.253.88)
Black Cat Silverstar with a 20 amp receptacle. I am now using this cable on my modded Rowland 8T and it is letting me hear this amp in ways that i did not before! Prior to the Black Cat pc, i had used .......

110: Re: CAT 6 vs CAT 5 or 5e (6.68)
Posted by Roscoe East on 2005-10-20, 12:17:18 (209.21.98.216)
on October 18, 2005 at 10:10:20 Jon Risch wrote: >>Those specs (CAT5, CAT5e or CAT6) are for data network usage, and mean something in terms of faster and/or more reliable data transmission. But the a .......

111: CAT-5 cable dielectric quandry (6.68)
Posted by D.C.E. on 2000-10-11, 17:47:07 (204.119.61.220)
Hello. In a recent trip to Frey's electronics, they stock a large array of CAT-5/ plenum rated cabling. Some "normal" some enhanced (higher bandwidth). But on only one box was the insulation type indi .......

112: Cat 6 (6.66)
Posted by Apielet on 2002-05-15, 12:27:50 (63.165.20.155)
I posted a message a few days ago regarding Cat 6 cable. I searched all links, but could not find any matches on the info I have about the Cat 5/6 I have. The text on the cable reads as follows; LUC .......

113: Re: Nordost retermination (6.64)
Posted by claud on 2003-11-29, 06:20:41 (65.87.173.173)
I think you need to switch to TG Audio cables. My cat has never showed the least interest in eating my TG Audio cables. If you have Vahalla ICs, you might check out the review of the TG Audio Hi Purit .......

114: Re: CAT-5 speaker cables (6.63)
Posted by buddam on 2002-12-06, 08:49:41 (136.148.1.94)
Maybe I'm wrong about the oxidised wire, since all the lengths have the same coloration, ie whether cut from the end or not. Some of the wires are on the orange side (like a copper-topped table), in a .......

115: Re: Space & Time Phase II W/ TFA Return Question. (6.62)
Posted by Pfenning on 2001-08-02, 16:12:49 (206.154.187.30)
I would recommend these cables. They work with my setup quite nice. I have a 12' pair between my Krell amps and PSB stratus bronze speakers. They were a huge improvment over my multi-strand monster ca .......

116: Bi-wiring DIY CAT-5 cable: which should be larger (6.62)
Posted by LarryS on 2001-03-04, 00:45:04 (24.157.43.16)
I'm planning to build a set of CAT-5 cables. I bi-wire, eventually will bi-amp a pair of MartinLogan's. I've read that the CAT-5 cable has a lot of capacitance, an that you shouldn't bi-wire a pair (l .......

117: try anti-cables in bulk (6.61)
Posted by mattcecil1@yahoo.com on 2006-10-10, 13:48:16 (69.216.250.190)
I've made DIY CAT 5 speaker cable recipes from Chris Venhaus & TNT audio - both sucked in my system & I used cryo'd cat5 wire from takefiveaudio. I spent $10 less than the recipes above and bought 40' .......

118: Cat 5 cables (6.60)
Posted by Gene S on 2000-03-12, 15:30:54 (208.21.103.6)
Does anyone have experience or opinion on the directionality of CAT 5 based cables? .......

119: Re: cat 5 and cable capacitance questions (6.58)
Posted by Fred J on 2004-06-03, 11:15:05 (24.196.140.105)
I'm far from an expert, but I've used Nordost and Goertz cables and I believe they have these issues to a much greater degree than Cat 5 DIY designs, the problem is apparently some amp's can go into .......

120: Cat 5 inside speakers (6.58)
Posted by coltrane on 2000-06-11, 21:48:56 (207.194.20.100)
Just wanted to throw in a word for a final step for Cat 5. I put a modified cat 5 inside my older Monitor Audios. I already have the Cat 5 connected up to the door so to speak. I have a relatively mod .......

121: Re: Cat-5 Speaker Wire: No Perceptable Improvement (6.57)
Posted by Tiny on 2002-03-31, 19:46:28 (63.48.144.32)
if nothing else (and by no means am I more than just beginning to learn this stuff, my field is biology), it seems to me that the entire run of 'inactive' wire would be acting as a large antenna, virt .......

122: Any danger from running 1 CAT 5 speaker cable in my system while I complete the other one? (6.56)
Posted by mcody on 2000-06-21, 17:55:56 (209.138.16.223)
I am not familiar with the technical issues re. high capitance cables and want to be sure I will not wreck my system by using the single 5 foot CAT 5 cable while I complete the other one. WOrried abou .......

123: cat 5 and cable capacitance questions (6.56)
Posted by rrikola@hotmail.com on 2004-06-03, 10:31:38 (161.213.113.149)
Before building any cat five speaker cables is there any way to know if my phase linear 400 or my mac mc2155 can handle a high capacitance cable? Is there a type of amplifier design that is known to .......

124: Braided interconnects - CAT-5 etc (6.56)
Posted by andy evans on 2001-03-10, 14:54:29 (195.44.6.15)
I've been using braided CAT-5 for speaker cables with good results. I've now braided some interconnects to try and I think I like them. Certainly they are detailed, and the frequency response seems fl .......

125: Tri-wire speaker cable design? (6.54)
Posted by Paddy on 2001-11-19, 05:14:01 (195.8.163.203)
I have finally got hold of some Teflon insulated CAT 5 and intend to make up a set of speaker cables. I have a tri-wireable set of speakers. What design would you recommend and why? TIA Regards ::: TO .......

126: Re: DIY Solid SIlver Cat5 Speaker Cables? (6.53)
Posted by bartc on 2005-01-18, 05:41:06 (198.81.26.7)
1) It will work. 2) It will be expensive as hell! 3) It might be a tad better to have 8' runs (advice from Mapleshade on speaker cables generally, but untested) 4) You might optimize at more or less w .......

127: Question re wire squeezing, Jon (6.51)
Posted by psgary on 2003-02-24, 20:39:03 (4.60.29.4)
There's the ongoing debate about termination vs bare wire. If the wire squeezes out the sides, does that provide less information to the speakers, or is the only danger loosening and losing contact? P .......

128: Anybody around here ever used IXOS 6002 Super Gamma 7 (speaker cables) ???? (6.50)
Posted by KANADDICT on 2001-01-18, 18:40:02 (154.5.40.200)
Hi, A local dealer told me great things about these cables and I wonder if they could be good challengers to my actual CAT 5 cables (Bi Wire) ??? I was told that the HF are very soft. I wonder if this .......

129: CAT 5 cabling - NOT 27-pair (6.50)
Posted by thoriated_tiger on 2001-07-10, 15:53:24 (208.35.159.252)
Howdy.. As an experiment, I intend to build myself a pair of one-meter speaker cables, using one one-meter length of CAT 5, four-pair (8 conductor wire) configured with all 'stripeys' being the negati .......

130: Good banana plugs to use with CAT-5? (6.50)
Posted by Maxxfell on 2002-04-21, 12:03:29 (129.74.252.188)
I know most folk prefer spades, and I'll be using spades at the speaker end. But at the amp end bananas are clearly indicated, for me. I was thinking of using Vampire's bananas. But if there are other .......

131: Re: I built CAt5 and Jon's Belden speaker cables (6.49)
Posted by Rod M on 2000-06-03, 14:38:42 (204.94.81.82)
Interesting Lukasz, haven't seen you in a while. I may just have to buy some cat wire, too bad I didn't do that when Rodeo Shake had it on sale. .......

132: RE: Anyone tried the new VH Audio CHeLA speaker cable? (6.48)
Posted by rwiley on 2011-05-15, 22:20:18 (67.177.85.33)
I remember years ago when Chris first started posting here on AA about his DIY interconnects and later about his braided CAT5 speaker cables. Which were his DIY attempt (IMO) to duplicate the excellen .......

133: Questions on U-Byte type cables (6.47)
Posted by andy2667 on 2002-08-05, 08:15:10 (218.252.12.149)
Hello, I have read the TNT audio U-Byte speaker cables (speaker & interconnect) & think that it may be a good & inexpensive DIY cable. Through a search in the Archieves, I note someone advised that th .......

134: Re: Use of silver wire in DIY (6.46)
Posted by Green Lantern on 2003-08-13, 04:54:35 (68.101.206.167)
>>DIY silver speaker cable would be rather costly I think and possible overkill(?). Try CVH DIY speaker cables from CAT/5 first perhaps. >>replace internal wiring in my speakers it's a tic for tac; re .......

135: Why? (6.44)
Posted by Metralla on 2004-04-26, 04:25:25 (66.171.111.190)
Superiority outside of 20-20kHz should not influence your thinking. Go with the proven Cat 5 - Teflon insulation and high purity 24ga. copper wire. If these ingredients are also in the Cat 6 cables, a .......

136: Re: DIY speakers cables.....coax vs CAT 5 ? (6.44)
Posted by rickynu on 2000-10-23, 15:11:12 (206.132.106.8)
where can you get good Cat 5, and in what gague/color? .......

137: Re: Kimber 4TC pricing. (6.43)
Posted by Jim on 2001-07-02, 17:37:42 (24.240.198.41)
Look back through the archives and you will find many comparisons of Chris VH's Cat-5 cables with Kimber 4TC. I can't recall anyone (including myself) that did not think that the Cat-5 cables were bet .......

138: Homemade CAT 5 cables (6.43)
Posted by zmanone on 2005-03-16, 12:40:57 (24.154.190.197)
Jon Risch I need to contact you on making CAT 5 cables. May I have your current E-mail and/or phone #? .......

139: Don't be so stubborn ! (6.43)
Posted by Ed Hsu on 2000-04-05, 08:15:26 (63.74.1.3)
The sonic differences between cables are very difficult to measure with instruments. The dynamic range of human hearing is incredible. Harmonics and overtones which are barely detectable with instrume .......

140: Cat 5 DIY speaker cables (6.43)
Posted by psgary on 2001-03-18, 12:55:13 (4.41.56.113)
I haven't tried Chris Van H Cat 5 cables, but I made a set of Twisted Twins DIY Cat 5 speakers cables as described on TNT. They took about 16 hours to make but are worth it. At $25 for a 12 ft. pair t .......

141: What beat your Chris VH Cat 5's? (6.42)
Posted by RobbieSurp on 2003-06-19, 16:26:29 (172.132.67.187)
Had Kimber 4pr and replaced it with full blown Cat 5 bi wire. Painfully manufactured to exacting standards as per the Chris Ven Haus recipe. The difference is remarkable. I've used them for 2 years an .......

142: Questions on ccc cables (6.42)
Posted by andy2667 on 2002-06-29, 09:48:00 (218.252.12.149)
Hello, I intend to construct DIY interconnects & speakers for my SET sA3 amps & moderate efficient speakers. Braided ccc construction seems to be the way to go. I have the following questions: 1. Apar .......

143: Speaker wire selection (6.42)
Posted by GrandpaBobby on 2005-01-08, 22:54:24 (66.232.84.29)
Sorry if this is a redundant question, but I'd like some opinions on speaker ICs. A little over a year ago I went on a search for some new speaker wire. In years past the prevailing wisdom was to use .......

144: Re: DIY speaker cable (6.42)
Posted by briggs on 2003-10-13, 05:36:21 (24.151.32.11)
I respect Dick Olsher but had a negative experience with 12 ga solid wires. They are hard to work with and didn't sound particularly good in my system. Certainly not worth the effort in my case. I'll .......

145: Re: What stops animals from chewing cords ??? (6.41)
Posted by SE on 2000-12-24, 05:59:31 (24.185.35.59)
Just some thoughts... Think "enclosure"? Running the cables through "inert" tubes, such as plastic or PVC? Or, better still, maybe you can wrap them with plastic screen (there are different kinds)...t .......

146: Question of CC 89259 for bi-wire (6.40)
Posted by AG on 2000-02-09, 11:54:02 (146.225.125.23)
I am looking for a good speaker wire solution. I have SF Contertinos and Solo Center. They play as small speakers (>80Hz) in conjunction with subwoofer. I would like to bi wire all three front speaker .......

147: PVC Jacket over Chris VH Cat 5 Speaker Cables -- Bad? (6.40)
Posted by Sprogman on 2003-10-23, 09:34:17 (141.152.249.210)
Two years ago I made a set of 4 12-foot Chris VH Speaker Cables (4 because bi-wired). They were each a 4x4 braid. Nice thick round helix. As we had at the time little rodent visitors, i.e. mice, my wi .......

148: Thanks for the info. Another question. (6.40)
Posted by Jim on 2001-05-07, 23:23:35 (24.216.64.15)
I have Maggie 1.6's and have upgraded the crossovers including removing the binding posts. My Cat-5 cables are crimped to the crossover wires directly (I used some cylinder shaped electrical crimps). .......

149: Cable lengths (6.39)
Posted by jd on 2000-03-26, 04:36:41 (208.15.235.121)
I am trying to decide between 2 setups for placement of receiver, sources,etc for my HT. The major difference between the 2 is length of IC's vs speaker cables. Option 1: All IC's under 4ft except com .......

150: Theoretical Speaker Question #2 (6.39)
Posted by Paul in Sterling on 2000-06-29, 20:30:49 (204.188.47.235)
One of the intentions of weaving CAT 5 speaker cables is to ensure that no wire stays in the center of the bundle. Would any benefit be gained by devising a weave that would have a Teflon tube in the .......

151: .blue jeans cable (6.38)
Posted by RadioWonder on 2017-08-06, 17:00:45 (67.1.204.248)
I use and like "Cat 6 Patch Cords--BJC C6P"... :) I condition them on my Audiodharma Cable Cooker for several days to bring out the true sonic signature of this excellent cable... .......

152: RE: Low Cost Cables and Adapters (6.37)
Posted by KLS on 2007-08-21, 16:01:31 (66.235.24.105)
DIY speakers?...$750 Ellis 1801b http://ellisaudio.com/1801.htm For speaker wiring, try either enamel coated magnet wire or mil-spec wire with silver plated copper and teflon insulation. Try 16 gauge. .......

153: Cat 5 cables leave in sheath or take out?? (6.37)
Posted by justin thorpe on 2002-01-12, 17:32:31 (210.54.192.87)
Hi I have now seen recipies for the Cat 5 speaker cables with the cables braided with the outer sheath intact and other ones where the outer sleeving was removed and twisted pairs braided in various n .......

154: RE: Power Cables (6.35)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2007-06-18, 00:21:58 (67.188.121.4)
How does the last meter of about 400 miles of corroded wet steel wire change the sound? It filters it. Much as the baluns used to pipe audio over CAT 5 cable filter out all the crap CAT 5 catches. O .......

155: Re: Try CAT cables (6.35)
Posted by AdamC on 2004-01-19, 19:14:54 (204.60.31.143)
CAT cables (AA sponsor) I bought silver kingcats. I've been very happy, and will post a review when I get a chance. .......

156: Chris CAT 5 wire (6.35)
Posted by RAW on 2001-06-13, 12:47:00 (166.102.181.137)
I thought I would tell everyone about the CAT 5 wire experiece. When I first made the wire, I did as I was told to the tee (it only took all weekend to make one cable) as I thought. After looking at t .......

157: Must be Teflon Plenum CAT-5 (6.34)
Posted by Saigon on 2003-01-07, 11:59:15 (64.229.87.144)
Working in computer networking we always have tens thousand feet of different brand and type of non-plenum CAT-5 cables in stock at any time. I tried all of different brand/category to make DIY speake .......

158: Re: subwoofer speaker cables (6.34)
Posted by Duster on 2005-01-07, 14:54:52 (24.17.158.236)
In your described case; if you are pleased with the twisted pair Cat-5 for your mains, it will do just fine for your subwoofer's high-level input, IMHO. In fact, I would be concerned about the subwoof .......

159: Re: CC-89259 Speaker cable: How long's burning time? (6.34)
Posted by ViNa on 2002-11-28, 08:15:08 (64.229.80.65)
Jon Risch, Thank you for your reply. There are few things I'd like to clarify as below: 1/. I'm used Belden Cat-5 #1585A in making the Cat-5 speaker cable, NOT the cheap one with "the PVC insulation i .......

160: Cheap and easy CAT 5 interconnects (6.33)
Posted by Jim on 2000-02-25, 09:19:42 (216.99.237.7)
Thought I'd try teflon CAT 5 for a 3 meter pair of interconnects. Used one side of a twisted pair for signal, the other side for ground. Connected ground side with remaining twisted pairs at the sourc .......

161: My review of the CAT 5 speaker cables (Chris VH) (6.32)
Posted by KANADDICT on 2001-01-08, 12:06:53 (206.167.216.14)
Hi all, After using my CAT 5 cables (bi-wire), I feel that I can let you know what I think of them. I want you first to know that I don't consider myself as an Audiophile, I'm a music lover who like t .......

162: Surface quality of Belden and CAT 5? (6.32)
Posted by Jeff Delman on 2001-08-12, 12:54:24 (63.206.119.145)
There are many proponents of Belden and CAT 5 cables for use in DIY on the Asylum. Frankly, I've never worked with these. Can I hear some comments regarding the relative surface finish quality of the .......

163: Vampire ST-1, -2 or -3 speaker cable (6.32)
Posted by Al Garay on 2002-12-11, 00:09:12 (209.20.237.34)
Does anyone have experience with the Vampire ST series of speaker cables? http://vampirewire.com/mcart/index.cgi?code=3&page=3&cat=4 I have read about their excellent connectors ... the 557 and 800C, .......

164: Re: cat 5 and cable capacitance questions (6.32)
Posted by andyr on 2004-06-03, 14:14:16 (203.51.143.240)
Any speaker cable will have a certain amount of three parameters - R, C and L. The amount of these which they have depends on their materials and construction method. The amount of C (capacitance) whi .......

165: Re: DIY Cat 5 - No bass compared to my Kimber 8VS - ideas please? (6.32)
Posted by Sean on 1999-07-09, 17:20:25 (216.214.211.41)
From my experience, ALL of the solid wire twisted pair setups will have some deep bass loss to them. I have used many different combo's of wire (twisted pair, cat 5 type, telephone wire, star quad, et .......

166: J. Risch's 89289 speaker cables... (6.31)
Posted by Jim on 2000-05-20, 19:44:31 (216.99.237.36)
Well, a few hours ago I finished up a bi-wire set of these cables (a huge thank you to Sean for the group purchase opportunity!!!) and I have some initial impressions. First, gear: homebrew 6528 tube .......

167: Home Depot 16/4 in-wall speaker cable (6.30)
Posted by Elias on 2005-02-21, 12:02:19 (198.232.250.51)
Hello. Having tweaked just about everything in my system, it's now time to start messing around with the cables. I already re-wired my tonearm and for the past week have been reading about possible DI .......

168: Quick Question on FFRC speaker cables (6.29)
Posted by Strawberry Wine on 2004-01-08, 16:00:32 (144.139.155.184)
I DON'T want to bi-wire, but it seems to me that if I follow Thorsten Loesch's directions on the TNT website I will end up with a cable that has two of the three CAT-5 cables as + and one as -. Is thi .......

169: DIY speaker cables (6.29)
Posted by ccryder on 2006-10-09, 09:08:58 (71.102.115.187)
I am going to build speaker cables and am confused about the options. After several hours looking around, I have more questions than I started with. My current cables are the weak link in the system a .......

170: Re: My "Cheat" CAT-5 experience... (6.29)
Posted by andy evans on 2000-03-09, 09:09:13 (195.44.200.175)
Chris - thanks for your response, and for all your work promoting CAT-5 cables. I am well aware that you have very thoroughly researched this, and I don't doubt your results. At the same time, braidin .......

171: Whoah! Slow down a bit... (6.29)
Posted by bartc on 2003-11-21, 12:48:09 (66.123.70.161)
TNT suggests several configurations and how to deal with biwiring. If you just split the nmuber of pairs in 2 and wire half to tweeter and half to woofer, you have effectively defeated the biwiring. F .......

172: Re: Long (45') Speaker Cables! -- Thoughts? (6.29)
Posted by john dem on 2001-04-09, 19:11:09 (203.164.3.167)
Have you considered Jon Risch's cross connected coax? Looks like an ideal candidate for long runs- lower capacitance than the CAT 5, and inexpensive enough to experiment with over long runs as well as .......

173: If you can crimp or solder (6.28)
Posted by bartc on 2004-10-03, 08:44:52 (198.81.26.7)
YOu can experiment easily. Otherwise, you've got to try it bare wire ended. But either way it's worth a shot and PLEASE post your results! I used RS magnet wire in 30 AWG to make Greg Weaver's SST rib .......

174: Re: speaker cables (6.27)
Posted by audioNeil on 2002-06-10, 09:51:30 (192.190.75.6)
Monster Superflex Z? ARGHHHH. Seriously, fix this with a Chris VH CAT 5 Do-it-yourself cable for about $40 (or the TNT-triple-T on www.tnt-audio.com). They will outperform many cables into the hundred .......

175: CAT 5 braiding (6.26)
Posted by Pete on 2000-02-18, 17:20:09 (203.17.224.247)
Hi, I'm just in the process of creating the CAT 5 cables after reading about them on TNT. The cable I finished up getting was CAT 5 E standard, and I've simply twisted 3 cables together (in same direc .......

176: Re: DIY Cat 5 Cables - Long run OK? - Alternatives? (6.26)
Posted by pburke on 2003-10-15, 07:03:47 (144.92.164.196)
CAT-5 isn't a great IC wire - I'd try something like the Risch design ICs and make sure they are shielded at those long runs. Keep them off the carpet, etc. Long runs at those distances just aren't gr .......

177: Chris VenHaus DIY Cables CAT-5 speaker cable Cable (6.25)
Posted by hoxuanduc on 2003-04-03, 08:49:30 (208.32.174.66)
GREAT REVIEW! GREAT BIG BANG FOR THE BUCK, EH? Well, Big Bang, period! I did a lazy man version of the Chris VH Cat-5 speaker cable because I was lazy and afraid the high capacitance may oscillate my .......

178: Re: Recommendations for SHORT, thin speaker cable?.. . (6.25)
Posted by randy.nicolosi@snet.net on 2004-06-05, 13:43:15 (64.252.138.118)
Here's my two cents having tried a bunch of home-brew (and high end manufactured cables as well). I think you will find solid core cable to work well, it has great clarity and definition. The problem .......

179: Re: Re-cabling my Vandersteen 2CE Sigs (6.24)
Posted by Sondek on 2005-12-06, 07:53:21 (192.61.17.194)
Drew, I owned a pair of 2Ci's for 12 years and replaced them nearly 3years ago with the 3A Sigs. IMO, the 80W may be marginal for the 2's especially if the amp not capable of delivering more juice as .......

180: Differences between DIY silver wires and CAT 5 (6.23)
Posted by thek58 on 2001-03-26, 10:25:12 (193.159.47.183)
I'm starting on my first DIY speaker wires and then onto some interconnects. Found a site that describes putting together silver bi-wire speaker cables and Chris Van Haus's design. Any one ever do a c .......

181: How to DIY burn in IC's and speaker cables? (6.22)
Posted by pburke on 2003-02-11, 10:00:33 (144.92.164.196)
I'm about to complete a whole set of new cables for my system, and would like to get them burned in before I start swapping out the exisiting cables. The idea is to get a fair comparison between my cu .......

182: RE: Ethernet cable shielding connection (6.22)
Posted by 6bq5 on 2024-09-21, 15:23:27 (52.119.121.37)
Possible correction / more information: the linky below shows the classification of various cables and their specifications. So Cat 1 - old copper voice cable Cat 2 Voice and Data for Telecom (switche .......

183: I built CAt5 and Jon's Belden speaker cables (6.21)
Posted by Lukasz F. on 2000-06-03, 07:00:26 (195.94.192.66)
I took time to experiment with both cables. I admit that Cat5 was not teflon insulated, just Poliolefin. Jons coax was exactly belden 89259. Without going into details, cat 5 proved to be favorite amo .......

184: Not an original answer but (6.20)
Posted by bartc on 2009-03-24, 14:57:54 (71.134.255.76)
Somebody posted a good method for determining best number of twisted pairs to any driver using Cat 5. All you do is NOT terminate the end at the speaker, whether or not you bifurcate the cable being i .......

185: ChrisVH - Another Cat 5 question (6.20)
Posted by David Aiken on 1999-12-17, 02:09:15 (203.12.171.33)
Chris, I'm feeling in need of some occupational therapy over Christmas and I'm considering a set of Cat 5 cables. What I was wondering was how to do the "pigtails" at the ends. Would it be ok to braid .......

186: Advise needed on Speaker Internal Rewiring (6.19)
Posted by macnugget on 2008-08-24, 09:34:05 (88.105.29.134)
Hi I am new to this forum and I would be grateful if someone can advise me the following: I own a pair of Kef reference 107.1; 1) I am considering to replace the original internal bell wire with eithe .......

187: Re: DIY CAT 5 Speaker Cables--Amazing! (6.18)
Posted by ChrisVH on 2000-02-10, 04:59:34 (169.207.136.121)
You're welcome! Glad you are happy with them. You should see further improvement when you get the bass cables done. Enjoy! :-) DIY Cat5 Speaker Cables .......

188: Analysis Plus theory is good, but implemented wrong! (6.17)
Posted by Jon L on 2001-06-05, 15:55:18 (162.119.232.100)
I kind of liked all the technical graphs and theories on Analysis Plus website. Their theory about how perfectly round tube of solid conductor is the best was quite interesting, but then they turned a .......

189: Re: Three-Wire Interconnects (6.17)
Posted by DickC on 2001-07-16, 02:18:56 (205.214.163.71)
Why two grounds? One's abviously not enough but the reason escapes me. Also, can anyone tell me, in the interest of saving some $: If I were to make these cables using aome insulated silver wire for t .......

190: DIY CAT 5. Big difference. I'm amazed. (6.16)
Posted by SirAnthony on 2004-06-10, 14:04:57 (67.172.189.208)
I made some CAT 5 braded cable. I didn't even make it right. I used 3 cables instead if 6 as I somehow remembered wrong. One cable has stranded wire as I bought the wrong kind. But the sound is so muc .......

191: Never had a problem buying used cables. Most of... (6.16)
Posted by DeKay on 2002-01-10, 12:06:11 (152.163.207.54)
us are pretty prissy about our gear, plus there is not much to go wrong (with newer cables). However, I once sold a pair of Kimber Kables to a friend and it turned out that he was allurgic to cat dand .......

192: Re: Cat-5 Speaker Wire: No Perceptable Improvement (6.16)
Posted by Fred S on 2002-04-01, 05:01:22 (192.67.48.22)
Jon - I would understand your comments about the parallel loads if I were switching at the speaker, but I'm not. I'm switching at the amp. There is no load going across the "B" cables when the "A" but .......

193: Wires vs foil speaker cables (6.16)
Posted by thek58 on 2001-03-29, 10:27:36 (62.157.50.108)
about to do the Cat-5 cable design and was wondering about a copper foil designs. I've just seen them spoken about on the forum haven't seen about any actual DIY designs. Anybody have a design or know .......

194: Re: would this cat 5e cable be a good choice for speaker cables? (6.16)
Posted by hiijacker@yahoo.com on 2003-11-20, 10:31:43 (65.170.178.58)
What about model number M56093 on the same page? is says that it is 4 pair plenum, and when i stripped the outer yellow PVC the wires feel waxy like teflon. I was going to spend some time putting toge .......

195: What stops animals from chewing cords ??? (6.13)
Posted by Sean on 2000-12-23, 18:29:10 (216.214.86.81)
Let me start off by saying "Keep your assinine comments to yourself". I'm already pissed off enough as it is. Please don't add to my aggravation. I have had problems with one of my two cats chewing po .......

196: Jon Risch - CAT 5 cabling questions, please clarify (6.13)
Posted by bartc on 2003-04-24, 19:00:27 (198.81.26.10)
Jon, After reading endlessly here that my jacketed triple CAT 5e cables may not be the best design (simplest jacketed TNT-audio triple variant), I'm considering doing the more complicated versions by .......

197: Re: Is there such a thing as too long Cat 5 cables (6.12)
Posted by Alex on 2000-12-13, 22:41:59 (216.102.227.130)
In computer networking. CAT-5 can usually go as far as 50 ft. without problem. Alex .......

198: Black Cat Cables (6.12)
Posted by ggking7 on 2016-04-04, 07:35:24 (166.170.15.93)
I love my Audience Au24e cables but I'm setting up a second system and thinking of upgrading cables for my main system and moving the Audience cables to the second system. Would Black Cat be a good ch .......

199: I'm going to try and keep things as short as possible... (6.11)
Posted by darkmoebius on 2005-10-13, 17:41:34 (68.4.36.158)
Chimera recommends 1-2 feet for IC's and speaker cables no longer than 4 feet. Many feet of the stuff treated with wax seems like a chore (but, I commend you if attempted :-) Think that's bad, you sho .......

200: Re: inexpensive solution for speaker cables? (6.11)
Posted by Luc Primeau on 2004-02-06, 15:34:36 (64.228.131.5)
At less than 3 feet, how expensive can expensive be...but...not knowing what your system is, before going expensive, try more DYI's...coax or cat five....even try reducing your wire gauge...you may be .......

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