DIY Hi-Fi Audio Cable Projects
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A collection of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Audio Cable Projects. At present, the projects are limited to some simple recipes for interconnect, speaker and mains cables. See the American Wire Gauge (AWG) Table for more information on wire sizes, current and resistance. If you have a Cable or Power Supply Project that you would like to share with other DIY Audio hobbyists through this site, please contact us.
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DIY Low-Inductance Speaker Cables - 19 May 2009  NEW!
Adam has put together another fine looking set of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Speaker Cables for his DIY 3-Way Hi-Vi Tower Loudspeakers. The cables are very simple to construct and are comprised of 16 gauge wires that are twisted together in alternating directions. The cable geometry results in a very low-inductance speaker cable with an equivalent wire gauge 10 so insertion losses are also low. High quality gold plated banana plugs, TechFlex and a laser etched decorative Oak Sleeve round off a very nice looking cable that rivals the performance of high quality commercial cable offerings. |
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DIY Belden 89259 RCA Interconnect Cables - 3 May 2009  NEW!
Our friends and auDIYo.com have put together detailed instructions to construct the popular line-level RCA interconnect cable design by Jon Risch. The unbalanced RCA interconnect cable design uses the high-quality and low capacitance Belden 89259 coaxial cable. Use some TechFlex, shrink wrap and good male RCA plugs to make a sexy looking Hi-Fi cable that will deliver the goods and will not set you back a few hundred dollars. |
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DIY Braided Speaker Cables - 22 September 2008 
Sreekanth from India has put together some construction notes and photographs of his simple do-it-yourself (DIY) Braided Speaker Cables. The cables are made using 16-gauge stranded copper wires that are braided together to give an aggregate gauge of about 11.25 AWG per conductor. TechFlex and gold plated banana plugs are used to produce a nice looking pair of speaker cables. I have also completed a SPICE-Based Analog Simulation of the performance and some discussion of speaker cables. |
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DIY Speaker Cables - 5 November 2007
These are Adam's very simple do-it-yourself (DIY) Speaker Cables that he made for his DIY 3-Way Hi-Vi Tower Loudspeakers. The cables are very simple to construct, consisting of 16 gauge wires that are braided together. TechFlex, Cable Pants and gold plated banana plugs are used to produce a nice "Hi-Fi Shop" finish. |
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DIY Silver Interconnect Cables - 10 January 2007 
This is Mark's very simple recipe for the construction of high quality homemade Interconnect Cables. The RCA cables are made using fine silver wire. The cable design is very simple, requiring only three pieces of insulated silver wire, heat shrink tubing, gold plated RCA connectors and ferrite clamps. Why not save some money and try these DIY Interconnect cables! |
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DIY Belden 83803 Mains Power Cable - 9 January 2007
Here is my simple recipe to construct a high quality mains cable at a fraction of the retail cost that "audiophile grade power cables" sell for. This do-it-yourself (DIY) Mains Power Cable uses high quality Belden 83803 wire, Marinco connectors and TechFlex for that nice finish. |