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Title: Repurposing original Blaxius cable Post by: briefremarks on January 02, 2024, 07:05:10 pm I have many, many meters of the original (green) Blaxius interconnects. Can I use these to make shorter RCA interconnects? Any issues to keep in mind?
Title: Re: Repurposing original Blaxius cable Post by: PeterSt on January 03, 2024, 05:44:49 am Hi Ramesh,
1. Buy new Neutrik connectors in a suffcient amount so you can practice; 2. Practice on a piece of cable you won't be using; 3. Be prepared to spend 4-8 hours before you can make a decent connection. 4. Be prepared for eventual failure. http://www.phasure.com/index.php?topic=3026.msg32839#msg32839 The Original Blaxius (thus in green form) has been the only cable I made myself for the mechanical part of that job (outside of soldering), mainly because it seemed inefficient to teach my partner in crime over here how to do it. In the end - with the sleeved cable - that happened after all and I recall that even this "teaching" took quite some hours. Summarized : I don't think I can advise to do it. And you won't even know in advance how many connectors to buy ($10+ per piece) because you won't know how many will fail. The picture in the link I just gave is telling though - just count the pieces of cable for an approximation. Best regards, Peter Title: Re: Repurposing original Blaxius cable Post by: briefremarks on January 03, 2024, 06:03:32 am Peter,
I was hoping to use these for RCA interconnects, not really concerned about 75 ohms. This would not be for use with NOS1a, but as part of my HT system. I've been using interconnects made with the Belden cable, and thought the Blaxius might be better for SQ. I understand it is a bit of a job, so maybe I will just continue as is. The problem is that I have become so used to the Phasure system, that every time I listen to the HT setup I have, I keep trying to make it better. Essentially, Mach II as player, Classe SSP-800 as processor, and now the old Linkwitz LX521 as speaker because I was concerned about LFE damaging the Orelo woofers. Anyway, It's good to be listening to music again rather than speaking to analysts and investors! Title: Re: Repurposing original Blaxius cable Post by: PeterSt on January 03, 2024, 10:25:24 am :) :) :)
To avoid misunderstanding : creating those interconnects (make new connectors on to them) is a matter of not fitting. SQ will be fine anyway. In the post of that link you see me talking about 0.5mm and such. It is about that. And without the tools, it is guessing until you have it right. The proper tool costs 400-600 or so. |