N@Z 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 Finally! I've bitten the bullet, I went out this morning to get some Canare F-12 1/8" mini jacks & L-2T2S Canare Cable 703 & Klotz professional microphone cable. See photo below. I'm not going to mention how much they cost as I'm sure it is ALOT more expensive than SG knowing our accessories prices here. There was another purple coloured Canare cable, didn't note down the model number or bought that as I wanted to try these first as I believe they were recommended or used by others here before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 This thread I saw on Head-Fi prompted me to have a go as the instructions was so clearly laid out with photos. Plus it is a good opportunity for me to try out my kit (see photo) which I bought & had been laying around for a few months! Note I was only able to find this type of solder here & I still need to get a solder stand & tip cleaner as it was a big hassle to make sure I didn't leave the soldering iron lying around precariously close to anything or me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 This is the finished product. Note that I will not show any images of the soldered joints as, suffice to say, they were "Cough!" huge clumps especially on the earthing! Both cables took me a little over an hour to complete from start to finish including stripping the wires, testing with a multimeter & finally testing it on my Portable rig. So far both cables works! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
augustineRS 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 always wanted to make my own mini to mini but not idea. Open up one of those stock mini plug but can't understand how to solder the wire... Nice solder iron and final product Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
av98m 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 Nice! You've really been posting pictures non-stop since you got the camera I see. I've read the head-fi thread you mentioned, was tempted to try but decideded against it because of (1)laziness, (2)I have more mini-to-mini cables than I actually need...long story. Remember to bring the cables over to Singapore for us to play with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 is there a right-angle version of the plug? can't find good quality right-angle plugs in singapore. the ones i'm using now are "ok quality" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firefox 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 (edited) N@Z: You might want to invest is some "audiophile" solder or at least eutectic solder. Especially the latter... It'd help prevent cold joints. On a side note, I just finished making a mini to rca cable for my dad to use on his bedroom setup. NAD c521i to PC speakers setup (Midiland 4060). Mogami cable terminated with a pair of supposedly Neutrik RCA plugs & a Canare F-12 mini-stereo plug. Edited December 20, 2003 by Firefox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N3w_Typ3 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 that nice .. after some burn in ... N@Z can post some impressions on the 2 different cables ?? Upz for N@Z Cheers ! N_T Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 finally, after all the talking, you finally heat up that solder gun. congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishball79 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2003 Take back your fishball mini to mini and compare! I'd be interested to find out what you think.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonhanjk 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2003 N@Z kena ketuk for the soldering paste? What the hell, how's the sound!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2003 Meh? WhatUtalkinbout Jason?! I can't say much about how it sounds as I haven't burned them in properly yet. I've used the Klotz so far for about several hours now & it sounded a little cripser then when brand spanking new. The Canare is sounding pretty much similar to the Klotz when new. At the moment they're no better than fishball's cables. The good things is that there is no noise. Physically the klotz is very flexible campared to the already flexible canare cable. I don't like stiff cables as it puts alot of strain on the plugs & sockets. The cables are actually quite long at the moment . I bought them in one meter lengths as they were sold. So I might end up cutting them in half & soldering the other end with another set of F-12. I'll bring the spare set along to the meet for anyone needing to get some decent cables & you all can compare the sound for yourselves (not to mention have a good laugh at my soldering skills!). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonhanjk 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2003 Soldering paste cost less than $5 here. I feel lucky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2003 You only have to read the first sentence of the 2nd paragraph of my first post... We ALL kena ketuk here regardless. Why do you think we go all the way to Miri & SG to buy stuff? You'd probably freak out if I told you how much the F-12 cost each. So I won't tell you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonhanjk 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2003 ... Better extend your stay longer when you here. More shopping time.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
