Monday, October 17, 2005
Make Your Own AV Cables
Posted by Jeremy Charette in "ARTICLE" @ 07:00 AM
"If you haven't seen Kevin Rose's Systm show, it's definitely worth checking out. In Episode 3, they demonstrate how to make your own high quality A/V cables using a Paladin 4320 kit, Belden 1694a coax and Canare CANRCAP-C53 75ohm RCA connectors. This is a package on par with the pricey stuff sold by Monster, without paying for a brand name. The video shows you everything from sizing and cutting your cables, connecting ends and crimping the wire and soldering the whole thing together. Systm makes DIY cabling look like a piece of cake. Choose your favorite format for downloading the show, including high resolution H.264, MOV and WMV options."
I really enjoyed Kevin's segments on The Screen Savers on TechTV, before it was bought out by G4. A real tragedy, that merger, but that's a discussion for another time and place. Better cables really do make a huge difference in your A/V experience, and I've always thought about making my own. So far I've shelled out over $500 for Monster Cable interconnects for my home theater system, and frankly, the lengths are never quite right. The area behind my TV cabinet looks like a snake pit! :lol: I'll have to give this a shot myself in the next few weeks and see if i can clean that up by making all the wiring exactly the length it needs to be, rather than the standard 1 or 2 meter lengths available from Monster.
I really enjoyed Kevin's segments on The Screen Savers on TechTV, before it was bought out by G4. A real tragedy, that merger, but that's a discussion for another time and place. Better cables really do make a huge difference in your A/V experience, and I've always thought about making my own. So far I've shelled out over $500 for Monster Cable interconnects for my home theater system, and frankly, the lengths are never quite right. The area behind my TV cabinet looks like a snake pit! :lol: I'll have to give this a shot myself in the next few weeks and see if i can clean that up by making all the wiring exactly the length it needs to be, rather than the standard 1 or 2 meter lengths available from Monster.
