Okay, so I’m just trying to gauge interest in this before I make a stupidly large order of parts from China.
After making my own cables the other day, I realised that I actually rather enjoyed it, and there don’t seem to be any reasonably priced “cool” cables on the market these days…
Would be available in a range of different colours and terminations; RCA, Balanced TRS, XLR, “mono” RCAs for digital S/PDIF connections, etc etc. All made from Pure OFC copper with high density braiding, nickel or gold connectors, and available in pretty much any length (within reason).
Prices would probably start at around £15-20 and not increase MUCH more for longer cables, probably about £2 per metre extra; I still need to crunch the numbers. My aim is to be competitive with electronics shop cables (not Poundland obviously, but places like PC World/Argos/etc), whilst still offering completely custom pieces.
So, would anyone be interested in stuff like this?
I feel your pain buddy, that’s why I started DIYing them in the first place; the Oyaide Neo orange ones are even worse at £85/1m Trying to do everything I can at the moment to bring the price down as much as possible; I’d rather sell MORE cables for LESS money than have a massive profit margin, but for this first set the RCAs ALONE were £5 per cable, plus like £3 a meter for the cable and another £4 for the braiding, so total cost was coming out at £12… add in shipping and I’d be making like £2 an hour
It’s quite possible that I MAY be able to source enough parts for the far east that I can bring down the parts cost to £5 for a 1m cable, which would be awesome, but the problem is minimum order quantities and freight shipping etc.
i managed to make custom cables for about 8 buckoroonies (AUD). I bough similar gold plated rca connectors to you, and bought plain old cable, but still pure copper ones. i just didnt have the fancy braided wrap around the outside.
They look nice and I am actually in the market for some nicer cables in short lengths i.e 15cm to patch my a10 to my mixer in a custom case but there is a lot of competition on eBay with good name branded connectors out there have a look and see if you can get close before you order in large volumes.
But I would be interested especially if you were using neutrik connectors.
Basically yeah, it’s medium-density PET sleeving. I ordered some high-density stuff but it was too narrow for the cable I ordered; still trying to work out the best combination of products. I need to RELIABLY source some high-flexibility 4x8 (2x4.OD) cable and some appropriately sized high density sleeving. More protection for the cables and less of the black cable showing through to the outside
I’d say work on this, put some time and effort in researching more on bundle offers that could provide you with cable and the sleeving for a cheap price, or just the sleeving in general as I assume that’s more expensive, you could easily make a small business out of this because I would definitely buy a few pairs if they were through the $10-$18 price range per, not to mention it’s something new that I’m seeing.
I usually do my own cables where i need reliability, neutrik interconnects and canare cables. But i’d be interested if you made them with glow-in-the-dark sleeves
The first set were supposed to be UV reactive but they’re not; just “UV colors” aka “neon colors” aka “actually just bright colours you eBay 'tard”. Glow in the dark, however, would definitely be an option provided I can source the sleeving in the right size
EDIT: Apparently, it doesn’t exist. However, I can’t see any reason why it wouldn’t be possible to manufacture some. Basically, I’ll need to talk to the factory and convince them to get some Strontium aluminate in, and then apply it either to the PET feedstock for the sleeving production, or use an after-production dip-dye process to create the sleeving.
Considering how it’s never been produced before, however, I have a nasty feeling it’s going to cost me a considerable chunk of change to convince them to do it, so it’ll probably be a while before I can start offering them.
Just out of interest, I’ve heard a lot of people recommending Neutrik connectors, but I can’t for the life of me work out what sets them above the competition; can anyone who’s used them give me some specific feedback as to what makes them preferable?
The reason I ask this is that it turns out that I can get hold of unbranded Neutrik stuff, but it’s never really been on my radar based on the fact I don’t particularly like the look of them compared to the spring-tailed RCAs. The only real quantifiable difference seems to be the angled ground “fins” at the front of the connector, which I suppose could be tightened over time… structurally they’re the same as any other gold plated RCAs; brass chassis with gold plating over nickel.
By the looks of it, they’ve recently consolidated their lineup into a SINGLE RCA connector which is ground-before-signal, which sounds like a good thing… I might order a small run of similar connectors just to test them out; if the results are good I’d probably offer them as an alternative to the standard options.
Personel I have used them for years with different cables and I trust them I am sure the ones are using would be fine and work exactly the same but to my mind they look like something you would buy at maplins.
I have Neutriks on leads for FX pedals. They are worth it in this case because they take a beating (or rather, stomping). For DJ purposes, they are not ‘as’ necessary. They are a luxury I can live with out.
Those cables are bitching.
I’d have the blue one in the pic if I hadn’t just ordered a load of Chroma Caps.
£15/$25 per 1m RCA cable, for pricing on custom lengths and other types of interconnects, drop me a private message!
Trying to do everything I can at the moment to bring the price down as much as possible; I’d rather sell MORE cables for LESS money than have a massive profit margin, but for this first set the RCAs ALONE were £5 per cable, plus like £3 a meter for the cable and another £4 for the braiding, so total cost was coming out at £12… add in shipping and I’d be making like £2 an hour 
