Excellent as always Ian and you're showing people in the hobby how to save a LOT of money! Jim🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙂

You are awsome person thank you so much for sharing

You can dip the ends of the piping cord in hot candle wax to stop the threads coming loose. 😊 You can also warm the wax afterwards and squeeze it around the wire to stop it fom moving a bit. I switched 0.8/1mm to 2 wires of 0.5. It also keeps flexibility.

Great format and video and content.

I have decided to try this and have to say you make it look way easier then it really is. Wrapping each cable in Teflon is a complete pain in the ass.

@tweakerman

Ай бұрын

Hi Kevin, the more you do it the better you will become, practice wrapping ptfe tape around a pencil, if you can master it, you can build any cable, good luck & thanks for commenting & watching 👍

Hiya. Nice video. Soldering the cable to the WBT isn’t necessary and adds another metal in the signal path which affects sound quality. That’s why the plugs come with screws. I know many Hifi geniuses think this way also(Tom Evans being just one). Cheers

Hi Nice work, all of my interconnects and power cables were made by following your videos and I can confirm how good they are. Thanks mate

You can make your own continuous cast silver or copper very easy take that silver off the spool hit it with a blow torch this till it's red hot cherry red don't go any hotter than that and then quickly dump it in some water then you'll get your continuous cask crystal. and it'll make the silver softer the same with copper that's how it's done. Ideally put a bit of shrink wrap on the positive and terminal and cover the whole positive wire with copper tape and around the negative making sure you don't have any contact with the positive, this will prevent EMI getting up the cables

You say don't use brass RCA plugs but use a copper alloy. I'm pretty sure that brass is an alloy of copper and zinc along with some trace metals. Besides that it is a nice guide and helpful.

@tweakerman

4 ай бұрын

Copper alloy has a higher content of copper than brass does, that's why I say don't use brass, remembering that when we get to the best, every little help, but pure silver rca plugs are even better for this application, thanks for commenting & watching 👍

hello and thanks for sharing. Only a question : in this version you don't using shielding like older versions? Thanks again

@tweakerman

4 ай бұрын

Hello, this cable is an unshielded design, but still has some shielding properties, because the conductors are twisted, twisting conductors help's to reject RFI. This unshielded design sounds extremely open, with a wonderful soundstage & imaging, only found in truly hi-end cables, but it can only be used for cd players, dac's & music streamers. These cables cannot be used on a turntable or phono preamp, I hope this helps, thanks for commenting & watching 👍

In the comments you mention this is only for cd transports dac and streamer? So I can't use it for interconnect of preamp to crossover on active sub?

@tweakerman

2 ай бұрын

Hello, yes you can, it can be used in any application, thanks for commenting & watching 👍

How did you arrive at the combination of cable and construction? Would like to see/hear some comparisons.

@tweakerman

Ай бұрын

Hello, I make lots & lots of designs, & just listen to them, that's how I work out what sounds the best to me, I never measure cables, because two cables can measure the same, but sound totally different I'm a geek, that's me😊 There's no point in doing sound clips on KZread, because KZread will seriously compress the sound and you won't notice the difference, I hope this is helpful. Thanks for commenting & watching 👍

@kennym5898

Ай бұрын

@@tweakerman Thank you. Yes, I appreciate the fact of sound quality on KZread being dire. Wishful thinking really. My main enjoyment and interest is music. However, I'm always interested in stuff like this if it can genuinely enhance that enjoyment. Keep up the good work. 🙉 😄

All the bits seem very cheap to buy, except those plugs lol. What thickness is the cotton Tubing, and would 0.4mm rope wire be any good for this as I like to get all my stuff from ebay

@tweakerman

4 ай бұрын

1.8mm cotton tubing www.hificollective.co.uk/index.php/sleeving/cotton-tubing.html

What cable are you using? (not in the list)

@tweakerman

4 ай бұрын

The cable is made from the parts in the list 0.4 99.99% pure silver wire & cotton tubbing insulation.

Are those original or counterfeit wbt connectors? In an official web distributor the price is 124 usd for a pair...

@tweakerman

4 ай бұрын

Original, thanks for commenting & watching 👍

@Sparta155

3 ай бұрын

They are Chinese copies, not real WBT.

@tweakerman

3 ай бұрын

@@Sparta155 No they are not copy's they where purchased from Russ Andrews, around 2010, costing £98.00, Russ Andrews only sells original WBT Plugs.

@renatogomes2396

3 ай бұрын

​@@tweakerman maybe fixing the link on the description should fix this, cause it leads to an ebay link that's probably counterfeit.

@Sparta155

3 ай бұрын

@@tweakerman The plugs you linked to on ebay are Chinese copies. That's not to say they are bad, but they are not WBTs.

What is the diameter of the cotton tubing? Thanks.

@tweakerman

4 ай бұрын

Internal size 1mm, thanks for commenting & watching 👍

@arnivikingur

4 ай бұрын

@@tweakerman is it this you are using. ? COT-1.8/3: External diameter 3mm, internal diameter 1.8mm

@tweakerman

4 ай бұрын

@@arnivikingur yes😁

@arnivikingur

4 ай бұрын

@@tweakerman Thank you, I´m going for it, swap out all interconnects. thank you very much for your effort.

TWEAKERMAN WHAT DO YOU MAINTAIN IS THE REASON THAT YOUR CABLE IS BETTER,[EXPAT FROM ORPINGTON KENT

@tweakerman

4 ай бұрын

Simple because it sounds outstanding, I've had lots of hi-end analogue interconnects & none of them can get close to this new cable I've produced, thanks for commenting & watching 👍

Nice job Tweakerman, but mine are better. A Indian medicine man dipped the cables in Patagonian snake oil. Cost a fortune but now I know mine are the best.

@tweakerman

4 ай бұрын

Hello, the whole reason I run this channel is to teach audiophiles to make their own products, so they can build products cheaper, without the massive costs that companies charge, none of my products are close to being snake oil, I put hours & hours of research & testing into every product I produce, I don't charge for my time, my hearing is impeccable, thanks for commenting & watching!

@andrewlittleboy8532

4 ай бұрын

I never understand why people watch a video if they have no interest in the topic? ​@@tweakerman

@andrewlittleboy8532

4 ай бұрын

Why watch and criticise a video you have no interest in?

@thomasfagerer382

4 ай бұрын

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