Cable Asylum: REVIEW: DIY by Chris VenHaus DIY Silver Interconnects Cable by STRIKER

Model:	DIY Silver Interconnects
Category:	Cable
Suggested Retail Price:	materials cost about $80
Description:	32 ga. .9999 Silver Teflon insulated wire spiraled around Teflon core
Manufacturer URL:	DIY by Chris VenHaus
Manufacturer URL:	DIY by Chris VenHaus

Review by STRIKER ( A ) on March 07, 2003 at 03:57:11
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AND DETAILEDI BUILT THE SILVER INTERCONNCTS USING 30 AWG SIZE.THE SOUND IS CLEAR,DETAILED AND OPEN IN THE MID\ HIGHS,BUT EVEN AFTER 130 HOURS OF BURNING IN, IT SEEMS THAT THIS CABLE WEAKNESS IS LACK OF BODY IN ALL THE SOUND'S SPECTRUM, ESPCIALLY IN THE BASS REGION.IN FACT THE BASS SOUDS RESRAINED.IN A-B TESTS WITH MY MONSTER CABLE M-950I-THE MONSTER WON IN POINTS.
SO I DECIDED TO BUILD A NEW INTERCONNECT, BASED ON THE SAME STYLE, BUT THIS TIME I USED 2 SILVER WIRES SPIRALED INDIVIDUALY AROUND THE TEFLON TUBING AT ABOUT 3 MM FROM EACH OTHER.AT BOTH ENDS I JOINED THE WIRES AND SOLDER THEM TO CENTRAL PIN OF THE RCA PLUG.FOR THE RETURN I USED AN OFC CABLE SPIRALED BETWEEN THE 2 SILVER WIRES.IT TAKES ALOT OF WRAPPING TO DO WITH THE TEFLON PLUMBER TAPE, BUT THE RESULT IS STUNNING.

Product Weakness: BASS RESTRAINED. MUSICAL IN A STRANGE WAY.
Product Strengths: CLEAR AND DETAILED

Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier:	ADCOM 5500
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	BRYSTON BP-20
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	ROTEL RCD 991
Speakers:	INFINITY KAPPA 8.1
Cables/Interconnects:	DIY AND MONSTER M-950I.MONSTER 2.4S BI-WIRE FOR SPEAKERS.
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	ROCK, POP
Time Period/Length of Audition:	3 WEEKS
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner

Product Weakness:	BASS RESTRAINED. MUSICAL IN A STRANGE WAY.
Product Strengths:	CLEAR AND DETAILED