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Cable manufacturers?

How many cable companies actually manufacture their own cable? 

Perhaps Mogami, Belden, Canare and a few others. I am willing to bet most cable companies do not manufacture their own cable, but simply buy cable, throw on some techflex or other custom jacketing, and do nice terminations. 

Anyone have any any actual Information? 
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randy-11
1,913 posts
 
I was gonna forge the wire of my generation in the smithy of my soul

but then I decided... ah what the hell

teo_audio
2,197 posts
 
We make our own 'conductor'. Not 'wire', in this case. :)



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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
Well, there's determining which way the ARROWS go, for one thing. And cryogenically treating them, which almost all self-respecting high end companies do. Termination is critical, too.

rotarius
431 posts
 
Zavato, you are correct, most have to buy the wire, then make the conductor with some wire geometry based on pseudo science, give the geometry some exotic name, terminate with off-the-shelf plugs, dress them up, mark them up 1000% and viola - you now have audiophile cables!
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nonoise
10,891 posts
 
Is this just another one in a long series of all wire sounds the same with a different premise thread? 
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