Duelund shielding

Thanks all, for your comments

@mitch2 , I'm not intending to use connectors, but will follow the advice in this review. 

My speakers (ATC SCM40) are 3-way and have 3 sets of binding posts.  At the moment I have the supplied metal jumper bars in place.  I had up to this point been dreading having to buy 2 sets of jumpers for my existing cable (TelluriumQ Ultra Black II).  But, instead, I can use bare wire.  Just have to be careful there are no stray strands which might short the amp.

I have made ICs from the Duelund 20awg (DCA20GA600V) Tin Plate Copper Hookup Wire and shielded those cables using tinned copper braid shield connected at the source end only.  The cables are balanced/XLR interconnects and they sound good with no noise issues.

@mitch2 I am wondering… why not tie the shield at both ends of the XLR?
I need to make set of XLRs, and have wire of a similar construction in 20 or maybe 23 ga.

@holmz 

Because the shield is being used as a shield only - I run a separate, third wire for ground that is connected at both ends.

Because the shield is being used as a shield only - I run a separate, third wire for ground that is connected at both ends

Ah ok @mitch2 so it is electrically equivalent to tying the shield to the ground, just it is not pin-1 but tied to another place on the devices?

Shield is tied to ground but only at the source end.