@lemonhaze - I'm yet to hear of anyone using the Helx geometry with BNC connectors, so I am unable to recommend that type of connector.
Here's a few from Parts Connexion...
Search Results for: bnc (partsconnexion.com)
Hope that helps
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
I have been an avid user of the Duelund cabling for over two years now and have used them exclusively in my system with great results. I have built many for friends and have used a full loom of interconnects, speaker cables, power cords and an extensive wiring modification for a previously owned balanced power conditioner utilizing Duelund 600V PolyCast wiring which was transformative. My cabling desires can be a little addictive as I have owned and evaluated 40+ brands of cabling costing more than an entire stereo system!
Over the past six months I stumbled upon a thread here on Audiogon in regards to a Helix designed cabling and as you probably already know, I just had to look a little deeper into this cable design…After a month of studying and sourcing parts, I decided to reach out to the designer/architect, Williewonka who gave more insights and philosophy on how the cable came into existence.
That conversation got the ball rolling in converting one of my KLE Duelund interconnects to Steve’s Helix designed which only entailed replacing the neutral with a Mil-Spec 16 AWG silver-plated copper wire with the neural wire being 3 times longer than the signal wire and of course the “Coiling” of the neutral wire : )
After the modification was complete, I was not sure what to expect from the Helix cabling but I was quite shocked with the results with “ZERO” burn-in time…The sound stage became much wider/deeper with a much tighter/focused image and clarity/transparency is like nothing I have ever heard in any cabling regardless of cost. In fact, I just sold a full loom of a commercially designed Helix Cable that’s renowned around the world and has more direct sale than any cable manufacturer; these $200 DIY Helix Cables walked all over them…
I believe you will hear the same results as I have and have heard back from friends who have already modified their Duelunds with the same results; WOW! Remember the cables will need 200+ hours to burn-in and settle into your system. My system is now 90% DIY Helix to include IC, SC, PC and Coax with each cabling adding its beauty of an organic and natural presentation that draws you into the fabric of the music.
You can tailor the sound of your cables using Duelund, Mundorf silver/1% gold, the outstanding Vh Audio OCC Solid Copper or Silver with Airlok Insulation or your favorite wiring and you can change it at any time…
http://www.image99.net/blog/files/category-diy-cables.html
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/difference-in-sound-between-copper-and-silver-digital-cables
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/adding-shielding-to-existing-cables
Enjoy,
Wig
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Glad to hear that it only took 40 years to make the right decision. Better late, than never. LOL! It would be fun to swap stories over a few Dark & Stormy’s. Many laughs to share. No doubt, you’ve accumulated a boatload more tales. I’d love to hear the one about scuppering. It sounds like it has mystery and intrigue. As does the rescue. Hearing a Mayday over the radio is always unsettling. Heavy weather. Heavy seas. Not for the feint of heart. Your loop de loop with Hurricane Jeane must have been a crazy long thrill ride. Anemoneter busted @82 knots – yikes! Finally making port - and celebrating – while fatigued to the bone. Then come the repairs! Been there. I’d definitely be interested in crewing on a delivery. Though, I’m no longer the spry deck monkey of years ago. But, always up for another adventure. _ _ _ _ Have you heard this one? Centuries ago, the British Navy used to ‘recruit’ seamen in pubs by offering them pieces of eight – that usually found their way into the bottom of a beer mug. The new recruit would swig down his beer –display the coins - and then be hauled off to a ship. The reason that glass was installed on the bottom of beer mugs is so that pub patrons could look underneath to make sure that they weren’t being surreptitiously recruited. Myth? |
@grannyring, I have found 2 Van den Hul BNC connectors in my stash box which are probably gold plated brass and though not ideal will try them and then compare with another made up helix interconnect using KLE RCAs with cheap BNC-RCA adapters. I think that the cheap adapter might do more harm than good and negate the excellent KLEs. It's not easy to find a good low mass unit with almost all being brass and then gold plated. The link you provided took me to AECO which is Tellurium Cu. and what appears to be the best of my recent search. Quite pricey! I am about to order some Teflon tubing and have the choice of 0.5mm or 1.0 mm wall thickness. Is one better for the purpose than the other? Thanks, Charles
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@grannyring, I apologise for addressing the above post to you by mistake, I intended to send it to: @williewonka |
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