Take a look at what BJC does with their speaker cables. Of course Blue Jeans Cable has zero cache and no heirloom boxes.
http://www.blujeanscable.com/articles/ultrasonic-weld.htm
http://www.blujeanscable.com/articles/ultrasonic-weld.htm
Cardas Cold Forging
You left the e out of blue, here is the correct link; http://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/ultrasonic-welding.htm This is a pretty cool process. Here is another article; http://www.ktu.lt/lt/mokslas/zurnalai/mechanika/mechtu_65/Kuprys365.pdf |
to everyone, the cost for cold forging a pair of single run speaker cables is $300 or $37.50 a connection (this is for 8 spades). the cost for cold forging a pair of internal bi-wire cables is $400 or $33.33 a connection (this is for 12 spades). the connectors used in this termination are unique to this process. the wire is litz so the coating has to be removed. a chemical is added to the connection to keep out impurities. the whole process is very labor intensive. what you are left with is a connection that is a solid piece without solder. it is much more than a crimp because the copper actually melts and becomes a solid with the connector. it took mr. cardas two years to develope and test this process. it was first avalable in the cardas clear cable. cardas is now offering this type of termination for all of their speaker cables and from what i have heard, people that have had this done end up with a profound improvement in their sound. first hand knowledge always beats speculation. best, bobby at merlin |
mitch, Day one: Old terminations removed. Ends are dipped in solvent to remove the clear coat on every strand. Day two: dipped again, while being agitated. Set out to dry Day three: unwind the conductors using a couple of wire wheel hand tools to remove remaining residue from stripping process. Two stage crimping process, resulting in each strand being fused into a solid lump, and then fused onto spades. this is the description from turboglo above. ok mich? best, bobby |