What are the best DIY cables you've heard?

Hey Lugnut that is a great recipe. But for this one credit goes to Chris Venhaus www.venhaus1.com use 1/4" teflon tube instead of the icemaker tube, pack it with cotton and use 32awg silver wire and spiral both wires down the tube instead of one down the center. Wrap one down the tube at 2" intervals then wind the second one opposite it so they do not come closer than 1" length wise and 1/4" verticaly. You will end up with something that looks like a barber pole. Wrap teflon tape around the entire length. Use good quality solder like Cardas or Wonder. And make sure to get some good RCA's like Eichmann Bullet Plugs preferably silver. It will make a world of difference. These are excellent cables. Happy Listening! John

http://www.venhaus1.com/diymains.html

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Yes, I tried the Chris Ven Haus design. I found some things that I didn't like about it, so I did some changes based on some other ideas I had. So when I got it the way I liked it, I sent a pair to Lugnut, and also to Macrojack. They both liked them.

The Ven Haus design is a good basic starting point.

Awl come on, enough of this "starting point" tease, what's a good ending point? ;)

Actually, a good ending point would be some Purist Dominus or Venustus. I have settled on Sonoran Plateau for the time being. They were the first affordable cable that I found that could beat my DIY. About $1400 for IC and speaker cables. That's not cheap, but they do sound better. But my DIY were only about $35 for both the IC's and the speaker cables.