You can source cotton sleeve from something like this:
Tan Twisted Cloth Covered Wire, Beige Vintage Style Braided Cord, Antique Lamps
Or shoelace, as mentioned.
Tan Twisted Cloth Covered Wire, Beige Vintage Style Braided Cord, Antique Lamps
Or shoelace, as mentioned.
Cotton clothesline works well. You have to pull out the polyester core, which is easy. There are many braided cotton ropes available on Amazon, including black. The black sleeving I bought (I like the look and feel, and the only argument I'll make is that it's better to aesthetically pleased during the aesthetic experience of listening to music) is a little hairy, but it looks like there are smoother options.
I'd say that clothesline + dye is your best and most economical option as long as you're only sleeving single conductors at a time.
Cotton clothesline looks pretty much identical to the 7mm rope here: Rope
A variety:
Audio Catalog
I'd say that clothesline + dye is your best and most economical option as long as you're only sleeving single conductors at a time.
Cotton clothesline looks pretty much identical to the 7mm rope here: Rope
A variety:
Audio Catalog
Will you be in a position to compare unbleached natural cotton against the black? The dye may, or may not be audible. As for the Duelund wire...it is one of the recent hypes i don't seem to get.
I find it scary that the OP is proposing to make cotton insulated power cables.
Shame he doesn't give his location - I might want to move house for my families safety.
Shame he doesn't give his location - I might want to move house for my families safety.
I thought he was putting the cotton on the outside of properly insulated cables and wires, basically an aesthetic modification (with whatever audio benefits he believes)
Yes cotton on the outside of properly made and safe cables. I am not talking about power cords here .... funny. Thanks for the new info folks. Great sources for this cotton and that is great. Amazing the impact of shielding vs no shielding makes an all manner of cabling. Type of shielding is also very influential in sound. I tend to like the vintage style tone wire. I think it sounds best. No doubt this vintage style tone wire in cotton has a unique sound. This is why it is popular with musicians looking for a particular tone with their guitars. Fun.
Lack of shielding invites RF interference, which is sometimes misinterpreted as extra 'sparkle' or 'detail'. Any interconnect which sounds genuinely different from a normal commercial interconnect is almost certainly sufficiently electrically inferior to degrade the signal, but this degradation can be misinterpreted - especially if enough time or money has been spent on the interconnect.
Sure. Understand that is what some think and hear or not hear. Great big audio world out there with all kinds of opportunity for learning, experimentation and audio joy. Important to also let your ears decide. Enjoy!
There's this kind of stuff on guitar cables:
Amazon.com: Cable Corp SC20T-BT Vintage Braided Tweed Noiseless Guitar Bass and Keyboard 20' Cable Black and Tangerine: Electronics
At about $20 for a 20 foot cable looks reasonable (just cut the cable and remove the cotton covering, though not sure it comes off - it might be glued).
I know I saw somewhere where some makes that kind of tweed cotton sleeve specifically for guitar cables, but don't remember where.
Amazon.com: Cable Corp SC20T-BT Vintage Braided Tweed Noiseless Guitar Bass and Keyboard 20' Cable Black and Tangerine: Electronics
At about $20 for a 20 foot cable looks reasonable (just cut the cable and remove the cotton covering, though not sure it comes off - it might be glued).
I know I saw somewhere where some makes that kind of tweed cotton sleeve specifically for guitar cables, but don't remember where.
yeah but that's Poly cotton.
The OP would have to blind test Poly cotton vs cotton and note any sonic differences.
The OP would have to blind test Poly cotton vs cotton and note any sonic differences.
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