How to Make Awesome Speaker Cables on the Cheap

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@dicmccoy 3 жыл бұрын

I loved it when you kept on pulling out tools. 😂

@chrishenderson420 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@MrBravo143 3 жыл бұрын

He missed a hacksaw 😄

@khoi83 3 жыл бұрын

Banane...

@71Wraith 3 жыл бұрын

Mad Max 😂

@michaswiaty6271 2 жыл бұрын

There should've been MacGyver music playing :)

@GordonBraicks 3 жыл бұрын

It's safe to know the Cheap Audio Man always carries a knie to protect you and me from the harm of too high prices.

@gside98 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a Kershaw Cryo. Good budget knife.

@Coreycry 3 жыл бұрын

the way he puts it out and plant it on the table like nobody's business, I spat my coffee

@yambo59 27 күн бұрын

Shrink tubing would look and perform WAY better than electrical tape that always unravels and gets gooey and sticky. Ive never had a need for all this, just good quality twelve guage oxygen free copper speaker wire, twist each wire end neatly then LIGHTLY tin each wire end with solder so they dont unravel, worked well for 50 years for me with no issues

@megswaks1277 3 жыл бұрын

So I see you didn't need the banana, just the banana clips. This DIY is pure gold. Thanks Randy!

@mcplutt 3 жыл бұрын

What's a banana clip?

@davecook8378 3 жыл бұрын

Electrical tape eventually starts to unravel and make a gummy mess. I would suggest heat shrink tubing. A hair dryer will probably work to shrink it if you don't want to use a heat gun.

@rusedgin 3 жыл бұрын

I can confirm a hairdryer works fine.

@bradt.3555 3 жыл бұрын

And I can confirm that the tape after a few years makes a gummy mess, even Scotch 33+.

@ghty56222 3 жыл бұрын

what if u just keep adding another layer of tape every year lol. to cover the gunk

@cshaw317 2 жыл бұрын

You can also tuck the loose end of the sleeve back inside and use a small cable tie to secure it. I still get a lighter on the end first to melt the strands. Great video though!

@JohnScheppler 3 жыл бұрын

Helpful Tip - On your wire strippers give them a turn around the wire after you have them clamped down helps cuts the cover and makes stripping the cover off easier.

@edgardorivera617 3 жыл бұрын

Randy almost pulled a muscle stripping those wires.

@alm5693 3 жыл бұрын

My addition 2¢ is that once I cut the cover, I back off to the next larger (well, smaller) gauge when pulling the cover off. I feel like I get fewer broken strands that way.

@JohnScheppler 3 жыл бұрын

@@alm5693 Good tip. I find once I have the cover loose I pull the cover by hand. Also if I want the wire ends twisted, I can turn the cover as I pull it off doing both at the same time.

@SalvadorFrieri 3 жыл бұрын

Where’s the fun in that???

@JohnScheppler 3 жыл бұрын

@@SalvadorFrieri True! Save money on the gym membership and just build more speaker wires.

@amitjak 3 жыл бұрын

Waiting for cheap audioman, the feature length film. can't get enough of this channel

@treyhorn5645 3 жыл бұрын

Love it ! ... I really do like this bananas I have the same box I ordered the same ones they're so easy to make your own cables.. I went out on a limb and bought the connectors for 2.5 balanced and 3.5 cable connectors from Amazon they have plus minus little tiny screw terminals insert your wire of choice and you're off to the races.

@beranmuden6155 3 жыл бұрын

This is the funniest, yet most professional audo channel I've ever seen. Timestamp 4.55 is definitely a highlight...

@ginom407 3 жыл бұрын

Great Review. The ability to make your cables to the exact length you need is helpful to everyone! And it shouldn't cost as much as off campus housing for your child in college!

@samitune 11 ай бұрын

Hi Sir thanks for sharing...why are some cables so expensive ? up to $100 per pair, they are not coated with gold either? what to look for in good speaker cable?

@roofpizza1250 3 жыл бұрын

When you twist the wire the positive should be clockwise and the negative counter-clockwise. The electrons will thank you.

@SalvadorFrieri 3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t you have to travel to the Southern Hemisphere to be able to twist it counter-clockwise?

@khoi83 3 жыл бұрын

@@SalvadorFrieri be water my friend. Bruce Lee

@roofpizza1250 3 жыл бұрын

@@khoi83 Be the electron...

@GeirRssaak 6 ай бұрын

very good!

@TheNewBorkTimes Жыл бұрын

This is my new favorite AffordableAudioRandy™ video by a COUNTRY MILE.

@pnob69 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great DIY vid! Wire was part of the prime day sale so picked up 100ft.

@DoctorPoo 2 жыл бұрын

Spent the evening watching Severence and building cables. Great fun and thanks for the links!

@odwatchguy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Randy, I got a roll of duct tape to use to hold the cables off the floor and 12 pairs of banana connectors, 100 feet of wire and a couple of pair of interconnects so I should be good to go. I love this hobby, my wife not so much.

@jolkraeremeark6949 Жыл бұрын

You don't love your wife, Tony?

@giu_77 6 ай бұрын

@@jolkraeremeark6949 😂😂

@AudioElectronicsChicago 3 жыл бұрын

Randy is getting into the DYI videos :)

@8Castiel7 3 жыл бұрын

Tip: If using the banana plugs that you screw the cable down buy a spare set just for the extra grub screws, they are so small and easy to shear the head without much force. Found out the hard way lol.

@HawkFest Жыл бұрын

I thought Seth Audio would have advertised an RCA cable for 100$, but I then remembered that some cost even more... So, thank you very much for this enlightening video! I've just received a pair of ELAC Uni-Fi 2.0, and I'll "craft" its cables myself. Like in the old days when parents used to sew their loved children's clothes, and it shouldn't cost more than that ;).

@michaelstaruszkiewicz8798 Жыл бұрын

Amen Brother, I've been using 12 Gauge OFC Cables (OFC) for 40+ Years with no issues.

@josexavierjr.5633 3 жыл бұрын

Good video, Randy. I use 10 gauge wire myself; it was huge improvement over some Monster Cable crap I was using.......................

@timharbert7145 2 жыл бұрын

So cool. Can't wait to put the nieces and nephew to work for this holiday season.

@user-wp1ir3et2u 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Randy,you are fabulous!!!stay safe ,pal.Greetings from Athens, Greece .

@pdcragin33 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought I must be incompetent at this project because I canNOT do it without grunting and sweating. Now I have company! Cheap company, sure, but that’s okay with me 🤗

@JohnnyTrulove 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Looking forward to making some cable. I was gifted a Kenwood receiver and some KEF speakers.

@theanitmeme 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing what it’s really like to strip a wire. I saw all the other videos making it look easy and thought I was doing something wrong.

@Hyxtryx 20 сағат бұрын

It is easy! CheapAudioMan doesn't know how to do it right. He's clamping down on the wire itself, breaking strands. You can see strands fall to the table at 5:16. He strips off a full inch of insulation, and then cuts 1/2 inch off the ends of the wire. Why? Just strip 1/2 inch of insulation. As they say... "measure twice, cut once". And electrical tape will end up looking like crap in 5 years.

@MarkDeibert 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, so few tools and stuff needed to build speaker cables. I'm doin' this!

@joeyd4593 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid Randy, funny got an ad at the end for snake river audio - thought it was part of your bit!

@laurelhardy4064 3 жыл бұрын

It's best if you don't use any plugs, banana or spades, unless you are doing it for the looks, but for the best connection just bare wire to the speaker and the amp terminals.

@roofpizza1250 3 жыл бұрын

Yup, and give them a trim every so often when you move things around. Maybe every couple of years?

@eetu2532 3 жыл бұрын

Well, technically it's best to skip the whole analog crossover, wire directly to the drivers and use a digital active crossover.

@yambo59 27 күн бұрын

Me too no plugs, but I LIGHTLY tin the twisted wire ends with quality solder so they never unravel, been doing it fifty years no issues and great sound (old guy)

@supremeboy 3 жыл бұрын

LOL this is the funniest video you ever done. The banana was epic :D

@skubian 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite is the salsa jar with screws. Everyone should have one of those.

@mikaelsjogren6315 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering what speaker cables do you use for your own equipment? thank you for awesome videos!

@markt8260 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Randy. Just got the materials from Amazon. Could not figure out what wire to get and Amazon pushed me to a brand that is CCA wire, which I never heard of and made a mistake buying not realizing it wasn’t full copper.

@chriss1914 Жыл бұрын

CCA is the work of the devil.

@mjmonjure 3 ай бұрын

If you twist the cutters a full turn in both directions before trying to pull the insulation off, it will slide off much easier.

@mzmz9355 2 жыл бұрын

Good video cheapaudio man & like the metallica themed cup ;-) I`d like to help you out regarding the evaluation of the cable`s quality : Firstly fear no more how to evaluate it, there are some measurable el. charactersistics that have an direct impact on the output quaity of the sound (resistance, inductance, capacitance) and also there has been scientifically proven how the brain is easily influenced by other senses when comparing cheap/no brand audio gear vs expensive/branded audio gear. And as far as I know no-one has proven yet the otherwise even though there is a gauntlet on the floor.

@johnruppert5630 3 жыл бұрын

You can buy wire, connectors, cable boots, cable covering, EVERTHING for next to nothing and have yourself some decent cables with a couple hours labor.. and it’s fun and you’ll have some “pretty cables”!👍Good video!

@Windiguana 3 жыл бұрын

The what you need gag was great

@CarlosCastilla 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Hilarious and awesome. Thanks Randy!

@jlmain5777 3 жыл бұрын

That was beautiful.

@fletchermunson6225 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Randy. Good Job. I'd add that some heat shrink with glue inside will put permanent fix on that flex braid. You can shrink it nicely with one of those $20 heat guns from Harbor Freight that you use to remove paint, just keep it moving or it will melt the flex. Don't debate cables, folks. Try it and if it works for you all the better. Cant learn a thing by just chatting about it. Randy, considering your submarine service and your dedication to cheap audio, I've come to think of you as "Deep Cheap".

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

ha. nice.

@StevenSuing1 Жыл бұрын

I made these and I’m pretty happy with them. My only mistake was leaving too much jacket on the wire. I should have removed the excess then taped. It’s an easy fix though.

@cheapaudioman Жыл бұрын

I need to make some more

@esotericjester 3 жыл бұрын

Patiently waiting for the drill bit review.

@rsngrl 3 жыл бұрын

Randy, my hero.

@Ms_Dana 4 ай бұрын

Love the show, BTW , I have a suggestion for everyone. There is a product called Stabilant 22A , it improves electrical connections by increasing surface area of a connection without causing connectivity across surfaces. they are used by car makers to reduce the resistance in connectors such as airbag connections . it is used by BMW and others and can help with audio connections as well and i use it on my RCA and speaker wire contacts. you can find youtube videos etc to learn more .

@osirismarbles5177 3 жыл бұрын

Made my cables with scissors and a naked razor blade! (Maybe a little more precision than the knife). They work (the cables...and by implication the razor blade).

@phoobar9640 Жыл бұрын

El-cheapo jacket tip. Buy extra long, flat shoelaces & cut the tips off. Slide the cloth jacket over your wires & viola! You can get 'em with glitter, animal print, neon colors, whatever. Finish off the ends with tape or heat-shrink & you're done! Para-cord works too, just yank out the center strings.

@troyporter287 2 жыл бұрын

I was about to not even watch video if that much material and effort required. Very funny 😊

@AllboroLCD 3 жыл бұрын

I just recently made a pair using some found Old School 10awg wire. Thought it was car audio amp power cable, but alas it was labeled speaker wire on the sheet. I needed spade ends on one side and pin ends on the other for my current setup. I will say it was tricky finding proper end connectors that fit 10awg wire as its never advertised properly on amazon products.

@Selene_M3 3 жыл бұрын

I did the same with old original monster cable copper 10 gauge i've had forever and the Mediabridge banana from Amazon. These plugs fit the heavier wire much better than any other I've seen or tried. FWIW

@AllboroLCD 3 жыл бұрын

@@Selene_M3 Can you believe Monster is leaving the cable biz? The XP platinum speaker wire & THX certified RCA's are the best "name brand" cables ive ever heard!

@Selene_M3 3 жыл бұрын

@@AllboroLCD I had not heard that! That is news.

@aznelite325 3 жыл бұрын

But now I want to see the maxed out version of speaker cables that do include the banana, wood glue, and LEDs

@Valveus 2 жыл бұрын

The LEDs make your system sound a little brighter!

@homerjones3291 3 жыл бұрын

We hates the Amazon banana plugs. We loves the Parts Express angled locking plugs with dual set screws that you tighten with a hex wrench, and they have a thumbscrew mechanism that locks them into the binding posts. These can also be stacked so work great with Rel subwoofer high level connections.

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a lot of steps to get the wire into the clip. Just kidding. I’ll check them out

@homerjones3291 3 жыл бұрын

@@cheapaudioman If you don’t mind having one banana plug violating another when using high level connections, it works quite well....

@randallsguaranteedsold6361 Жыл бұрын

Thx for posting! Why do you use the wire jacket?

@danielgould-werth4553 Жыл бұрын

Great video, gonna make some speaker cables. Where exactly am I clipping the banana to.

@vincentubachs6129 2 жыл бұрын

Love your video’s, You’re realistic! 🙏🏼🙏🏼👍🏻

@texasclev628 8 ай бұрын

Thanks man, great video

@RJ_Chicago 3 жыл бұрын

Also Randy, where can I get cables that are not cesium-free? I like a little cesium in my speaker cables. Really accentuates the highs. Plus they sound really good while you are getting your chemotherapy.

@Mrch33ky 2 жыл бұрын

2:00 Christ! I'll just order from Blue Jeans. They have the knowledge and the power!

@eddiemarano9998 Жыл бұрын

Spades vs banana clips, anyone? I'll never forget one day when I needed to do some "emergency" sun tanning but I wanted to hear a new album I had just picked up (yes, this was back in a decade that started with an "S"), I didn't have speaker wire that long but my dad had a roll of what I would describe as double sided twist ties (steel, not copper cores, probably in the 24 gauge range) and necessity became the mother of invention! My Dynaco A25s (still have them, by the way) came with me outside tethered to my receiver with these makeshift "speaker cables" and they sounded great. Now we are asked to consider which speaker wires to use much the same as we would consider a treatment for a medical ailment. It's all too much, I tell you, it's too much!! 🤣

@briang530 Жыл бұрын

Great video. The springs on those Amazon plugs get real loose really fast in my experience though.

@totalplonker824 Жыл бұрын

It's only when one purchases proper banana plugs one realises just how loose Amazon basic banana plugs really are, in fact after trying to reinsert the Amazon basic banana plugs after experiencing proper tightly fitted banana plugs, it quickly becomes apparent that the amazonbasics banana plugs are now obsolete!

@Rayzur. 3 жыл бұрын

Do you know if the Sony Strdh190 inputs anything else other than bare cables?

@animacuso100 Жыл бұрын

1:58 that pile scared me, I almost gave up😵

@skubian 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic channel. I found you a few months ago and have been an avid watcher ever since.. I'm looking for some good inexpensive cable for making some RCA's. Have any recommendations?

@frankstewart8346 Жыл бұрын

Love it this is exactly how I would be making one of these videos

@thomasward00 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Randy! Why don't you do a video about Audio Racks and or shelves....

@joejohnny9965 3 жыл бұрын

I use 10' hockey skate laces to wrap my cables for a softer feel

@Valveus 2 жыл бұрын

Be careful not to get them wet though, or your system will sound too soft and mushy

@alexjohnston2734 3 жыл бұрын

Man you taped the crap out of that cable! It will survive the apocalypse!

@hvskyline1368 2 жыл бұрын

What's that watch you have it looks almost like a daytona chronograph

@MusicManiac1963 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Randy. Is it essential to make the cables the same length? I have one speaker about 3 feet away from the AMP and the other speaker is 8 feet away. I saw one video that claimed they should be identical lengths because of the speed of sound and all that mumbo jumbo. Have you ever heard of such a thing? I was going to build a 4 foot and an 8 foot, which is my needs. Cheers.

@JC-lk3oy 3 жыл бұрын

Instead of using the electrical tape on the sheathing, you can just tuck the sheathing back under itself. If you want to go nuts you can then secure it with a zip tie or a single wrap around the area you tucked the sheathing under.

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

awesome tips.

@ghty56222 3 жыл бұрын

going tot ry this today. sounds interesting

@jamesgurney8352 Жыл бұрын

its funny i just made up all 5 cables for my 5.2 system almost exactly the same way. If i could give any advise for receivers with spring clip connections please spring for the connectors. i did the bare wire route 12 gauge is a bit too much for the connection points on my onkyo sr 393 . did find a braided cover that came close to my svs subwoofer cables

@thedirtydutchman9749 3 жыл бұрын

@cheapaudioman Try a Marley sport in a Erie contractor wheelbarrow. Soundstage and bass is excellent. Can you please review this

@docox27 Жыл бұрын

"Look man, I ain't fallin' for no banana in my tailpipe!"

@quincekreb6798 Жыл бұрын

With my kid's scissors... 🤣🤣🤣

@FlyGuy457 3 жыл бұрын

Finally, with your help, I went to the 1st floor workshop and made a whole mess of speaker cables. I feel complete. Now what?

@jolkraeremeark6949 Жыл бұрын

Plug'em in and enjoy the music

@mdd47 2 жыл бұрын

I make mine from outdoor extension cord. Jacket already included. LOL. It's stupid easy. I usually get black but I hear red and orange add 5 more watts

@rosswarren436 3 жыл бұрын

Great video but I would have appreciated a close up at each step on installing the 12 AWG cable into the banana plugs. Any better to use solder on them?

@johnwatrous3058 Жыл бұрын

No solder needed.

@TylerStout 3 жыл бұрын

Some things I've learned from doing my own that might help you. 1) Set your wire strippers one gauge lower than your wire so for you with 12 gauge wire you'd set it to 10 gauge setting 2) then you can twist it around and it will nearly cut through the cable and you can easily pull it off the end and you don't risk cutting any of the copper strands underneath 3) I prefer the Monoprice Affinity Series banana plugs as they are still fairly cheap but they are a lot easier to use and if you screw up the polarity of the connectors it's an easy fix as the caps are colored not the gold connector part installation is just 2 screws first screw makes contact with the wire and second one holds the wire into the banana plug so it can make contact with the sleeving.

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

yeah. I was just doing this on the fly. I actually use the automatic wire strippers for my other stuff but I thought it would be funnier to do it the other way...

@TylerStout 3 жыл бұрын

@@cheapaudioman I did find it amusing haha. Yeah that red handled one I've seen other people use and it looks so much easier since you can specify how long you want it.

@alm5693 3 жыл бұрын

@@TylerStout Gah. I didn't know until right now that I need to have an automatic wire stripper. This feels kind of like the moment when I discovered electric erasers (in the days before CAD).

@alm5693 3 жыл бұрын

One trip to Amazon and now my KZfaq recommendations are filled with videos about wire stripper shootouts: Search for the best wire stripper.

@davybloggs1564 2 жыл бұрын

@@cheapaudioman Not funnier, just dumb! If you use good strippers yourself, why make yourself look like a cheapo guy and show crap ones? Doesn't make sense. Those ones you're using are garbage!

@polarbear3427 3 жыл бұрын

So much for the kitchen table.

@jolkraeremeark6949 Жыл бұрын

Adds character

@chrishenderson420 3 жыл бұрын

Love your natural comedy. Never comes off as forced.

@voodootomato 3 жыл бұрын

You are a funny cat!!!

@munlive5130 Жыл бұрын

how to connect regular speaker cable to 3pin xlr? because usually speaker cable has plus and minius only. not ground.

@jeffreymilam8335 3 жыл бұрын

As Wylie Coyote would say: Genius! Sheer unadulterated, GENIUS!!!!

@MidFiMan Жыл бұрын

For buying wire jacket that is compatible with 12 ga wire, is 1/4" the size jacket you need or do you need 1/2" jacket? Thanks

@jolkraeremeark6949 Жыл бұрын

Have you determined yet the size needed?

@redstang5150 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like a few of the commenters didn't get the wire stripping joke - lol. Good work as usual.

@cheapaudioman 2 жыл бұрын

That was a fun video to make

@normwetherbee3403 3 жыл бұрын

Very Nice! Now tell us if it makes ANY difference if, say, the front left and right speaker cables are the same length. Meaning if your amp is off to one side so it takes 25' for the right one do you need to make the cable for the left side the same 25' even if the amp is much closer to one side or the other. Thank You

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think so. However I use the same length even if one speaker is a lot closer. I don’t do it for any other reason than knowing which cables I have and to keep things organized.

@janr3inhardt 3 жыл бұрын

Can we please get a 10:00 hour video of you just assembling speaker cables?

@troywalker4055 2 жыл бұрын

I used old fashioned phone cords already doubled insulated and it's solid copper rather than stranded copper.

@valterreboredo Жыл бұрын

Awesome! 👌 😆

@williammcquade3081 Жыл бұрын

Rotate the wire strippers on the cable and it will cut the circumference of the sheath and make stripping easier

@Soxcessful 2 жыл бұрын

I’m an idiot but what is the baseline for the wire you selected and where do you buy it? What is it called if not speaker wire?

@vferdman 2 жыл бұрын

What's the wire jacket for? Going to a Jacket required restaurant?

@TonicofSonic 3 жыл бұрын

I find that the rubber sleeved amazon basics 14 gauge speaker wire works very well. I wonder if the 12 gauge sounds any different.

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

I just got the 12 gauge for insurance. I haven’t had the time to really start going down the cable rabbit hole yet. I was wanted to show folks how to make a decent looking cable that doesn’t get tangled up.

@xXMotoSniperXx Жыл бұрын

Brother your humor along with your expertise is an awesome combo. I’m new to the vinyl record world, or more like returning from an absence in the 80s. I’m trying to figure out a decent cable for what’s coming in the mail. Your advice would be appreciated like my first morning cup of coffee. Fluance RT85N Q 3030i speakers Ifi Zen PreAmp Yamaha TSR700 What am I missing brother. Send me back to store. God bless and Semper Fi.

@cheapaudioman Жыл бұрын

You a marine, brother? Is the zen the DAC/headphone amp? If so you’re not missing much. An external phono preamp may bring out a lot more clarity. If that’s what you have I’d look at an external DAC. Geshelli labs J2 is great. Schiit modi is also great. Sabaj a20d is also a great choice

@ouslander1 3 жыл бұрын

I pulled a Hammy running with the Scissors.

@kevinusta7534 3 жыл бұрын

Just finished raiding two 15 ft / 14 ga wire. It took me the weekend to do 1 braid. Gonna Finnish the other this weekend. Not looking forward to it tho. It's rough on your hands and it takes too damn long! You have to constantly untangle. There has to be an easier way. If you braid two 14 ga together, does that now make it 7 ga?

@victorsitkevicz8312 2 жыл бұрын

FYI... braided speaker cables is SNAKE OIL. Unless your goal is to very slightly decrease the bandwidth of the output due to increased capacitance. LEARN ABOUT the differences between line-level and load-level impedance. Also learn about balanced and unbalanced loads, and something called SNR. Now, if your goal is to make your system sound the best it can, keep any line-level input cables as far away from any power cables, and if you can't, make sure that they are not parallel with them, that they cross them at right-angles. I design cables for a living.