Thanks for your highly informative video. I especially appreciated the pacing of the information and detailed description of each step.

Two weeks into listening to my DIY 3104s and I must say I'm very impressed. I'm a huge 2 channel music guy and I love listening to my Martin Logans ESL X and dual 1100X. In my opinion the floor standing speaker list is VERY SHORT when comparing however they are also good revealing weaknesses in your system. The first 100hrs or so listening, the 3104s were muddy, poor sound stage, and subpar bass. Now into nearly 300hrs of signal passing through, it sounds like I've installed another set of cables. The center stage is wide but tight enough to pick out where each artist is onstage. I listened to some older music that I'm familiar with the detail and it was like WOW....hearing voice definition, breathing I haven't heard and the guitarist actually plucking the strings. I can continue writing but let me just say, as an audio/video enthusiasts, I've always "chased the dragon" trying to get the best sound possible from whichever system I had...and sometimes spending considerably more than putting the Mogami 3104s together. These by far are the best sounding cables I've listened to (in my system) for the money. Ended up making 2 pairs of 8' cables to bi-amp my speakers. Wish I could share a pick of the finished cables.

Great job sir! I really like the extra effort on the nylon jacket and heat shrink tubing. Personally I made four 10 gauge banana plug wires to bi-amp my front floor standing B&W. After seeing your video I need to step up my game. Now I want to add nylon sheathing and heat shrinking tubing to my cables. Thank you for the how to

I really like the cloth sheeting on it. I'm thinking of adding that to mine. It's really cool to have a thick wire, but I find the wire doesn't really matter. Outside of given the idea that they're good. I know some people feel it makes their sound better. So the confidence thicker wire gives is nice. Also, I love how a tick wire looks and feels. You did a great job.

Thanks for showing us that idea in speaker cables DIY, I liked it, and I provably would try it too

Like this choice of cables and build. Nice job! I am ordering the wire and other pieces to make my own new high end quality cables for my speakers!

15:33 is funny. Thanks for the vid and info. Just ordered cable from Redco today and it will be here tomorrow as I live in Massachusetts (Redco in Connecticut). I bought the W 2921 14 gauge.....Redco was the only one to have that cable by the foot. Two years later these cables are working very well. Very satisfying to build your own cable. I'm going to look at your interconnect cable vid now.

Hello, I'm very new to youtube so I'm sure I'm doing this all wrong. I just wanted to say thank you for the videos ! The "how to" videos are the best. I've built the Mogami W3104 Spk Cables that you taught me how to make ( they sound OUTSTANDING) & I've built the Oyaide Black Mamba Power Cable that you showed me . The power cable very much improved the bass of my system ! I can't wait to build something else I learn from you ! Your the BEST & your a Giants fan as well !

Excellent! Thanks for posting!

Excellent tutorial thank you! I just made my own using 3103 cable. The sound opened and the bass got much clearer. Much cleaner sound

KInd thanks for your helpful video, I have ordered the plugs and some of Mogami W3104 from a pro-audio shop. Excellent video notes also, with a bill of materials, and all the relevant links, awesome work. I am very grateful for your help !!!!!

Thank you for the video! I'm in the process of reforming & conning some old vintage speakers and adding vintage amplifiers & tuners systems and I am now realizing it's all for nothing if you don't have quality speaker wire Cables! I'm embarrassed about the spliced willy nilly wiring I do use! That was a great! no wait! a Fantastic video showing how to make a quality speaker jacks & speaker cables thank Sinn Fein Byrne

After​ watching this video. I bought the Mogami w3104 with CMC pure copper banana plug and replace my old cable, the Van Den hul. It's so much difference. This new Mogami make me feel the hi quality​ cable in reasonable​ price. Thank you so much.

I am going to build my own cable after looking at speaker cables in the $2 - $4K range (too much dough). BTW, for those who suggest that this is too much for a home stereo system, it all depends on the system. If one is using 1 kW+ power amplifiers and have clean and/or well-conditioned source power, these will be great and are not overkill. Excellent video!

Thank for the speaker wire info. I made a pair of the Canare’s and they sound superb to anything else I have ever made.

I'm entry level (y rx-v685 pushing polk t-series on 12g unshielded wires) but as I upgrade I want to diy where I can. This video is exactly what I needed. Thanks

According to Audioholics, and I agree with them, the cable size (awg) you are using is an excellent choice for stereo speakers. I am pretty sure the president of Audioholics is an electrical engineer that has worked in communications so he understands how frequency affects cables. They have done different youtube videos on the subject of speaker cables and snake oil in the audio cable industry. Personally I think your speaker cables turned out great and are first class. Well done.

The pure richness of the thumbnail made watch this video and now I want to create my own speaker cables.

Thank you dude! I will check it out and maybe make one for my speaker later.

Nice! Thank You for sharing! I also like the other video confirming the findings between cables.

That cable could power a whole house, very nice!

I use 0.8mm solid silver slipped through medical Teflon tubing. Surprisingly cheap and because it’s shiny it’s great for the higher frequencies

I've always been troubled that my MIT AVT1 biwire goes from two connectors to four, so this looks like a great way to get four connections at both ends and test whether that cable is really all that great!

Thank you sir for making this video! Often times cables that look like these are sold for hundreds if not thousands of dollars, yet are likely made in a similar method to what you have shown. I look forward to trying this myself!

Awesome job. I really enjoyed watching you work.

WELL DONE , THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US HOW TO DO A GREAT REFERENCE CABLE FOR A FRACTION OF THE PRICE OF OTHERS ( COMPARE TO KIMBER KABLE ) .

Awesome video! I have been watching your channel for a while now and thoroughly enjoy all of your videos. Thank you for sharing this great DIY on some great looking cables. I’m looking forward to making some very soon. Currently I’m using Blue Jean cables and I’m going to do some A/B testing. Good job buddy!

Thanks for your time and effort

Beautiful!...im gonna make some for my home theatre speakers!...theyre only 2 conductor though!

I made these cables yesterday. Amazing! They replaced a pair of $2k WireWorld Eclipse 8 cables. I. Am. So. Impressed! Thank you so much. I recommend the locking banana plugs as regular bananas sometimes are too tight and eventually break at some point. Could you create a video on making 3 x 12 AWG (or larger) XLR cables? Amazing work. Thank you again.

If you want the sleeving to be taught and not as loose on the cable, you can melt the ends of it to the insulation in conjunction with the heat shrink, sleeved custom PSU cable tutorials are a great guide

Great Video!! Thank You for the instructions! Take care, Randy

There are 4 main physical and mechanical properties that all need addressed for "High Quality" speaker cables. 1 Resistance (not nominal impedance). This affects the ability of the amp to deliver power and provide damping to the speaker. Resistance is related to material, and length. "skin effect" is a non issue at audio frequencies but is a radio frequency property. Shorter is better. Larger is better. 2 Capacitance. This affects the current drawn by the cable to charge the space between conductors when voltage is applied. This is a per unit of length, conductor diameter, and insulation material in regards to it's dielectric constant. Shorter is better. Smaller conductors is better. Low dielectric constant insulation is better. 3 Inductance. Inductance is the inverse of capacitance. It is the expanding magnetic field around a conductor as current flows. This is a per unit of length factor only. Resistance and insulation do not affect this. 4 Dielectric absorption. This is the heating of the dielectric material as it absorbs energy from the changing electric field. Low loss is better. Shorter is better. Conclusions.. A long cable is bad for a complex impedance of the speaker. The best cable is smaller and bigger at the same time as big is bad for capacitance and small is bad for resistance. The ratio of capacitance and inductance produces a cable characteristic impedance. When signal into and out of a cable matches the impedance of the cable, the problems of inductance and capacitance on opposite vector directions cancel and the cable can pass high frequencies with low loss into a restrictive load. Unfortunately a speaker is not a resistivity load and has a complex impedance curve. Making a 8 ohm impedance cable would be physically huge due to the size of the capacitance needed. This is why your TV cable is 75 ohm, your network cable is 110 ohm, and your DMX cable is 120 ohm. To use "short" speaker cables, much of the industry is moving to powered speakers and amp racks at the speakers instead of the sound booth. The signal is sent on several hundred feet of line cable which is about 200 ohm and with a resistive load instead of a complex speaker impedance. Loss is negligible at the entire audio frequency range. Balanced XLR signals have very high common mode noise rejection so hum pickup and other electrical noise is rarely an issue in a commercial sound setup. Not listed above is the physical properties. Solid vs stranded, physical size, appearance, etc. For those using lamp cable or house wire for speaker cables, they handle the voltage and power just fine, but may have issues in longer runs with the insulation and dielectric absorption. This can be compensated for as the loss is greater at higher frequencies, so it is "fixed with the EQ. Disclaimer. I am an engineering electronics technician with background in radio and television broadcast.

I’ve just finished making my Mogami w3104 cable and it’s magical 😍 BUY IT !

Thanks for the video. Would having separately shielded wires make a difference? I know on analog video signals (especially unamplified), shielded of utmost importance. If you run unamplified video signal for any distance close to a pcb, there is a ton of video interference. Once amplified, the video signal isn't as susceptible to interference. I don't know how susceptible speaker wires are (probably not nearly as sensitive since it's an amplified signal at that point).

Awesome tutorial! I’m with you, I mostly only use pro cables. The only exception is Supra, I find their power cords excellent. I also like their shielded speaker cables - I find some class D amps sound better with shielded speaker cables. One could also shield a professional speaker cable by manually adding a copper shield over the cable and covering it with the nylon mesh. Now I’m inspired to try the Mogami speaker cables. I’ll build a pair to try... :-D

I warmly welcome. Thank you very much for this guide. I have already ordered all the pieces of the puzzle. Waiting for them to reach me. I am very curious how this cable will fall out against the background of Nordost Red Dawn LS. I'll let you know how. Happy New Year.

What about the Mogami W2921? Is it comparable or competitive to the W3104? Which would you prefer between W2921 and W3103? Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!

Wow thanks for the video i am going to build these soon. 6 AWG is awesome for speaker cables these cables should have very little resistance.

Great cable. Thanks for the tutorial. I just finished building a pair and the soundquality is very good

Im building a set of these...thanks for the idea and tutorial.

I would rather connect together in pairs the opposite wires (yellow-red and orange-brown). In that case you would get the so-called star-quad configuration often used in microphone cables to make them more noise resistant. Also star-quad is used by Audio Quest in many of it's speaker cables.

I watch a lot of video on speaker wires , amps , and speakers .I love your channel the best as you have a great ear for sound and actually look at all the good and bad before making a dicission. Thank you for a great channel . I wish I could get the denon amp you ordered from Japan but I am scared as I don't want to be screwed if something goes wrong . My future speakers are going to be sonus fabre olympica nova 5 , and hope I can soon

Awesome video. Thank you for showing on how to make it. Gonna make myself some now

Nice work. Shrink tubing comes in various "shrinkage" ratios, maybe that will help someone.

Awesome work here my friend 👌

hello thank you for the helpful video can you tell me if there is a spade connector that will fit Thank you

Very Good Video, Thank You for making it !!!!

Great video my man👍🏽👊🏽

Hi, just wondering how these cables have performed over the last year? Do you still use them? Like them?

Tharbamar, Thank you very much for the information on those BFA terminals! Would you please check what is the hole size (internal diameter) for a wire in Parts Express BFA's in mm?

Like your easy explanations....true DIYers need patient teachers with an attention to process, detail, materials and required time...to make an outstanding product.....Cables are pro grade in function and quality of build, a pleasure to look at and listen too....please do more DIY videos, maybe interconnects next?

Great tutorial! But you didn't use the star quad wiring method so you don't get star quad benefit. Is it intentional? You need to connect Red-Yellow to +, Brown-Orange to - to make star quad work. It is useful to mention. Kind regards.

I have done A/B testing with different types of plugs. Brass is a no go. I could definitely hear a difference between brass and copper. So, if you have a choice use copper connectors, preferably copper spades.

Great video, thank you! That's some serious cable! I would suggest also using adhesive heat shrink, then it will never come loose.

Great video man. In a stroke of excitement, i just ordered the Mogami cable, Parts Express plugs to connect my Audiolab MBs to Elac Unifi UF52. Now am thinking of how to tackle my gf when she notices those monstrous cables 😀

To keep the surface of the copper strands from tarnishing which can have an effect on signal transference over time, maybe I would suggest the use of solder for an airtight connection. Soldering is a simple thing that most will be able to do correctly with little practice. Or at least have your copper ends tinned.

Nice tutorial, and I love the look of the cable and speaker banana

I just purchased everything to make some of these. Thanks for the useful video.

Excellent! I also suggest Supra cables from Sweden which are VERY low capacitance. I tinned the endings with Cardas silver solder and I will use Rhodium pins on the end. The Supra is affordable and VERY good quality.

Hello! Can you make a comparison between your reference speaker cables from Mogami and a regular H07RN-F 4x4mm2 copper powercable for 2 or 3 EUR each meter? I believe that you won't find huge differences. Okay, the color code on the single wires.... ;-)

Hi I can't find the banana plugs. I need to know which others banana will fit this thick cables. Any help will be appreciated.

Nice to see how you make them. Have you ever learnt the math and basic electronics behind cable CSA current capability, cable resistance, amp damping factor and crossover/,driver impedance?

Thanks so much for making this tutorial video..sir can I ask you how much it would cost to make a pair of 7ft long speaker cable version of this with Spade terminals on the other ends instead of all banana plugs...thanks so much sir

Thank you for this! I made this cable and have installed it on my system. These sound more transparent than a set of PS Audio cables that I had been using for a decade. And they are really easy to handle due to flexibility. Thanks a lot!

I recently went to Guitar Center and picked up a Mogami mic cable for XLR connections and was blown away with the quality of sound for the money. Easily comparable to cables costing 10 times as much.

Have you made any hi end speaker cables for guitar amps/cabinets that terminate with 1/4” TS connectors?

Just built my own today according to your specs, thanks for the template video 💪👌

nice show and it surely will work fine. But i am wondering, are these not overkill for home use? I mean, these kind of professional cables are meant to travel long distances, 50 mtr or more.

As a electrician, cutting into a sheath like they damaged the conductors, your can use aS/O cord stripper to strip that without damaging the wires inside.

I also am going to get these speaker wires that you just built , but I may need like 10 feet each side

Thankyou for this video !

Hi why did you not wire it star-quad i.e. 1-3 and 2-4 as the pairs and get the benefits of lower capacitance and inductance?

Professionals use plain oxygen-free copper. Professional sales people prefer silver, gold or more expensive materials. Apart from that I really like your videos. I like your cable also☺

Thanks for the video now I’m going to make my own set.

Nicely made video! Thoughts about twisting the wire ends?

Thanks for this fantastic video! I have been planning on making my own speaker cables and this tutorial is one of the best i've seen. I do have a couple questions. 1. Is there a technical/sonic reason why didn't you twist the pair of conductors before connecting them to each other? 2. I have seen other people's comments about star-quad wiring and your responses. I don't fully understand the importance of pairing or the difference between coupling two adjacent conductors vs. coupling conductors across from each other. Is there a difference? According to wikipedia, in star-quad configuration, "opposite points of the star are connected together at each end of the cable to form each leg of the balanced circuit." For the mogami, that appears to be red+yellow, brown+orange. Thank you!

Great video!!!!

Great video and good on information thank you

Awesome cable and fantastically explained. Thank You.

6AWg cable for speaker.. Are you connecting speakers directly to the power plant?

The table @ :38 shows the capacitance when pairing wires #1 and #3 together vs #1 and #2. Pairing 1 and 3 has a lower capacitance then 1 and 2. In between those pairs is a cord/insulation that is not shown in the illustration @ :38. You just see a gap. That cord/insulation separates pairs 1&3 and 2&4 allowing a lower capacitance. So pair Brown & Orange, and Red and Yellow. Will this make a difference to your ear? He made mention that there is no difference in sound and I believe him because he's making short cables. Thank you for your DIY videos. Thinking of making a pair for the fun of it.

Very nice wires. Guarantee that's over kill. I've done a few blind test with friends. I've never had any of them pick my best set of wires. Also this wire would need to be tightly twisted or separated to prevent induction at higher power levels when the conductors are that close parallel to each other.

Last you for a very very long time, my guess is that after a year or two you would want to upgrade. You see your ear is very clever it soon gets sick/tired of the sound that comes out of your speakers then you want to upgrade. This applies to right through all your hi-fi equipment.

A cable company would want over $1000 for comparable cables. Gonna try to make these. Thanks

great work i have used mogami for years best cable money can buy

Stunning ,if they sound as good as they look ,wow ,going to make a set in the next couple of weeks ,thank you 👌👌

Nice job. Just , thank you for the video and your time !

Well done, Thank you

Really lovely advice. What do you recommend for a 4 way speaker system which is active driven. Two Mogami 3104 per channel or 4 Mogami 3104 per channel?

Those are some very nice looking cables you made there. Nicely done. At the end you said something that caught my attention and I was hoping you might take a moment and illuminate for me what you meant. In passing you mentioned that you break in your speaker cables and I'm curious as to what that entails, what processing is happening inside the cables and to what end this leads (i.e. what benefits does one get from having broken in their speaker cables). Thank you.

Very nice. Thank you!

Whats the use of that giant cable when the wires inside the speakers are thin as hair

Good video, but i was curious a few years back about wire size for speakers. I tested this theory about wire size so i went out and bought some 16, 14, 12, and 10 gauge wire. I tested these different size wire's on my home stereo and i couldn't hear any difference in the sound eminating from my speakers. I also went out and bought some lamp cord and wired it to my stereo speakers and guess what, i still could not hear any difference in the sound quality. So my question to all of you viewers is it possible that some people can hear sutlle differences in sound quality.

Thank you very much for your tutorial video. Are you going to make one for the interconnects?

Great video! Thank you!!!!!

Parts Express is out of stock until 9/30/19 for the BFA Style Banana Plugs with Dual Set Screws and Poly Carbonate Shell . That's OK. No hurry.

Great video! One piece of advice though, when twisting the final terminal wires together prior to insertion into banana plugs, use gloves, this will prevent oils from your fingers oxidising the cable ends.

very nice work....these cables are designed for stage/concert applications, they are bomb proof :)

Hi just finished my Mogami W3104 8'x 2=16 ' Cost approximately $11 ca. per ft.all in, now just have to break them in cant wait, to hear them!!