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Cutting up NVA LS3
2 questions please:
Any reason why I can't cut up a set of NVA LS3 cable and connect directly to my speakers unterminated?
Any reason why I can't cut up a set of NVA LS3 cable and reterminate?
Hopefully these questions aren't as stupid as they may appear
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No no reason at all to both questions. Why all the chopping, have you just bought a new pair of wire cutters or something ?
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Simple reason: I'm interesting buying a set from Floyddroid which are far too long for my requirements.
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Dare say they could be sent back to manufacturer for ..... na, just do it yourself. Unless they are fancy pants cables then it should be ok. Would need to ask someone who has before you do though
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I'd like to thank you all on behalf of Steve as you've just got him a sale.
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Speakers: Lampizator P17 Open Baffles
Accessories: Klotz 500 DIY Interconnects & DIY speaker cable sounding better than anything commercial.
All powered from a Mother Trucker BPS with a dedicated consumer unit with 10mm armoured radial back to the house tails after the meter.
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No reason at all why the cables can't be cut and reterminated. But you have to remember these cables use a Litz construction, i.e. they consist of several conductor strands (14 in the case of the LS3) that are individually insulated. To reterminate the cable, each strand needs to have its insulation trimmed back so the conductors can be connected together. How this is done depends on the actual termination: plug; spade, or bare conductor.
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Hardly silly questions.Originally Posted by alcarmichael
2 questions please:
Any reason why I can't cut up a set of NVA LS3 cable and connect directly to my speakers unterminated?
Any reason why I can't cut up a set of NVA LS3 cable and reterminate?
Hopefully these questions aren't as stupid as they may appear
Direct soldered connections on Amps and Speakers is Far superior to even the priciest connectors made/sold.
Simple, direct and V effective.
However it can be a nuisance.. if an inveterate/constant fiddler.. as soldering /unsoldering can be a chore.
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