Fun weekend project - DIY DT880 dual entry recable

I had some Canare 4S6 laying around, so ordered a Neutrik NP3X-B plug and thought what the hell.

The conductors in the stock cable are so tiny it's comical. I could swear it sounds better after the upgrade and that it opened up a bit, but I could always just be hallucinating. Definitely looks better.

Some notes for those who might to do the same:
-Be careful when prying up the retaining ring to remove the driver. Really easy to slip. I went in half an inch or so to the side of the centering tab on the top of the ring
-The terminal with the black sharpie on the driver is the positive.
-The tip of TRS plugs is the left channel, I got this backwards but it only really matters for the color of the cable I guess.
-I used a fat zip tie and hot glue around the heat shrink on the entry into the cups, I think it'll work pretty well retention wise but I think the entry on the left cup will look better with some JB weld or something that dries black/dark gray, have to see if I can find something better that will work.
-You have enough free space on the inside of the cup to work in a mini XLR jack, Hifiman-style 2.5mm or maybe even 3.5mm jack if you wanted to. I figure if i ever go balanced with these I could just reterminate the cable.

Otherwise it's pretty straight forward. Fun project.

 

Might want to fix up that image link.

"The image you are requesting does not exist or is no longer available."

 

Yep, the stock wires are bloody thin.

 

Huh, thanks imgur. Fixed.