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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: williaty on July 01, 2011, 07:50:50 PM

Title: Recreating the Nawa Interconnect
Post by: williaty on July 01, 2011, 07:50:50 PM

I need to make myself some decent interconnects to go from my DAC to my Crack. Currently, I'm using $1.99 "Premium" cables from Monoprice. Obviously, not the last word in hi-fi.

Considering that the Bottlehead Nawa Interconnect is NLA, does anyone at Bottlehead feel like disclosing a BOM for it so that end users can re-create it on their own dime? What cable (and what braid, if any, was done to it), what those nice right-angle connectors are, etc?

I'm just trying to come up with a decent set of interconnects and I trust you guys so hopefully you're willing to share.

Title: Re: Recreating the Nawa Interconnect
Post by: howardnair on July 02, 2011, 01:05:53 AM

http://www.markertek.com/Cables/Bulk-Wire-Cable/Bulk-Digital-Audio-Cable/Belden-CDT-Inc/8762-060100.xhtml
http://www.ramelectronics.net/audio-video/connectors/rca-jacks-and-plugs/c10000-c15000-c15001.html?sorter=productname-en-asc
http://www.needledoctor.com/Audioquest-RCA-90-Right-Angle-RCA-Plug

this will do it---

Title: Re: Recreating the Nawa Interconnect
Post by: Jim R. on July 02, 2011, 04:58:34 AM

I don't really know much about the NAWA cables, though I believe the connectors were the 90 degree cardas rhodium/silver ones.

-- Jim

Title: Re: Recreating the Nawa Interconnect
Post by: Doc B. on July 02, 2011, 06:13:30 AM

Quote from: howardnair on July 02, 2011, 01:05:53 AM

http://www.markertek.com/Cables/Bulk-Wire-Cable/Bulk-Digital-Audio-Cable/Belden-CDT-Inc/8762-060100.xhtml
http://www.ramelectronics.net/audio-video/connectors/rca-jacks-and-plugs/c10000-c15000-c15001.html?sorter=productname-en-asc
http://www.needledoctor.com/Audioquest-RCA-90-Right-Angle-RCA-Plug

this will do it---

It will make a cable but it's not what was in the Nawas. They were made by DIY Cable and used Canare cable and Cardas right angle RCA plugs.
We've been making our own cables lately and we might make them available in kit form. They use a couple different sizes of Teflon coated Ohno wire, Belden braided shield, Tech Flex, adhesive lined shrink tube and Neutrik Pro-Fi RCA plugs.