'Leads of LOve'

Kelvin Cables: Custom guitar and sound leads

 

 

I make custom built guitar and audio cables to fill a niche in the market. The world is flooded with exotic (made in China) cables I know but these are a little bit different. I use the best quality Amphenol ® phono jacks and TRS jacks, tough, low capacitance cable, and for the headphone extension cable, a unique locking female TRS socket made by Altronics distributors. It all comes together to make a lead that is robust, and sound transparent. Standard sizes are 5 metres, with a choice of in line or the unique Amphenol right angle jack which can be used in almost any situation.

I occasionally sell them on eBay but get a bit tired of the exorbitant charges incurred by both eBay and PayPal, for both the seller and the buyer.

Prices including free Aus Post Registered Postage anywhere in Australia are $40.00 per guitar lead, and $40.00 for the TRS (headphone) extender cable. You can just use direct bank deposit as the method of payment.

Contact me at kelvin@guitars-of-love.com for more information.

 

 

The headphone extension cable (TRS male to female) is a really handy thing to have around any recording setup. It features the super strength gold plated Amphenol in-line TRS phono jack with the Altronics brand female locking TRS socket. The cable is of such low resistance (less than 0.2 ohms) that it can even be used as a speaker jack extension cable for guitar amps etc.

Why is the capacitance of the cable important?

A cable with high capacitance will significantly reduce the clarity of the top end of your guitar, particularly with high pot values such as the 500Kohm pots in a Les Paul, or even worse on a Tele with 1 Megohm pots. It has the same effect as turning your tone control down to mellow the sound, which in effect brings a capacitor in parallel with the input signal - i.e. a 6dB/octave Low Pass Filter (LPF). Many cheaply manufactured cables have a chunky appearance, but are very high in capacitance - enough to roll off the top of the guitar from as low as 2000 Hertz, and take all the attack out of the sound.

The Amphenol ® right angle plug:

Made of alloy, the hood screws on over a split end piece giving a secure, strong construction. The advantage of this design is that it will work in almost all situations where normally an in-line plug is used. It allows more protection for the socket because it is far less vulnerable to sideways stress than an in-line.

The Amphenol ® in-line plug:

Constructed basically the same as an XLR microphone plug, the cable is held in a plastic clamp by the action of screwing up the rear hood. To enable the use of 6mm cable however, some modification of the clamp is necessary.

The Altronics ® locking TRS stereo socket:

A sturdy stereo in-line socket with locking mechanism.

 

 

"How do I get'em?"

You can email me at: kelvin@guitars-of-love.com with specific length requirements.

Prices: including free Aus Post Registered:

All leads $40.00.