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I’m currently in the process of recabling my Koss KSC-75 headphones to give them a more professional look and perhaps better sound quality.  The recabling is taking longer than expected since it is my first time doing it.

When I was purchasing the materials for the recabling, I ordered an extra 7ft of clear TechFlex so I could spice up my plain ol’ black ethernet cable.  Hopefully this will turn my $1 ethernet cable into a $500 Denon ethernet cable.  This mod adds absolutely no practical functionality to the cable.  It simply makes it look a lot cooler.

Materials Used

• 6ft Belkin Cat5e ethernet cable – $1 from dollar store
• 7 feet of 1/4″ TechFlex (Polyethelene) cable sleeve – less than $3
• 2 inches of 3/16″ heatshrink (Shrinktube) – less than $1

Total cost: less than $5
You’ll also need scissors, a heat gun (a hairdryer might work).  I chose a black ethernet cable with clear TechFlex and black heatshrink.

Steps

1. Slide the TechFlex over the cable.
2. Trim off excess TechFlex.
3. Cut heatshrink to desired size to secure the ends of the TechFlex
4. Use a heat gun to shrink the heatshrink around the cable.

Final result
The final result is an ethernet cable with a lot more class than before costing less than $5.  It’s not faster but certainly looks like it might be and is even comparable in looks to a $500 ethernet cable!

I got my materials from TakeFiveAudio.  They have a lot of DIY materials for audio mods at pretty good prices.

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