Zonotone of Japan 7NAC-Grandio-10--Price Just Lowered Again!!

Zonotone Interconnect Cable from Japan for Sale!!

I bought this for a Second System I have several years ago. It has minimal use because of my hectic schedule, I hardly had any time to listen to even my Primary System, let along my Second System. I am the first and only Owner of this Product.

While this Cable may not be well-known in the U.S., it should be. I was loaned one by the U.S. Distributor of several Japanese High-End Audio Products, including Triode Corporation of Japan. It sounded so good I had to have one, so bought one from one of his Triode Corporation of Japan Dealers for retail price of $1,495.00.

I was so impressed with it that a couple of years ago, I literally rented virtually every interconnect cable at the Cable Company in the $1,000 to $3,000 price point of any know repute to compare it against. I invited several local Audiophiles to help me with the shoot outs. It was done single blind (I knew the identification of each cable, but the rest of the Panel did not). All Audiophiles invited play musical instrument(s) and listen to live music on a regular basis (as do I). This beat every cable tested except (2). One it was equally as good as and one beat it out in the order of 10% (in case you were wondering, it was a Synergistic Cable that sold of just under $3,000.00). This is not advertising or hyperbole, it's the truth. Whoever gets this cable for the ridiculously low price I am selling it for is getting a steal. If you can find any Cable for for its retail price of $1,495.00 I paid that beats it, I want to know and try that cable, because so far, none has.

Check out the shipping weight! Each interconnect weighs a little over 1-pound, so you are getting your money’s worth just in the amount of wire required t make these.

What does it sound like in general? It has deep, fast, and when called for full bass. The midrange is 3-dimensional with natural musical warmth. The highs are all there, extended, but smooth, just like they are in live music. I would say that if one’s System is either neutral or leans to the slightly analytical side, these are the Cables for you!

Reason for selling? I am embarking on a Master's Degree and am liquidating most of my stereo gear to assist with funding it.

I have not sold in some time, but in the past, I have sold at least 39 Items on Audiogon and had a perfect (100%) satisfaction Record. I am an M.D. by background and most people know we take very good care of our possessions, especially audio equipment.

I am happy to entertain any questions and all reasonable offers. I work long hours and am also starting in School, so I will always answer back, but usually do not get to my e-mails into the evenings, which may be very late your time depending on what time zone you’re in (I am on West Coast or PST), so please be patient with me responding.

Thank you for your interest!!

Taken from Zonotone’s Website that is Translated into English:

http://zonotone.co.jp/en/origin-en.html

This shows the general origins and philosophy of Zonotone Cables. There are (4) Levels. This Cable came from the Second from the Top of the Line Level.

“When 7N audio cable became available in Japan for the first time in the autumn of 1990 from the predecessor of Zonotone, the Japanese audio world began to take note of the importance of wire materials. While a number of innovative cable products have been produced since then, the Zonotone brand was launched to develop cable that is closer to the ideal. That was in 2007."

"Bringing revolutionary cable to audiophiles. There is no other way to pursue the deep passion of music that stirs the hearts of audiophiles. At the foundation of this is my own personal passion for music and for audio. Materials, structure, design—all are for the sake of a passion for music. As the front-runner in cable making, we have also not forgotten to set reasonable prices for Zonotone cable so that it can bring the enjoyment of audio to ordinary consumers, beyond being a hobby of the rich.”

“We are grateful to have reached over the tenth year since our founding. The product lineup has grown more diverse and full. What should we make, and for whom? Zonotone always keeps its ears open to the voice of audiophiles. Admonishment, encouragement, empathy, suggestions. Those voices are reflected in our products. That is how we share passion with audiophiles. Zonotone cable is created together with audiophiles.”

http://zonotone.co.jp/en/concept-en.html

“How did the name Zonotone come to be synonymous with cable? Mainly because of the original thinking and the technology going into these cables.”

“It all starts with materials. Audio is all about “purity and power.” The purity of the material takes precedence over everything else. Even before the Zonotone brand was born, we were focused on the importance of wire materials. We insisted all along on using only carefully selected materials, whether premium copper, like ultra-pure 7NCu (copper with purity of 99.99999%) and ultra-pure 6NCu (99.9999% pure copper), 4N oxygen-free copper wire and silver-plated OFC.”

“The unrivaled superiority of the DMHC structure = purity + energy + realistic presence.”

“This is the philosophy behind our original DMHC (Discrete Multi-conductor Helical-parallel Construction). Stereo cable conductors tend to have two cores, hot and cold; but Zonotone DMHC is a multicore conductor. The minimum number of cores is 4, but there are also 5-core × 2 (10 cores total) and 10-core × 2 (20 cores total) products.”

“As a result, we were able to achieve a brand new hybrid multicore conductor using complex combinations of various wire diameters, materials, and diameter variations. The basic DMHC structure consists of independent multicore conductors arranged cylindrically around a central core, with the plus and minus conductors isolated from each other by means of an insulative dummy material. For speaker cable use, this structure was further advanced to DMHC-Duo/DMHC-Quadri.”

“We believe this structure to be the best possible structure for reduced inductance and capacitance, for reducing phase distortion, high-frequency or intermodulation distortion, and crosstalk, for improving bandwidth balance and other properties, for suppressing resonance, electromagnetic induction, and vibration, and for preventing energy loss, among the numerous other extremely large benefits.”

“The secret is its original golden ratio. Based on data gathered over a long time from huge numbers of prototypes and repeated listening, Zonotone conductors are created with an original golden ratio unrivalled in the industry. Far from relying solely on quantitative and coefficient findings from physical and scientific analyses, priority is given to musicality as judged by the ear.”

“All Zonotone cables are made in Japan. This is also part of the secret to reliability.”

“A new sound experience made possible by unadulterated transmission. Zonotone cables are “purity and power” with no signal loss. That is why they provide purely transmitted sound.”

http://zonotone.co.jp/en/pdf/zonotone_products_catalog-2019.pdf

Additional Design information at the PDF File Link above.

Specifications:

· [Conductor Material] Ultrapure 7NCu, HiFC, PCUHD, Modern Tin-plated high-purity copper, OFC

· [Conductor Size] 1.7 square (5core) x 2 (10 core) (single channel)

· [Insulation] Elastomer

· [Shield] Copper wire braided shield

· [Filler] Natural cotton

· [External Diameter] 17 mmφ

· [Terminal] (RCA) Original RCA plug : (cap)Nickel-plated (pin)24gold-plated, terminal diameter 14.5mmφ | (XLR) Neutrik, gold-plated, terminal diameter 20.5 mmφ

· [Others] This cable is connectable for both of L channel/R channel in a single cable. But a clearance between the terminal (L/R) on equipment is limited within 40 cm.