SILVER Balanced XLR 1 Meter

6 WIRE BRAIDED SILVER Balanced XLR IC

First of all, there is no other cable on the market at this price point that even comes close to these.No hype, No snake oil No voodoo.
Pure, simple, outstanding cables with performance approaching the very best and most expensive audio cables on the market, for a fraction of the price.
Well below what audiophiles normally expect to pay for superbly engineered and hand crafted components. Best Value of any cables available.
All my cables are made by hand by me one at a time, I'm a small operation working at my home, with a small markup (40%) including labor.
Unlike large cable manufactures which have a large overhead and typically charge 16 - 20 times cost. My mission is to the finest audio components, of the finest materials, at a reasonable price.

The majority of the high definition cables (typically over $1,000 per pair) are made from silver conductors with Teflon insulation.
These expensive materials generally are thought to sound the best.
Prices for these premium cables are high for these reasons:
The materials ( silver and Teflon) and the labor-intensive processes, both are costly.
Then, the manufacturer expends enormous resources on advertising, to maintain their brand."
These advertising expenses must be added to the final product cost.
Also, cables are not sold directly to end users. Instead, manufacturers sell to stereo dealers who resell the product to end users, after adding their markup.
Dealers typically charge twice their cost. They must earn this amount, as profit, in order to survive, because they, too, have necessary high costs- rent, advertising, salaries and sales commissions, business taxes, etc.
Let’s analyze the distribution of funds paid by the end user for a pair of 8-foot silver and Teflon speaker cables from a name brand manufacturer:

Cost of Materials $ ..200.
Assembly Labor Costs $ ..175.
Administrative and Sales Costs $ ..125.
Advertising Costs $..225.
Manufacturer's Profit $..275.
Dealer Mark-Up $1,000.

TOTAL COST TO END USER $2,000

All my cables are made by hand by me one at a time, I'm a small operation working at my home, with a small markup (40%) including labor.Unlike large cable manufactures which have a large overhead and typically charge 16 - 20 times cost.
My mission is to the finest audio components, of the finest materials, at a reasonable price.

The WIRE:
Six-wire braid of MIL spec aerospace SPC 7/32 Strand, silver plated copper cable with Teflon insulation, silver being the best conductor of electricity,
Teflon insulation is very close to air resulting in very low capacitance which makes the cable suitable for any audio component as it will not contribute to instability,or absorb the signal. Teflon insulation is very thin resulting in a cable that is lightweight and flexible. This cable will not stress the jacks on your components, but is very large gauge.
This configuration provides incredible imaging and detail across the entire audio spectrum, deep, tight, powerful bass, sweet transparent mid-range smooth and linear high frequency response.
This cable provides incredibly low resistance.

Connector Specifications:

NEUNC3FXXB AND NEUNC3MXXB- Neutrik XX Series 3-Pin XLR Female and Male cable connectors.
WHITE METAL HOUSING, SILVER CONTACTS
Neutrik's "next generation" XLR connector, improves on Neutrik's industry standard "X" series connectors.
Similar in style to the NP*X series, this new series is simple to use and will be available in 3 pin configuration.
The compact unique styled die cast shell has internal threads that mate with the external threads on the boot to eliminate damage sometimes found on exposed threads.
This series also incorporates Neutrik's unique chuck-type strain relief.

Additional Features:

5% Silver solder

Unique female and male cage type contact for increased conductivity and reduced wear of the male contacts
A new ground contact that provides better integrity between the chassis and cable connectors.
NC**XX series black metal housing with silver contacts.The new unified shell is stronger, and mates with all current Neutrik X series connectors.

REVIEW:
I began the audition by comparing the single ended cables to my Audioquest Colorado.
In sum, even right out of the box, they fared pretty well and I suspect they would’ve gotten even better had they had more than a 12 hour break in. But then I tried the balanced IC’s. And all hell broke loose. Maybe it’s because this is the first time I’ve been able to utilize the balanced output of my VAC preamp into my Plinius amp; but, the difference was stunning. I’m not talking about increments. I’m talking along the lines of getting a new component. And this was cold, out of the box! Just as with the addition of your power cord to the preamp, the soundstage expanded again in depth and width.But it’s what was going on in that soundstage. Breath. Air. A sense of a giant church around Margo Timmons voice on the Cowboy Junkies’ Trinity Sessions when she sings “Hard rock miner”. I kept reaching for vocal tracks, just to confirm that I was hearing in voices what I’ve been seeking out of my system: emotion. The emotion that comes with hearing the inside of the vocals; that is, the intake of breath, the smacking of lips, the vibrato, a faint sigh of punctuation I never heard before from Nancy Wilson. “Pony” from Tom Waits’ Mule Variations brought a tear to my eye just from the flesh and blood presence of the musicians in my room and the longing in Tom’s voice. I didn’t know my speakers were capable of such a midrange. I sent my wife-who I enlisted for her superior ears, and who always felt our system was fatiguing and had an edge- downstairs to listen to Elton John’s First album on SACD.
I didn’t think she was going to come back up. When she emerged, she said that she’d been listening to this album since she was 14 years old, and had never heard the whispering in the vocals, the separation in the choir. After an overnight burn in, the bass became more focused. Charles Mingus’s bass gave off a woody resonance I’d never caught before. The treble, while already very good, gave me more sparkle and roundness on brass. I played the SACD of Paquito D’Rivera’s Portraits of Cuba loud and there was no edge whatsoever. So, that’s what was going on Sunday evening after about 24 hours of burn in. And I thought I’d need to keep them for quite some time before I could decide. Good bye, Audioquest!
Whatever it is you’re doing, keep it up!

1 pair, 1 meter
Hard Shell Case
Other lengths available
6.95 Flat rare Priority lower 48