Cables


There is a lot of "snake oil" out there (look it up on Google).  Cable should seamlessly and transparently transmit the sound, without adding or subtracting from it in any way.  Any cable that purports to be difficult, different or sensitive, very probably is.  We understand cable, we are engineers, and we know what sounds right.

If you buy the right cables the first time, it will save you money in the long run, take a long deep breath and just go for it.

 

Silver Arrows tonearm cable
Made from pure silver this is simply the tonearm cable to have. 

From ToneAudio magazine : "Last year we gave Furutech’s AU12 tonearm cable an exceptional value award, and the new Silver 12 takes things a big step further in clarity and dynamics. It uses Furutech’s Alpha Pure Silver conductors, Alpha Rhodium/OCC RCA connectors and a CF or L DIN connector along with Furutech’s Alpha Cryo process. Bottom line: this is the best tonearm cable I’ve had the pleasure to use." 

If you have and SME V or better, then you owe it to yourself to have this cable. We use this cable on our reference SME20/3 Benz LP-S system.


• α (Alpha) Pure Silver Conductors
• Three-layer shielding for improved noise insulation
• Four-way grounding and external ground wire
• Insulation/Dielectric: Special-grade air-foamed polyethylene
• Connectors: Furutech-engineered rhodium-plated Carbon and Stainless finished CF-DIN connector or L-DIN connector and CF-102(R) α (Alpha) OCC RCA connectors
• Carefully engineered cable clamp improves grip and reduces mechanical and electrically-induced distortion

£1,550 5 pin tonearm to RCA plugs, right angle version.  In stock now!
£1,675.00 fully balanced XLR (only made for us by Furutech Japan)

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AG-12 Phono cable 1.2M
“I don’t know if the Furutech Ag-12 is the best phono cable on the market, but it's the best I've heard, a fact made all the more meaningful by its mid-level price. It's one of the phono cables to beat, and it's affordable to boot.”
-- Marc Mickelson, Soundstage.com

“The award for best performance and highest build quality at the lowest price goes to the Furutech AG-12.”
--- Michael Fremer, Stereophile July 2009 Vol.32 No.7

• α (Alpha) silver-plated μ-OFC Conductor
• 4-layer shield construction for improved noise insulation
• Main Insulation: Air-foamed polyethylene
•• Connectors
o Furutech-engineered rhodium-plated DIN or L-DIN and FP-126(R) Alpha-OCC RCA connectors
• The best damping and insulation materials for improved frequency extension and tonal balance
• Carefully engineered cable clamp improves grip and reduces mechanical and electrically-induced distortion

£419.00 RCA straight DIN
£475.00 RCA right angle DIN as shown
£595.00 fully balanced XLR right angle DIN (only made for us by Furutech Japan)
 


 

PA-2075DR PA-2075RR PA-2075LDR Oyaide tonearm cables


PCOCC-A is a core component of all PA series line-up and is a key factor for high-quality and high-performance only from Oyaide Electric. Each model of PA series has its own concept and identity individualized by materials and structures.

The PA-2075 coaxial cable is a parallel-layout structure designed to be compact and lightweight. In order to reduce conductor resistance and transmit weak analogue signal effectively, the overall diameter of the conductor strands was increased to 0.5sq. The high density spiral shielding structure is composed of PCOCC-A for its highly effective behaviour in an ultra compact layout. The semiconductor (carbon PVC) layer is provided for the purpose of eliminating static electricity without exerting any influence on the conductor. As an insulator, we selected high polymer polyethylene which has the same permittivity as Teflon but is halogen-free for audio application.

The genuinely innovative product is produced by applying the latest materials and structures based on solid data. PA-2075 increases the  enjoyment of your life with analogue audio.

PA-2075LDR DIN right angle Our price £220.00
PA-2075DR DIN straight Our price £200.00
PA-2075DR RCA to RAC Our price £175.00
 

 

Tonearm cables cables Ultra Red


Interconnects transfer information from a source such as a CD Player or Turntable to the preamplifier.  They must have low inductance, minimal capacitance, good linearity, good frequency response and must not suffer from any form of microphony.  Some thin sliver plated wire has its place in Microwave engineering but can suffer from microphony and can be highly capacitive.  We use the Timestep Interconnect at Hi Fi Shows, it is that good!  No flash packaging though.

These cables uses top flexible quality Studio cable from Van Damme, the guys who make the cables in the studios use Van Damme to make the records you listen to. We use the Pro Grade Classic, Ultra Pure Silver Plated OFC Red. The RCA phono connectors are by Neutrik.

  Timestep 1.1M turntable ground wire Retail price £10.95

  Timestep RCA-RCA SME 3009, M2 series, Interconnect 1.1M Retail price £35.00 With a ground cable made from a special extra flexible 128 strand 0.25mm2 silicon sleeved test equipment cable, fitted with a spade for your phonostage/amplifier.

  Timestep RCA-RCA SME 3009, M2 series, Interconnect 2.2M Retail price £49.95 With a ground cable made from a special extra flexible 128 strand 0.25mm2 silicon sleeved test equipment cable, fitted with a spade for your phonostage/amplifier.

  Timestep RCA-SME 5 pin Interconnect 1.1M Retail price £49.95 With a ground cable made from a special extra flexible 128 strand 0.25mm2 silicon sleeved test equipment cable, fitted with a spade for your phonostage/amplifier.

  Timestep RCA-SME 5 pin Balanced XLR Interconnect 1.1M Retail price £69.95  Silver plated Ultra Black cable with silver plated Neutrik XLR connectors.

 

 

 

Tonearm cables

When only the original will do, here are the genuine articles.  van den Hull have been cable gurus for decades.

van den Hull have this to say about their D - 501 SILVER HYBRID :

The D - 501 SILVER HYBRID is a special version of our      D - 501 HYBRID. The main difference compared to the      D - 501 HYBRID is that its both stranded signal lines are made of highest grade Matched Crystal Silver.

This mat black HULLIFLEX ® jacketed balanced cable was designed to support the tone-arm and mixing console industry: very flexible and with extremely good electrical qualities. The D - 501 SILVER HYBRID is a cable with a very high shielding factor.

Sonically this is one of the very best cables in our program.

The 2 signal lines are made each of 19 x 0.1 mm. highest grade Matched Crystal Silver strands.

The signal line insulation with the colours white and red is made of cell-PE, so the stripping can even be done with your fingernails to prevent damage of the silver strands commonly caused by mechanical stripping.

The resistance per signal lead is: 11.9 Ohm/100 meter. The capacitance between the 2 signal leads is a very low 58 pF/meter.

The hybrid shielding consists of a dense and very pure silver coated high grade Matched Crystal (MC) OFC 72 x 0.1 mm. wire helix with underneath a Linear Structured Carbon ® (LSC) saturated conductive sub-jacket.

  SME M2 series RCA-RCA vdh D501 £144.00

  SME 300 series Din-RCA vdh D501 £190.00

  SME IV 312S RCA-RCA vdh D501 Silver Hybrid (silver plug) £374.00

  SME V RCA-RCA vdh D501 Silver Hybrid  (black plug) £374.00

  Balanced XLR upgrade for any of the above   £92.00

 


 

 

 

Interconnects Cables RCA & XLR Balanced

Interconnects transfer information from a source such as a CD Player or Turntable to the preamplifier.  They must have low inductance, minimal capacitance, good linearity, good frequency response and must not suffer from any form of microphony.  Some thin sliver plated wire has its place in Microwave engineering but can suffer from microphony and can be highly capacitive.  We use the Timestep Interconnect at Hi Fi Shows, it is that good!  No flash packaging though.

  Timestep RCA Interconnect 1.0M Retail price £25
  Timestep RCA Interconnect 2.0M Retail price £30

Timestep XLR male - XLR female 0.5M £20.00 each
Timestep XLR male - XLR female   1M £25.00 each
Timestep XLR male - XLR female   2M £35.00 each
Timestep XLR male - XLR female   3M £45.00 each
Timestep XLR male - XLR female   6M £75.00 each

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Loudspeaker Cables by Timestep
All upper end amplifiers will source >80 amps of current, not many cables can handle this.  Loudspeaker cables are notionally better if they are big, but  copper is very expensive.  Loudspeakers often exhibit low impedances and heavy low loss cable is important to get the power from the amplifier.  We must never forget that loudspeakers will generate significant "back emf" and this should be minimised, again heavy cable achieves this.  When using thin and "special" cable, the amplifier cannot properly  "couple" with the loudspeakers and this will give a characteristic sound. The cable sounds differently but this is not good, as we said above "the cable should seamlessly and transparently transmit the sound, without adding or subtracting from it in any way".

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Premium Van Damme - Bi Wire Timestep Cable    4 x 4.0mm²
An affordable Bi Wire cable.  Bi Wiring stops the back E.M.F. from entering the tweeter.   The cables are joined at the amplifier where the impedance is virtually zero.  This improvement in sound quality is very noticeable and worthwhile. 


  Cable tested before despatch £7.50 a metre

Terminated with 12 x Furutech gold banana  plugs.
  Each Banana plug terminated (12 usually required) £25.00 each

    Prices are for a pair of cables terminated with 12 gold banana  plugs.
  2M pair £330   2.5M pair £338   3M pair £345  4M pair £360.00  5M £375.00

 

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Premium Van Damme Studio Timestep Cable   2 x 6.0mm²
The Studio Cable has the lowest resistance of any 2 way loudspeaker cable we know, it's 6.0mm
² construction is the largest of it's type. Bass will have the solidity and control that you always wanted. The multiple strands eliminate skin effect and allow your amplifier to properly and effectively control your loudspeakers, giving you dynamics and imagery unlike any other cable.  We use this cable on all our demo systems.


  Cable tested before despatch  £9.95 a metre

Terminated with 8 x Furutech gold banana plugs.
  Each Banana plug terminated (8 usually required) £25.00 each
    Prices are for a pair of cables terminated with 8 gold banana  plugs.
  2M pair £240.00  2.5M pair £250.00 3M pair £260 4M pair£280  5M £300

 

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Budget Van Damme - Timestep Cable   2 x 2.5mm²
An affordable 2.5mm² cable for budget systems. 

  Cable tested before despatch £3.75 a metre
  Each banana terminated (8 usually required) £5.00 each

    Prices are for a pair of cables terminated with 8 gold banana plugs.
  2M pair £55.00   2.5M pair £59.00   3M pair £63  4M pair £70.00 10M pair £115
 

 


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