The
essential cable form has not been changed: It’s the most electrically precise
75 Ohm cable Stereolab (formerly Stereovox) has produced.
From its
Mil-Spec silver-plated copper solid core conductor, to the precision applied
low-density cold-process air articulated Teflon™ tapes, to the metal foil +
woven shields – the core of this cable emulates the exacting electrical
environment of « semi-rigid » microwave cables without introducing the
practical problems (and short work-life).
In this new
iteration they have introduced long-cycle cryogenic treatment, not only to the
raw cable itself, but also to all the connectors and adapters. This has the
effect of altering the temper of the crystal lattice matrices in all of the
metals used to create the cable. Cryogenic treatment has become one of the most
well-regarded treatments for cables as well as other audio parts and devices
over the last decade or so.
Lastly, they
have incorporated an RF absorbing layer of pure woven carbon fibre, and an
overall jacket that expresses minimal dielectric effect. The result is a
peerless and pure 75-Ohm Giant Killer that will kick your digital side up yet
another notch!
75 Ohm BNCs
mated with proprietary BNC : RCA Adapter
Previous
Digital cables by Chris Sommovigo:
2005:
STEREOVOX XV2
advances the precision performance of the HDXV further with increased precision
and leakage control. 2003: STEREOVOX HDXV,
a descendant of the D-60, is introduced. Revolutionary in that it mates
precision 75 Ohm performance with the budget market. Many excellent reviews
reveal the cable to be a high-end player. 1995-’97: ILLUMINATI «
Orchid, » DV-75, and V-21
introduced for AES/EBU, entry-level digital/video, and coaxial (composite)
video solutions, respectively. Illuminati digital cable Intellectual Property
sold to Kimber Kable, making KK the manufacturer and global distributor of
these designs. 1992: ILLUMINATI
DataStream Reference is developed and sold as the world’s first precision
75-Ohm digital cable. 1994/’95: ILLUMINATI
Dataflex Studio (re-named D-60) is introduced to replace the DataStream
Reference with a more flexible cable that remained as precise as Kimber Kable
becomes the global distribution agent for Illuminati products. The D-60 soon
becomes one of the best selling digital cables of all time.
Manufactured from pure 75 Ohm semi-rigid microwave transmission cable, it also
utilized a very novel RCA plug to lessen the effects of the impedance mismatch
between the cable itself and the RCA interface most DACs were sporting at the
time.
