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This set is ideal for connecting SACD (Super Audio CD), DVD-A (DVD
Audio), pre-amplifier to amplifier, or any equipment that requires a 6-channel hook-up.
Canare cables are used widely by the professionals who record, master and
produce the program material that we seek to accurately reproduce in our own
listening rooms...it is hard to imagine how one could do better than to use the
same cables that were used to originate the programming. Canare's
professional look and feel, combined with reliable performance excellence has
made Canare the choice of professionals and discriminating enthusiasts, alike.
Canare's matching cable and connector system is designed to maintain a
constant "True 75 Ohm" impedance. With analog audio, constant
impedance helps to avoid non-linearity in your amplifiers, and the lack of
reflected energy in the cable ensures maximum signal transfer. Muddiness
and distortion are avoided. High quality precision cables protect you from
audible hum and interference. Your sound will be as clear and clean as your
system can deliver.
If you're convinced, click here to select the length
you prefer. If you would like to learn why we think these are the
finest cables you can buy at any price, please read on!
Quest for Flawless Sound
We have found that a key to great cable performance is the
connectors. Exotic conductors and shielding are fine, but in our
experience, the connectors can make more difference than the cable itself.
Ironically, the most common connector used for interconnecting consumer A/V
gear may also be the worst connector in general use today. Generic RCA
type audio plugs and cables have been around for over 50 years, but the old
solder-type plugs typically have an impedance of about 25 ohms. They exhibit
extremely poor return loss performance, even when mated to high quality cable.
Some of the most expensive "high end" cables still rely on connector
designs that are both electrically and mechanically inferior.
Canare's new "True 75 Ohm" RCA crimp plugs solve these problems.
They are impedance matched to achieve excellent performance in both digital and
analog applications. They have a usable bandwidth of over 200 MHz and VSWR
is typically less than 1.1:1 from DC to 200 MHz! This low standing wave
ratio minimizes reflected signals for maximum signal transfer and clear
sound.
Canare connectors connect up smoothly, and maintain good contact,
while protecting your equipment investment. The design ensures
extremely consistent and reliable terminations. If you look at the picture at the right, you can see
the gold-plated center shaft. If you click on the picture, you can get a
better look at the gold-plated beryllium copper internal
pressure fingers. The design ensures good contact, while solving the "grip of
death" problem that can be an issue with Monster and some of the other
manufacturers' connectors. (Those "grip of death" connectors put
unnecessary strain on your equipment!)
We install the connectors using Canare tools that always prepare the cable
ends just right. The connectors are crimped in place, using heavy,
precision-machined dies. The crimps are so tight that oxygen is excluded.
This exclusion prevents the corrosion that can degrade even the best soldered
connections.
The Cable
These Canare cables are lightweight and extremely flexible.
They have an elegant, professional look and feel. When we use these cables
in our own custom installation work, we typically do not tie or bundle them
because they are very easy to manage. With their superior flexibility,
they hang nicely in an equipment rack or cabinet. The cables have just
enough curl from the spool that we can usually get them to go exactly where we
want them just by slightly rotating the connectors in the jacks. Tangling
has never been a problem. It's hard to describe unless you have actually
experienced it, but suffice to say, this is part of the reason that
professionals choose this cable.
Here are some technical specs on the cable:
- Outside diameter, 6.1mm (.240 in.)
- Low loss - less than .013 db per meter at 1 MHz, and less than 4.2 db even
at 1 GHz!
- Tightly woven all-copper shield with greater than 95% coverage
- Nominal capacitance, 67 pF per meter at 1 KHz
- Nominal impedance, 75 ohms
- Velocity of propagation, 66%
Formula for Flawless Performance
If you want the best performance that your equipment can deliver, you need
cables that are capable of maintaining a constant impedance. You don't want any
bumps at the connectors, and you don't want the cable itself to change impedance
when it bends. Even the finest cable changes impedance a little bit when it is
bent sharply, so avoid doing so. Nice, smooth, consistent 75 ohm impedance.
That's what your equipment wants, and that's what will deliver the best results.
You also want superior mechanical integrity - nice, tight connections that
will not degrade over time. You want to avoid dissimilar metals, which can lead
to corrosion and degrade connections. To avoid dissimilar metals, try to stay
away from soldered connections wherever you can, because solder almost
guarantees that dissimilar metals will be in contact. Good solder work minimizes
the problem, but there is always the challenge of making solder connections
without heat deforming the dielectric material of the cable. Any dimensional
change in the dielectric will affect the impedance of the cable at that point.
Why Cable Solutions?
Customer service is our first priority. We do our best to help you find
the best solutions for your particular application. We're enthusiasts too,
so we know what it's like to wait for cables to hook up new gear. We stock
all of the components needed to build all of the items listed on our site so we are
able to do something that most cable shops do not - we build and ship most
orders within one business day. We also know how important it is to be able to
get a response when you need help, so you'll often find us working
long hours in an effort to get you the answers that you need. It takes
good people to do outstanding work...the kind of workmanship you want for your
custom cables. It usually costs more to keep good people, but the
importance of high-quality workmanship is second only to the importance of
superior service. We'll let you figure out for yourself why paying too
little for a cable can turn out to be just as bad as paying too much. Our
pricing is based upon the actual cost of building the cables.
Canare cable, Canare connectors, and Canare tools - an all Canare
system. When you take a system this good and put it in the hands of
technicians as good as ours, it becomes an awesome system! Design excellence, high quality materials, meticulous workmanship, and
superior service...put it all together and you get a superior product.
Don't get stuck with bad advice, poor service, slow shipment or an inferior
product. If you want the best, here it is.
Miscellaneous
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Click on any of the pictures below for a closer
view!
Shown here is a set of 1 meter cables. Please select the length that you prefer below.
Here is another perspective of the 1 meter set. Please see the description for the actual length.
This picture gives you a hint about the flexibility of the cables.
Here is a closer view of the RCA terminations.
The cables are color-coded, (from
left to right) for front left, front center, front right, surround left,
surround right, and LFE (Subwoofer).
In this extreme close-up of Canare's "True 75 Ohm" RCA connector, you
can actually see the internal beryllium pressure fingers.
Shown here is the BNC connector option.
Here is a close look at Canare's high-quality 75-Ohm BNC connector.
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