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per 0.5m at £36.00. Please call for other lengths.
Chord
Cadenza
A
classic design revisited: based on the original Chord Chorus,
the Cadenza uses heavy-gauge silver-plated oxygen free copper
conductors in a twisted pair configuration. The 18 gauge multi-strand
conductors deliver a more neutral tonal signature than the slightly
larger 16 gauge of its predecessor, while maintaining the big,
bold and dynamic presentation that so many Chorus owners loved.
The conductors are insulated with Teflon®, Chord’s dielectric
of choice for all its cables that use silver-plated conductors.
The two conductors are surrounded by a soft PVC jacket to minimise
unwanted vibration and reduce mechanical noise.
Shielding is a dual layer combination shield. A heavy gauge foil
shield encompasses the internal PVC jacket surrounding the Teflon®
covered conductors and a high density silver-plated braid in turn
surrounds this. Finally, another soft - but of a different density
- PVC jacket, again chosen to minimise unwanted mechanical noise
and add mechanical protection, surrounds the two layers of shielding.
Cadenza RCA terminates with Chord silver-plated RCA plugs. These
are Chord’s own design, featuring a low mass plug surround
and a central Teflon® insulation block. The Cadenza cable
configuration also performs particularly well as a balanced XLR
cable. Fitted with XLRs, the same Cadenza bold, detailed and dynamic
sound is easy to hear.
Not every interconnect cable suits Din plug termination. Sound
quality and physical size can have an influence. The Cadenza Din
to Din moves away from the pseudo-balanced configuration used
for the RCA cables. A single run of cable with the two silver-plated
conductors carrying left and right signals, and the dual layer
shielding connected to the common earth suits the primary benefit
of the DIN plug.
Like its inspiration, the Cadenza is a hugely versatile interconnect
cable, working outstandingly well in a wide variety of systems
and injecting real vitality and exuberance, along with high levels
of detail and dynamics. Like the original Chorus, the Cadenza
is all about music.
A one-metre stereo pair RCA to RCA Lists at £185 inc. VAT.
A one-metre Stereo Din to Din cable costs £145 inc. VAT.
Available now.
