van den Hul - 3T
Hi-fi Cables
(3T = True Transmission Technology)
AJ
van den Hul B.V.
based in the Netherlands (Europe) is a company that since its
founding in 1980 has made it its objective to improve the qualitative
aspects of phono transduction and musical signal transfer in the
most broad sense by applying unique solutions and state-of-the-art
technology according to cartridge and cable designer A.J. van
den Hul’s profound experience and philosophies.
Revolutionary
design
It
is an amorphous alloy of five metals and one non-metal in carefully
calculated quantities. The result is now being introduced as our
3T series (3T = True Transmission Technology).
Currently we have the following interconnects with this material
in our program: The RIVER,
The SEA, The VALLEY,
The ROCK
Hybrid, The HILL
Hybrid,and The MOUNTAIN
Hybrid interconnects
plus The
CLOUD Speaker Cable
Mountain
| Hill | Rock
| Valley
| Sea
| River
Complete
article
This is the final publication and explanation of all properties
and technologies incorporated in our 3T
products. Is very helpful for you in press activities and dealer
support. In 1987 I had the idea to create a different type of
conductor because, from what I experienced, the sound-quality
changed too fast during the time of use of regular conductors.
They were mainly made of copper, silver and combinations of both
metals. Thanks to my job for several years on and with a proton
accelerator, I had a good understanding of the structure of matter.
After some theoretical thinking I came to the practical conclusion
that carbon in a special structure must have the properties I
was looking for. After a series of experiments, the final result
was the type of carbon we still use as basic material for our:
The First, The Second and The Third. Products with in the meantime
many supporters around the world. The information transmission
was of such a high quality that any listening style and music
performance did fit in this concept.
Our company was the first company to work with this type of carbon
as basic construction material for many of their products. We
introduced also the concept of Hybrid based on the technical perfect
combination of Carbon and Metals. Many of our products are designed
with this Hybrid concept.
The advantages of Carbon are enormous:
1. Perfect signal transmission without any harshness
normally created by unlimited material boundaries.
2. No internal and/or external oxidation.
3. Very flexible to avoid broken fibres.
4. With Carbon as conductor, the number of free
electrons in the atomic structure is somewhat limited. Our carbon
has therefore a higher resistance per meter. Therefore the tensile
strength was drastically enlarged. A great advantage for the all-day
applications incl. studiowork. Many recordings have been made
in the meantime with exclusive The Second as microphone cable.
5. The transmission of very low signals surpasses
all what hase become common with any metal conductor. Especially
the transmission of very low analogue signals is unbelievable
realistic.
With
the theoretical work based on our carbon experience and focussing
on the same effect with metals and/or metal combinations, our
Fusion and Tunnel technology were developed. Especially Fusion
technology with the very well known: The Integration and The Inspiration
became a big success all over the world. Fusion Technology is
based on the strong interlinked combination of Copper, Zink and
Silver.
Sound-wise the Fusion Technology resembles the former developed
Carbon Conductors in sound character but based on the amorphous
combination of 3 metals. And also here we applied our Hybrid Technology
in all designs. The combination of Carbon with Fusion Technology
was a very happy match. But a straight audiophile is always looking
for better. This one of the good habits of dedication and commitment.
Back again to the theoretical work done in 1987 and equipped with
all experience collected over more then 20 years of manufacturing
and very intense listening, a new and innovative experiment was
set up. The Target was to find a pure metal or metal combination
with the following properties:
1. No application or any mix of Platinum, Gold, Silver and Copper.
This to avoid specific price
changes thanks to wild market speculations.
2. No material fatigue problems: This to avoid dramatic sound-quality
reductions.
3. Big tensile strength: Very supportive in case of accidents.
4. Never any surface or internal oxidation: This to avoid sound
harshness.
5. Difficult to copy the manufacturing technology to avoid the
same quality statements from
the competition or copy-cats.
6. Able to create multiple strand configurations: Helps in the
design of different concepts.
7. Anyhow a very stable amorphous structure: Essential for high
quality live sound.
8. Able to handle high temperatures: No environmental effects
like what happens with e.g. Car
Hi-Fi.
9. No electroplating: Keeps the integrity of the conductor on
100% in any environment.
10. Fibre-wise very flexible: Produces no mechanical stress on
the conductors in total
11. No Chemical aging allowed: This avoids a fast decline of the
sound quality
12. No Mechanical aging: This also avoid a fast deterioration
of the transmission quality.
13. Very low number of internal boundaries to avoid Structure
Cross Distortion.
14. Natural dynamics without any compression: To stay close to
the reality.
15. Very high resolution even on very low signal levels: This
supports the awareness and joy of
the natural acoustics and the “feel” of the seize
of the recording room or concert hall.
16. A very short run-in time and afterwards no changes in the
sound character anymore.
17. A very long period of reliable operation: Minimal for 25 years.
“We last longer.”
18. In all 3T designs never any environmental dangerous and hazardous
material is used.
19. A sound-signal transmission very close to natural and live
sound-quality
20. A high sound quality independent of the equipment used: Universal
audible quality all over
the world.
21. Soundwise: Very clear female voices and violins without any
interference and/or
intermodulation. With analogue signals, these effects are very
easy to hear. The way back
to the former used cables is hardly possible. With the somewhat
scrambled digital signals,
also here sound should be cleaner. Fundamentally the sound I regularly
experienced in
Vienna attending performances in the “Musikverein”
and “Wiener Staatsoper”
At the start of this project in 2009, this long list looked to
believe that there was any opportunity to
succeed. But with a lot of thinking and especially without any
product experiment at all, the outlining of
the unknown conductor became clear.
One of the minor questions to be answered was: How to call this
new concept? 3T came in my mind. 3T
stands for: True Transmission Technology.
The moral load on the shoulders was anyhow very high and heavy
to succeed.
As a result, a multi-metal combination was developed in combination
with a very special manufacturing
technology. And, to our big surprise, the first real production
in June 2010 matched completely the long
list of 21 different and sometimes conflicting properties.
The first official introduction with handmade prototypes was at
the Hong Kong AV show in August 2010
in the big demo-room of our Hong Kong representative: Jadis Electronics.
In December 2010 the full range of 5 balanced conductors became
available. From the first moment of
the introduction of the prototypes, we experienced worldwide a
very strong
commitment. And at the moment of the official introduction of
3T in December 2010, we see
immediately a very strong commitment to this new technology in
the sudden exploding sales
of the 5 till now available designs: The Valley, The Rock Hybrid,
The Hill Hybrid, The Cliff Hybrid and The
Mountain Hybrid. All connected with Rhodium RCA or Neutrik Silverpin
XLR connectors.
Applications at the moment are: Audiophile equipment connections
unbalanced and balanced, Studio use
to rewire two different recording studio’s where already
several recordings are made, support by
members of the Wiener Symphonic and Philharmonic. Also industrial
are
active like internal wiring speaker cable. And a well-known tone-arm
manufacturer is actually evaluating
the use of 100 micron 3T as tone-arm connecting cable.
In the planning are still 2 unbalanced interconnects in the lower
price range and will be soon available to
support the lower segment of the market.
And last but not least, 2 loudspeaker cables are ready as design
and will be available around May 2011.
A boy’s dream has became true. I am most happy with all
the sonic results and even more with the
immediate support we got and get after the introduction in December
2010. It proves that the high
quality of 3T is immediately recognized. Also that this concept
is accepted all over the world despite all
the differences in equipment, listening and certainly music style.
Equipment.
Wish you many happy listening years to come and really enjoy and
relax with all our 3T products. We are
certainly ahead of the competition. A save idea for all our representatives
who need new technology to
support their markets after a too long lasting dead season. 3T
will certainly pull and push your business
for a long period to come.
