Product Description
Reference Interconnect Cable
REFERENCE SERIES
A further revision of our long-standing flagship range has been inspired by our continuous quest for design perfection. Since its triumphant debut in 2005 the Reference range is a showcase of our foremost patented technological breakthroughs like FTDA® conductor damping method (Patent RU No.124834U), SATI® conductor insulation (Patent RU No.124832U) and X-Shield® SE (Super Efficiency) - the latest modification of the Multi-Element Shielding System (Patent RU No.124835U).
Another stunning innovation, pioneered here, is the Distributed Symmetric Conductor - DSC (Patent RU No.2652382U), developed for our top-of-the-line power cords and speaker cables. DSC enables the highest possible group wave speed, provides significant EMI reduction and better noise immunity up to 20-40dB compared to an ordinary conductor. Reduced irradiation determines low and constant impedance in a wider frequency range from DC to tens of MHz. The symmetrical spatial conductor straddling decreases cable distributed capacitance and guarantees near-to-ideal energy and signal transmission with a clearly audible dynamic range extension, sufficient gain in definition along the full frequency range and awesome transparency. Exceptional flexibility derived from a relatively compact outer diameter makes the connection easy and esthetic.
After years of intensive research and design refinements we’ve offered the state-of-the-art Reference cables with every facet of their construction carefully focused on boosting the performance. The modern Reference cables exceed every expectation a true audiophile has ever imagined and leave little to be desired. They offer musical fidelity that is second only to the Ultimate series for about half of the cost.
This is our state-of-the-art digital symmetrical interconnect cable with exactly matched 110 Ohm wave impedance. Thanks to carefully accomplished essential design refinements it is perfectly adapted for high precision digital data transfer via a balanced AES/EBU interface. The FTDA® conductor damping method, revised SATI®/SDB insulation/binding combination and the enhanced X-Shield® SE boost the vibration absorption, supreme dielectric qualities and EMI immunity. The radical insulation, binding and shielding improvements decrease signal energy loss and dispersion, as well as eliminate the roots of noise-correlated jitter and contribute to accurate transmission of the digital pulse’s time scale and shape. That is extremely important for precise PLL master clock recovery in digital receivers. The new Reference MkII IC AES/EBU is an almost ideal digital interconnect cable with class-leading analytic definition, transparency and spatial presentation combined with unfailingly precise timbre reproduction and neutrality. It offers simply exceptional performance with meticulous attention to every subtlety and stunning naturalness and realism.
| Type: | High End digital symmetrical interconnect cable for AES/EBU |
| Wave impedance: | 110 Ohm |
| Conductor: | 2 х 1.00 mm² (19 х 0.26 mm) multi-stranded BRC conductors |
| Insulation: | SATI® |
| Conductor damping: | FTDA® method within the Cable-Core |
| Dielectric binding: | SDB |
| Shield: | X-Shield® SE |
| Jacket: | thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) Elastollan® |
| Protective cover: | nylon sleeve |
| Outer diameter: | 10 mm |
| Termination: | AES/EBU with Reference V2 plugs |
| Available: | in standard terminated lengths |
| Country of origin: | made in Russia |
Due to the cable construction complexity and excessive material consumption the initial burn-in period (time during which the best sonic performance is reached) is suggested as 100 hours of uninterrupted music playback at least. We highly recommend playing music of different genres.
Due to our policy of continuous product development, all specifications are subject to change without notice.
