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Daniels Audio Discovery Cable |
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[ + Larger View ] 3ft pair 8ft pair 10ft pair 12ft pair Bi-wire jumper set MSRP USD $179 |
Harmonia Audio carries the whole line of Daniel’s Audio cables. They use skilled craftsmen to manufacture the cables; only the tape wrapping is automated to ensure that electrical characteristics do not vary from cable to cable. The cables are balanced, silver plated oxygen free copper (OFC) Litz conductors, with fluoropolymer dielectrics in a twisted pair configuration. True Litz construction ensures very consistent inductance and resistance from D.C. to well beyond audio frequencies, and makes for a cable with extremely flat frequency and phase response. Since the aberrations in the frequency and time domain are minimized due to the elimination of skin effects, pulse response is improved when compared to conventional construction. This results in the music having a more natural harmonic balance and improved sound-staging. The bass is thus deeper, faster, and articulated. The mids are detailed and airy. The treble is extended and smooth. The soundstage is open with good image specificity. All of the above is attained without a loose, boomy mid bass, or a shrill, ringing high end. The twisted pair configuration minimizes magnetic leakage and pickup. This allows for the use of unshielded cable in most applications. (In unbalanced applications, shielding results in a slight high-frequency roll-off because of the increased capacitance given by the shield.) The Omega speaker cable is identical in appearance and construction with the Epsilon cables. The difference is the use of a higher grade fluoropolymer dielectric for each of the strands. This dielectric offers more than a 20 fold decrease in dielectric absorption compared to that used on the Alpha and Epsilon cables. This eliminates the small amplitude distortions which often mask low-level signals. The sound-field is thus detailed, delicate, and airy. The music emerges from an absolutely silent background, with the instruments appearing in their proper positions; no two instruments fighting for the same space. The bass and treble are more extended and detailed. The mid-bass boom, high frequency glare, and veiling which occurs with lesser cables, is gone. These cables are recommended for only the highest resolution systems. In lesser systems, even though the soundstage improvements, image specificity, and bass extension will be immediately apparent, the sound may be dry and analytical, since colorations from these cables are minimal. Specifications:
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