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IC-80 Mark II
High Quality High-End Interconnect |
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The IC-80 MARK II has many of the same
features found in our higher price models including the use of of
silver in its design by incorporating our proprietary Silverfuse
conductors. The conductors are also solid core insulated with Teflon;
the best insulation available. There are, however, two types of
Teflon: PTFE and FEP. FEP is less costly for the cable manufacturer;
but is significantly inferior to PTFE. We use PTFE. Have you ever
seen any other cable company specify that their Teflon is PTFE
and not FEP? There is a message there. |
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We have also included a
heavy-duty outer jacket to protect the interior and to also prevent
against sharp bending of the cable. We have found that Cables that
do not have this additional protection, if bent too sharply, can
be susceptible to sustaining small fissures (cracks) in the conductor
which,over a period of time; degrade the performance of the cable. |
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This is one of the reasons
that used cable gets into the used cable market. Performance has
deteriorated and usually the former owner does not realize why.
This is especially true of Cables that use a mesh cloth as their
only outer protection. (Mesh cloth outer coverings are a sign of
a hand made cable. see our “Cable Hype” page in our
web site concerning the problems with hand made Cables).
We use RCA connectors that have bodies that are machined rather
than stamped out of sheet metal. They are rigid and provide an excellent
electrical connection. How does this cable perform? It is designed
to be perfectly neutral without emphasizing any portion of the frequency
range. Sound stage, transparency and fidelity of timbre are amazingly
good for a cable in this price range. Feed back from our customers
confirm our claim that this cable is equal to ones from competitors
costing 3 to 4 times more. |
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EXPLANATION OF OUR PROPRIETARY
SILVERFUSE CONDUCTOR MATERIAL: Silverfuse is a near alloy of silver
and copper. IT IS NOT SILVER PLATED OR SILVER CLAD. Plating (or
clad, which is the same thing as plating) causes a dioding effect
when signal is passed through resulting in brightness and distortion.
The Silverfuse process starts with seven nines OFHC copper wire
with a diameter that is slightly larger than the required size.
It is then pulled through a trough of molten silver. The wire with
a silver deposit, is then forced through a compacting die where
it is subject to tremendous pressure. The silver and the high purity
copper are fused together into a near alloy. The compacting fusion
also reduces the wire diameter to the desired size. No dioding subsequently
occurs with this process. The result provides for the benefits of
silver; which are excellent definition and clarity, with the high
purity copper benefits of warmth and mellowness.
The Competition: up to $250/meter pair |
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A what Hi Fi Five star rated
cable. |
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Prices for RCA only
1.0 m £66.00
1.5 m £85.00
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