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ITEM! VH Audio now offers UniCrystal 18 AWG Solid OCC Copper wire (Ohno Continuous Cast) with FEP Teflon or AirLok insulation. Our newest hookup wire now uses our Airlok insulation, which is a proprietary form of foamed FEP that achieves a dielectric constant of 1.45! The dielectric constant of solid FEP Teflon is 2.1, while a perfect vacuum is 1.0. Use the 18 AWG UniCrystal OCC copper with Airlok Dielectric for any signal wire hookup project, or make an EXCELLENT solid core speaker cable for lower power systems mated with high efficiency speakers. The AirLok insulated UniCrystal copper wire is a bit more flexible than the solid FEP wire, but both are rated for use up to 600VDC.
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VH Audio is pleased to offer .99999 purity (99.999%) UniCrystal OCC SILVER wire with clear Teflon (FEP) insulation (18 AWG); a quad serving of natural, unbleached cotton (24AWG and 28 AWG); or unsinsulated (14 AWG). This solid core OCC silver wire has been manufactured to VH Audio's specs using the OCC - Ohno Continuous Cast method, and is dead-soft annealed in a nitrogen atmosphere. Unit of measurement is in feet. Introductory pricing may increase at any time without notice.
This natural, unbleached cotton insulated silver wire of either .9999 purity or .99999 purity UniCrystal™ OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) silver. Our process draws the wire to physical tolerances at least five times tighter than many other wire manufacturers. This high purity dead-soft annealed silver wire is insulated with four alternating layers of natural (unbleached) cotton insulation. The individual fibers make minimal microscopic contact with the surface area of the silver, meaning less dielectric absorption... * Cotton has an excellent dielectric constant of 1.3 to 1.4, which is even LOWER than foamed PE (1.6) or most foamed FEP (1.5). Cotton's vibration dampening and non-resonant properties are also very desirable. VH Audio is pleased to offer this wire to the DIY community in pre-packaged spools of 25 or 250 feet. This wire is perfect for the VenHaus DIY Silver IC recipe. Sorry, we cannot not cut to length- it must be ordered by the spool. Total O.D. with cotton insulation for the 28 AWG is less than .04".
* Source for the dielectric constant of cotton are the various DC charts published on the internet.
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ITEM! Want the PERFECT tubing for Chris VenHaus' DIY Silver IC recipe. The VH Audio HyperFlex Teflon tubing is a proprietary formulation of porous PTFE Teflon with an extremely low specific gravity and dielectric constant. The result is a tubing that is as flexible as spaghetti with a DC even lower than Teflon. Cross sectional rigidity is still maintained for excellent "anchor" when terminating to your favorite RCA connector. I recommend 1/2" heatshrink over the very end of the tubing, so the RCA housing screws of the Eichmann Bullets or WBT NextGens will "bite" into the heatshrink (rather than the wire).
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The VH Audio Pulsar miniature coaxial cable is designed for use with both analog and digital interconnects. This bulk wire utilizes a FINE (28 AWG), SINGLE high-purity BARE copper center conductor, surrounded by a solid FEP dielectric. I found a solid FEP dielectric to be superior to foamed, because the thickness of the dielectric can be applied and controlled to MUCH tighter tolerance, resulting in a highly uniform impedance and more consistent density of the dielectric. I found this to be CRITICAL, especially for high performance digital and component video applications. Also, the cable doesn't "egg-shape" like coaxes with foamed insulation, which adversely affects the impedence consistency.
This wire is also double shielded with foil and a SILVER-plated copper braid. The silver plated braid adds the benefit of a low impedance path to ground, and preserves the high-end "sparkle" missing in many copper-based analog IC's. The use of the fine gauge BARE copper center conductor eliminates the brightness found in many silver plated copper designs. Deep Cryogenically treated.
Neotech has been producing outstanding cables since 1980, and has long been a leader in producing wire and cable using "single crystal" UP-OCC Copper, developed by Professor Ohno of the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan. UP-OCC copper is at least 99.99998% pure, and has an average crystal size of 125 meters (410 feet)! Compare this to the average crystal size of Oxygen Free Copper, which is .02 meters (3/4"). UP-OCC copper and silver are considered the ultimate in copper and silver conductior technology today.
The Neotech NEI-3002 is a balanced twisted pair style cable which incorporates the UP-OCC copper technology with a polyethylene dielectric, copper/mylar foil shield, as well as an OCC copper braided shield for the ultimate in signal transmission and shielding. The overall outside diameter of NEI-3002 cable is .42" (10.7mm). The large O.D. of this cable means the WBT-0152 series NextGen connectors will mate best with this cable.
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ITEM! The Neotech NEVD-2001 is a pure silver digital cable designed to meet the 75 ohm spec of the SPDIF format. This is a fantastic cable between your transport and DAC. The inner conductor is made with pure silver, while the dielectrics used are foamed Polyethylene and microporous PTFE Teflon. This cable is triple shielded and uses a copper/mylar foil. The Eichmann Silver Bullets, WBT Silver NextGens, or Furutech Filament RCA's are excellent choices for termination. NOte: the inner braided shield is connected at both the source and load ends. The outer braid (shield) is connected only at the source end of the cable.
Shielded Twisted Pair (12 AWG X 2) is recommended for digital components and is specially manufactured for the Flavor 1 and Flavor 3 DIY Power Cords, by Chris VenHaus. It consists of a tightly twisted pair (one twist per inch) of 12 AWG FEP insulated copper conductors, creating a low inductance/high capacitance configuration prone to reject RFI/EMI. Each 12 AWG conductor is made with 19 strands of 25AWG bare copper, which means excellent contact area when secured to AC plugs. The internal twisted conductors are shielded with a special foil and tinned copper braid, for maximum RFI rejection. Lastly, a clear FEP Teflon jacket encapsulates the shielded pair bundle to keep relative movements of the conductors to a minimum. Deep Cryogenic treatment. Cable is custom made to VH Audio's specifications, and is ONLY available at VH Audio.
UNSHIELDED Twisted Pair (12 AWG X 2) is recommended for analog components and is specially manufactured for the Flavor 2 DIY Power Cord, by Chris VenHaus. It consists of a tightly twisted pair (one twist per inch) of 12 AWG FEP insulated copper conductors, creating a low inductance/high capacitance configuration prone to reject RFI/EMI. Each 12 AWG conductor is made with 19 strands of 25 AWG bare copper, which means excellent contact area when secured to AC plugs. Lastly, a clear FEP Teflon jacket encapsulates the twisted pair to keep relative movement of the conductors to a minimum. Deep Cryogenic treatment. Cable is custom made to VH Audio's specifications, and is ONLY available at VH Audio.
Star Quad (12 AWG X 4) is what VH Audio uses for it's Flavor 4 Power cable, and is also excellent when used as a speaker cable. It consists of FOUR 12 AWG FEP insulated copper conductors, tightly twisted into a Star Quad geometry, creating a low inductance/high capacitance configuration prone to reject RFI/EMI. Each of the four 12 AWG conductors is made with 19 strands of 25 AWG bare copper, which means excellent contact area when secured to AC plugs. Lastly, a clear FEP Teflon jacket encapsulates the four conductor bundle to keep relative movement of the conductors to a minimum. The Star Quad geometry concentrates the electrical field towards the CENTER of the conductor bundle, making this a self-shielding cable. Deep Cryogenic treatment. Cable is custom made to VH Audio's specifications, and is ONLY available at VH Audio.
Single Ground wire (12 AWG and 10 AWG) is what VH Audio uses for the safety ground wire in all its power cables, except for the AirSine. The 12 AWG version consists of 19 strands of FEP Teflon insulated 25 AWG copper, while the 10 AWG version consists of 19 strands of FEP Teflon insulated 23 AWG copper.
10-2 Cryogenically Treated Romex (10 AWG) is fantastic for dedicated lines and is UL approved for in-wall AC power use. Deep Cryogenic treatment. by American Cryogenics, using a proprietary process developed in conjunction with VH Audio.
Synthetic Rubber Hose (3/8" I.D. X 5/8" O.D.) is recommended for DIY Flavor 2 Power Cords, and is also used for VH Audio's Flavor 4 power cable. It has been chosen for its flexibility, vibration dampening ability, and its ability to be torqued easily compared to other hose with these dimensions. Color is BLACK.
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Acrolink 6N-P4030 cable is made with .999999 (99.9999%) purity stress free stranded copper (10 AWG X 3). Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry - an extremely powerful tool for performing ultra-trace elemental analysis has been applied to determine the purity of the copper in the Acrolink 6N-P4030 conductors. The Acrolink 6N-P4030 also uses a new polymer polyolefin insulation, and resonance absorbing material for maximum performance. The Acrolink 6N-P4030 is more flexible than the Oyaide Tunami, or Neotech NEP-3001 and is about the same flexibility as the Neotech NEP-3003. This cable has no braid or foil shield. This cable has been Cryogenically treated by VH Audio at no upcharge.
Neotech has been producing outstanding cables since 1980, and has long been a leader in producing wire and cable using "single crystal" UP-OCC Copper, developed by Professor Ohno of the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan. UP-OCC copper is at least 99.99998% pure, and has an average crystal size of 125 meters (410 feet)! Compare this to the average crystal size of Oxygen Free Copper, which is .02 meters (3/4"). UP-OCC copper and silver are considered the ultimate in copper and silver conductior technology today.
The Neotech NEP-3003 utlizes 13 AWG individual conductors for hot, neutral, and ground, as well as a tinned OFC copper braided shield. The overall outside diameter of the NEP-3003 cable is .45" (11.4mm)
The Neotech NEP-3001 utilizes 10 AWG individual conductors for hot, neutral, and ground, as well as an aluminum/mylar shielde. The overall outside diameter of NEP-3001 cable is .61" (15.5mm)
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ITEM! The Neotech NEP-1001 is Neotech's top-of-the-line power cable made with pure OCC SILVER conductors! A tinned OFHC braided shield with drain wire provides excellent shielding in even the most harsh RFI environments. This might be the most expensive bulk power cable on the planet... Yes, $999.99 per meter is the correct price... Orders may be entered in decimals for odd lengths (example- "1.25" in quantity field)
Oyaide Electric, with the experience gained from a long history of cable design, has developed a reference quality power cable called the Tunami. The cable is constructed using PCOCC-A wire using advanced heat control and extrusion technology. The Tunami utilizes a 5.5 sq. mm conductor core that is rated up to 30 amps and can take up to 600 volts A/C. In addition, it has a unique 3 layer shielding system to not only to shut out external noise but also to suppress internal noise, resulting in a very low noise floor.
VH Audio is pleased to announce the immediate availability of this new speaker cable, developed by VH Audio.
This speaker cable is made of 48 individually insulated 24 AWG copper conductors (ultra-pure, oxygen free) that are insulated with VH Audio's AirLok TM dielectric. The AirLok dielectric has a dielectric constant of less than 1.5 and has extremely low dielectric absorption. The 48 conductors are braided in a proprietary Counter Helical Litz ArrayTM" geometry (C.H.e.L.A.) around a core containing many individual strands of unbleached cotton. Deep Cryogenically treated, using a proprietary process developed in conjunction with VH Audio. Cable is custom made to VH Audio's specifications, and is ONLY available at VH Audio.
Preparing the bulk cable for termination is easy, but will take some time and patience. To terminate into your favorite connector, the last 6-8 inches of each end of the cable must be de-braided, separated into "positive" and "negative" legs (blue and white) and trimmed to equal lengths. Then strip about 3/4" of insulation, twist into pigtails, and trim once again before terminating into your favorite connectors.
Roger Gordon's Rocky Mountain Audio Fest report noted the Rhino Acoustics/ Vacuum State setup "was easily the best sound that I had heard at the show". This was the speaker cabling used when Vacuum State's amps were connected.
Approximate O.D. of the cable is 3/4"or 19mm. Approximate combined size for 24 conductors of each "leg" is 11 AWG. * LCR measurements (per ft.): Ls = .011 uH, Cs = 230 pF, DCR = 1.35 milliohms
Neotech has been producing outstanding cables since 1980, and has long been a leader in producing wire and cable using "single crystal" UP-OCC Copper, developed by Professor Ohno of the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan. UP-OCC copper is at least 99.99998% pure, and has an average crystal size of 125 meters (410 feet)! Compare this to the average crystal size of Oxygen Free Copper, which is .02 meters (3/4"). UP-OCC copper and silver are considered the ultimate in copper and silver conductior technology today.
The Neotech NES-3004 has 8 cores of multiple sized, invidually insulated UP-OCC copper conductors (12AWG, 3.3sqmm). The overall outside diameter of NES-3004 cable is .5" (12.7mm)
The Neotech NES-3002 is a 9 AWG speaker cable utilizing individually insulated (polypropylene), solid core, UP-OCC copper conductors. This is a fantastic speaker cable for even the most exotic high end systems. The overall outside diameter of NES-3002 cable is .92" (23mm)
Oyaide Electric, with the experience gained from a long history of cable design, has developed reference quality speaker cables called the Across 2000 and Tunami Nigo. The cables are constructed using PCOCC-A wire using advanced heat control and extrusion technology. The Tunami utilizes a 5.5 sq. mm conductor core that is rated up to 30 amps and can take up to 600 volts A/C. While the Across 2000 utilizes a 2.0 sq mm conductor core and advanced technology for vibration control.
Flavor 1, Flavor 2, Flavor 3, Flavor 4, AirSine, Pulsar, AirLok, Counter Helical Litz Array, HyperFlex, UniCrystal and "Let the music be heard" are trademarks of VH Audio, Inc.
