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" The ultimate interconnect is none at all, Headphile XRS uses this consideration in our silver reference design. Originally designed for testing different RCA connectors against a reference of not having one at all, this cable comes straight from our testing bench and was not originally intended to be sold. More and more audiophiles seem to be understanding that those beautiful (and expensive) RCA terminators can actually be a hindrance to a line level signal. Thus in order to hear the truest signal and not the plating scheme or the massive chunk of metal in the build of many RCA connectors, we're releasing these to the public and the purists.
The solid fine silver wire used in this design actually connects directly to your female RCA's by pressure from the sleeve only, no solder, no RCA terminations. Hand molded by us, XRS let's a portion of the wire, make direct contact to your amp/source without the need for a RCA termination, similar to the way the positive makes contact inside your amp/source. Silver wires are looped and sealed, no loose ends. Cables join at center or end only, to allow twist of connector.
They slip on just like a regular RCA plug, usually requiring a twist while in place to contact the positive inside your amp/source. They fit snug and won't fall off by themselves, similar to metal plugs fit. Seems like no connectors should cost less, right? These are time consuming, hand built out of layers of military grade adhesive heatshrink and while not the most beautiful, extremely functional for the purpose they were designed. Some dried adhesive may reside inside the boot end, unavoidable in construction and not harmful or seen once installed. Not intended for continuous connecting/disconnecting as it's metal counterpart, but still sturdy enough, probably more than you might think, to do the job and let the signal flow unimpeded by normal terminations. Definitely beyond ordinary..."
The pics are unclear to my eyes. Could somebody provide some close-ups of the things replacing the usual RCAs?
" The ultimate interconnect is none at all, Headphile XRS uses this consideration in our silver reference design. Originally designed for testing different RCA connectors against a reference of not having one at all, this cable comes straight from our testing bench and was not originally intended to be sold. More and more audiophiles seem to be understanding that those beautiful (and expensive) RCA terminators can actually be a hindrance to a line level signal. Thus in order to hear the truest signal and not the plating scheme or the massive chunk of metal in the build of many RCA connectors, we're releasing these to the public and the purists.
The solid fine silver wire used in this design actually connects directly to your female RCA's by pressure from the sleeve only, no solder, no RCA terminations. Hand molded by us, XRS let's a portion of the wire, make direct contact to your amp/source without the need for a RCA termination, similar to the way the positive makes contact inside your amp/source. Silver wires are looped and sealed, no loose ends. Cables join at center or end only, to allow twist of connector.
They slip on just like a regular RCA plug, usually requiring a twist while in place to contact the positive inside your amp/source. They fit snug and won't fall off by themselves, similar to metal plugs fit. Seems like no connectors should cost less, right? These are time consuming, hand built out of layers of military grade adhesive heatshrink and while not the most beautiful, extremely functional for the purpose they were designed. Some dried adhesive may reside inside the boot end, unavoidable in construction and not harmful or seen once installed. Not intended for continuous connecting/disconnecting as it's metal counterpart, but still sturdy enough, probably more than you might think, to do the job and let the signal flow unimpeded by normal terminations. Definitely beyond ordinary..."
The pics are unclear to my eyes. Could somebody provide some close-ups of the things replacing the usual RCAs?
