Black Rhodium ENCORE Low Distortion Speaker Cable Bananas 3.0m Pair - NEW OLD STOCK
ENCORE and ENCORE BiWire Loudspeaker cables are based upon the successful design of our acclaimed DUET DCT++ CS Single wire and DUET DCT++ CS BiWire loudspeaker cables (HI-FI News Editors Choice). By removing expensive parts of the manufacturing process, whilst retaining the tried and tested design principles we adopt to produce superior sound quality at the price.
Low Transient Phase Distortion through Innovative Design
ENCORE and ENCORE BiWire give very clear diction of a singer’s voice and separates musical instruments superbly through a dramatic reduction of ‘Transient Phase Distortion’.
‘Transient Phase Distortion’ is reduced by using thicker insulation than is usual in speaker cables, increasing the distance between conductors and thereby reducing the magnetic field seen in each conductor wire as a result of the magnetic field created by the current in the other conductor wire. The benefit in listening is a clearer and more open sound quality.
Anti RFI / EMI Technology to Further Reduce Distortion
ENCORE and ENCORE BiWire are continuously twisted along their length to prevent the cable acting as a loop aerial. A cable that is untwisted has a larger surface area, therefore has a greater ability to attract RFI/EMI signals generated from Radio, Wifi, Mobile Phones and even central heating systems.
Additional RFI/EMI filtering is also applied directly to the conductor wire. This prevents high frequency noise modulating the signal at either end of the cable.
Both of the treatments above are designed to further reduce the amount of audible distortion in the cable, allowing cleaner, clearer sounds to be generated from your equipment.
Silicone Rubber insulation for Sharper Leading Edges and Natural Decays
Silicone rubber insulation is used because its low dielectric loss ensures extremely low distortion due to dielectric absorption effects in which sound energy is absorbed in the insulation and released at a later interval of time to create highly audible time-smearing distortion. By using silicone rubber insulation, ENCORE and ENCORE BiWire guarantee you sharper leading edges to your music and lingering, more natural decays.
Silicone rubber insulation is used because its low dielectric loss ensures extremely low distortion due to dielectric absorption effects in which sound energy is absorbed in the insulation and released at a later interval of time to create highly audible time-smearing distortion.
Advanced Manufacturing Techniques to Reduce Noise and Distortion
ENCORE and ENCORE BiWire use two silver plated copper cores for positive and negative signal flows. These are connected in opposite directions. Our listening tests have shown when connected this way the noise floor between the musical notes lowers. This gives ‘blacker’ silences in the interval between musical notes and enhances reproduction of the musical edges and natural decays in music.
Silicone rubber insulation is used because its low dielectric loss ensures extremely low distortion due to dielectric absorption effects in which sound energy is absorbed in the insulation and released at a later interval of time to create highly audible time-smearing distortion.
Z plugs that are low cost and sound very good
ENCORE and ENCORE BiWire are terminated with gold plated Z plugs, chosen because despite their comparably low cost, do deliver a very high quality sound compared to other types of plug.
Gold plating is applied to the plugs to ensure a cleaner and less corroded contact is maintained between the plug and socket.
Additional security of the connection between the cable and plug is provided by a second set screw that clamps the outer insulation of the wire.
