Artisan Silver Cables “Ultimate Silver Dream” interconnects launched.
Artisan’s "cost-no-object" leads have been launched at a fraction of the price of other manufacturers' "cost-no-object" leads!
To quote from the web site: “This is our finest achievement. We'll take on all-comers with these invincible cables. We truly do not believe that you can achieve significant improvements on this, without spending thousands of pounds. The same high-purity silver conductors are used as the acclaimed "Silver Dream", but with eight conductors instead of four.”
They also benefit from the new upgraded Teflon® tubing that Artisan has introduced across its full range of cables:
“We've now upgraded our Teflon® tubing to a slightly wider diameter over our whole range of cables... By allowing more room around the pure silver conductors, this gives an improvement to the ideal "air dielectric" effect, giving an increased perception of purity to the sound. In high resolution systems, a further layer of inner detail becomes audible. The cushioning effect of a larger air-gap around the conductors also increases isolation from external physical vibrations - which is generally also thought to be good for sound quality. A happy side-effect is that the resulting cables are also slightly thicker and more robust (although the thickness of the silver conductor - which is critical to get right - remains the same). All cables supplied from now on will be the upgraded version.”The “Ultimate Silver Dream” interconnects are available for an introductory price of £199 for a half metre pair, or £289 for a one metre pair (including free World-wide shipping). They can be terminated with RCA plugs, or with XLR connectors at no extra cost.They can be ordered direct from the web site at www.artisansilvercables.com
10th June 2009
Artisan Silver Cables launch pure silver Sennheiser Headphone Upgrade Cable
For a long time it’s been well known that the audiophile models in the Sennheiser headphone range have been held back in performance by their stock cables.
Luckily, the stock cables can be unplugged and replaced with better quality items. Nearly all of the upgrade cables on the market so far have used copper conductors, so Artisan Silver Cables have jumped in to fill a gap in the market with some very affordably priced pure silver Sennheiser upgrade cables.
The “Silver Dream Sennheiser Upgrade Cable” uses the same 4-way Teflon-coated pure silver braid that the company already uses in its established and well-received “Silver Dream” interconnect cables, but covered in expandable protective sleeving, because headphone cables inevitably take some knocks.
The plugs at the headphone end are not the usual moulded items that Sennheiser use on the stock cable - they are a premium design made by Cardas. The headphone jack is also a superior quality design, from the World leader in professional audio connectors Neutrik.
They are suitable for the Sennheiser models HD-650, HD-600, HD-265, HD-525, HD-535, HD-545, HD-565, HD-565 II, HD-580 and any others that use the Sennheiser two-pin connection system.
According to Artisan, these will absolutely transform the performance of your Sennheiser headphones, taking them into another league.
The cable is two metres long and has an introductory price of £149.
Artisan Silver Cables can be ordered direct from the web site at www.artisansilvercables.com .
