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Single Biwire Shotgun Double Shotgun Hologram XLR

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Hologram XLR
.999 Fine Silver Wire

What material is the wire made from in your cables?

24 GA solid core .999 soft annealed silver wire.

What type of spade terminals do you use?

My spades are silver plated copper stepped spades. I drill and sand all terminations to reduce mass and improve sonics.

What type of banana jacks do you use?

Silver plated nickel brass bananas. I drill and sand all terminations to reduce mass and improve sonics.

What material is the insulator made from?

The jacket is made from PET.

What are the technical specifications?

With the two wires twisted the way I do the tech specs are about like this:

Resistance = 0.00325 Ohms/foot run
Inductance = 0.30uH/foot run
Capacitance = 0.048nF/foot run

How long is the break in period?

Typically, my cables take about 150-200 hours to completely relax. Many customers have found them pleasing right out of the box though.

What improvements are gained by moving up the line from Single all the way through Double Shotgun?

As we progress up the product line and the conductors increase, the sonics improve across the board in regard to dynamics, detail, and body.

What are the advantages of a silver cable?

Silver is the best metal conductor known to man. Therefore, the signal is transferred accurately across the spectrum imposing the least amount of colorations.

Does the cable work well with solid state electronics, tube electronics or both?

My cables work quite well with either solid state or tube equipment. If I had to pick one over the other, without any scientific basis, I like my cables the most with tube gear.