24 l January 2014
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would present them with the olive-green SOMMER Cable Colonel Incredible. JV: As a Swiss company, we are neither used to kings, queens nor presidents. Nevertheless we have some cables in our range everybody would be delighted to be presented with. The most precious ones would be the VOVOX textura fortis interconnect and speaker cables. The sound quality they offer would please every eminence. And the conductor material used is truly precious. It consists of 99.99998% pure oriented continuous cast copper. CD: Assuming that he or she was a keen guitarist we could present them with The Van Damme Silver Series Session Grade Instrument cable. Within this range of cables capacitance is used to produce different high frequency roll-offs which affects the sound of the source instrument at its destination amplifier. It acts as a filter to the relatively low output level of a guitar pickup. It sounds fantastic too which is why it befits the use by some rock “royalty” such as Tony Iommi, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page [See also p53 – Ed]. DS: After careful consideration, I would be happy to present a sample of the New Evolution XPC OFC True 110ohm AES digital multicore. This cable represents the finest blend of traditional qualities with a technically superior true 110ohm impedance, while the
All very well wrapping presents when there’s ribbon a-plenty
SOMMER Cable Elephant Robust: when scrapped, you will often get a higher price for it than for the actual car
purple inner jacketed pairs would be a perfect colour combination for any regal gift. BVB: Since the Link DGLink can translate among multiple languages (analogue, COMS, MADI, EtherSound, Dante) it truly thinks globally, as all leaders should. DGLink is the snake that communicates to them all. And isn’t that the best gift you can give a king, queen or president? Matthew Fletcher (MF): We would present her highness with the new 3363 Ultimate Guitar Cable. Its braided shield, conductive PVC layer with low capacitance results in the quietest cable and purest tone of any cable available. With a straight or right-angled Neutrik silentPLUG at the guitar end, the 3363 will always remain silent when connecting her royal guitar.
Q3. It’s an important celebration, and you’re giving someone special a wonderful present. You’ve got the wrapping paper but – catastrophe! – you’ve run out of ribbon. Which cable are you going to use to secure the parcel? PM:We would recommend our super-flat SC-TRIBUN speaker cable. It’s not
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much thicker than a decorative bow and can be lettered subsequently with a felt-tip. JV: Our VOVOX vocalis LS speaker cables are made of textile, flat like a ribbon and available in different colours. They would definitely look pretty on every present. CD: The Van Damme Starquad again, as it comes in a range of 10 colours. DS: I could use many cables from the evolution XPC rage for this scenario, but I guess I would reach for a handful of Standard 1 Pair: the small diameter and flexibility would make it ideal for tying gifts and I would have a palate of five colours to coordinate with my wrapping paper. Perfect! BVB: The Link Eurocable LK 02N6E cable is the logical choice here. Not only is this ultra-flexible microphone cable suitable for transporting audio in live applications, but it is happy to be left in a knot or bow. Available in six beautiful colours, it will surely compliment any wrapping paper. Of course, if you anticipate wrapping a very large gift, Link is happy to provide any custom colour in quantities of a few thousand metres…
Q4. You’re on the highway, and you pass another vehicle that has broken down. There’s no one else around. The distressed driver asks if they could get a
tow to the nearest garage... and you’re carrying a suitcase full of cable! But what do you choose? PM: A trick question!? Concerning this matter, here’s an answer from physics: if you fix the cable at the right spot on the car, you may also use products of inferior quality from other suppliers. However, if you do not trust your own physical talents, we recommend the SOMMER Cable Elephant Robust. This one has zero elongation and when scrapped, you will often get a higher price for it than for the actual car, due to its high copper content and the environmentally- friendly jacket.
BVB: The ONLY cable that will truly fit the bill here is the ‘Bob Goldstein Special’, otherwise known as the Link Eurocable LK48N40AD2. Not only is this speaker cable fitted with 48 x 4.0 mm2 conductors to handle the towing load, but it also has two integral AES pairs to remotely control the brake lights! If you need a quick disconnect once you get to the petrol station, pair it with the LKA 48-6 connector and you’ll be on your way with a quarter- turn twist. DS: Obviously, I would go for the Evolution XPC OFC 18 x 4.0mm Speaker multicore. Rugged yet flexible, it has
VOVOX vocalis LS speaker cables, flat like a ribbon: wrap your present in this
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