Cardas Copper

At the heart of a Cardas cable is Our Ultra-Pure Cardas Copper.

Mined in the Southwest USA and processed in the Northeast, we employ proprietary drawing and annealing techniques to create the highest quality, purest copper strands. A Single Poly-Nylon coating is applied to prevent oxidation and eliminate crosstalk between strands. The basic building blocks of a Cardas cable have been constant since day one: Our own, Ultra-Pure Copper, produced using our proprietary method. Multi-stranded Litz conductors, with strand size varying in Golden Ratio steps. Top quality dielectric materials and innovative air-tube dielectric suspension techniques. Premium connectors machined from copper & brass, plated with silver, and a flash of rhodium. Terminations performed by skilled craftsmen, using Cardas Quad Eutectic Solder and Cardas Rosin Flux Soldering Paste. These design elements were present in the original Cardas cables, like Quadlink & Hexlink, and former flagships such as Golden Cross & Golden Reference.
Our Clear cable line combines all of this with Matched Propagation Technology, the subject of George’s most recent patent (US Patent 7,674,973), which matches the propagation rate of the conductor to that of the dielectric, eliminating time-smear distortion, improving musical integrity and dynamic range.

Performance

Looking for a rich, non-fatiguing, musical cable for your analog playback that doesn’t break the bank? Look no further. Iridium Phono brings that classic analog sound with warmth and richness without sacrificing balance and detail. . Custom terminations including Cardas R-DIN and SME 90° DIN connections are available.

Standard Terminations: Cardas S-DIN to Cardas GRMO, or RCA to RCA. Hand soldered in Bandon, Oregon.

Design/Construction

Conductors: Grade 1, 99.9999% pure OFHC copper with SPN clear coat (Litz), gauge sizes scaled to Golden Ratio proportions. Cross-field layer geometry, insulated in a FEP jacket. Geometry: Shielded Star-Quad 4 conductor bound together in PTFE tape. Hybrid shield combines a spiral of tin-plated copper and a carbon impregnated PTFE tape. Finished in an ultra-soft and flexible extruded TPR jacket.

Gauge: 4×24.5 AWG Outside Diameter: 0.300”/ 7.62mm