New from IsoTek, the Sequel comes in a standard length of 2m, compared to the Premier’s 1.5m. Like the Premier, it uses silver-plated 
oxygen-free copper conductors twisted together to aid EMI/RFI rejection, but in the Sequel the conductor geometry is “improved with optimised thickness of the individual strands”. “The Sequel also incorporates more advanced ‘active’ shielding under its PVC outer sheath, similar to that used in IsoTek’s more costly cables”.
The EVO3 Sequel is IsoTek’s second-tier power cable, slotting in between the entry level EVO3 Premier and the mid-level EVO3 Elite.
Key features
Construction: Three 2.0mm2 optimised-strand conductors .
Conductors: Silver-plated 6n oxygen-free copper (OFC) copper
Dielectric (insulation): A Teflon FEP dielectric (insulation)
Wrap: A Mylar wrap is used to shield the cable
Copper shield: An active OFC copper shield drains RFI to earth
Jacket: A heat-resistant PVC outer jacket
24-carat gold termination: Termination of the EVO3 Sequel is done by hand using IsoTek’s bespoke audiophile grade 24-carat gold plated connectors.
Available terminated with UK, EU, US and Australian mains plugs and with C7, C15 and C19 IEC connectors, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of audio and AV equipment.
The EVO3 Sequel is available now priced at £199.95 (including VAT) for a 2m terminated cable.
“Three decades of cable-building expertise have gone into the new Signature ARAY power cable which introduces the company’s proprietary ARAY conductor 
technology into a sub-£1,000 power cable for the first time” announces the latest press release from The Chord Company.
Signature ARAY features a very high-density braided shield in combination with a heavy-gauge foil shield, “but what separates it from ordinary mains cables is the use of The Chord Company’s proprietary ARAY conductor technology, which has given the company’s ARAY-based signal- carrying cable range an extraordinary sonic advantage”.
Signature ARAY power cable has been fitted with a new high-performance UK mains plug and IEC connector. Mains plugs are notoriously tricky to get right, but The Chord Company has worked closely with a specialist company to produce high-performance plugs made exactly to specification. The plugs’ contacts have been heavily silver-plated and the terminals are designed to be very secure. Even the 13-amp fuse has been carefully chosen. The plugs will be used on The Chord Company’s Sarum Super ARAY power cable.
The Chord Company’s Tuned ARAY technology was originally developed for the flagship Sarum cable range, but Tuned ARAY’s reputation for producing new levels of transparency, detail, coherence and musical involvement, soon meant the technology was introduced across a wider cable range, most recently digital and streaming products and, of course, mains cables.
The Signature ARAY power is available now priced at £500 (1m), plus a £100 supplement for each additional metre.
The Chord Company, will be revealing two new models from its streaming (Ethernet) range at the forthcoming headroom show. The new streaming cables, which
introduce The Chord Company’s Tuned ARAY technology to an even wider range of products, will be shown in pre- production form to the public at The headroom Show ahead of their official release later in the year.
The headroom Show will take place at Metropolis Studios, London, and will be open on Friday 30th January between 1pm and 7:30pm, and Saturday 31st January from 10am to 5pm. Metropolis Studios has recorded numerous artists including Queen, Michael Jackson, U2, Lady GaGa, Amy Winehouse, will.i.am, The Stone Roses, Lauren Hill, The Verve, Adele, Rihanna and more.
Our friends at Audio4soul got in touch to tell us about their latest project and the Worldwide distribution of its OCC iT! Reference speaker cables.
“Employing the finest single crystal pure OCC copper made by the -now- famous Ohno casting method, the OCC cables digs deeper into the music truth of your collection. Clarity, 3D imaging, natural presence,dynamics, musicality, bass definition, everything that OCC cables are known for, is in spades” is what the company’s press release claims for their speaker cables.
The cables are handmade and have a price of 720 with free worldwide delivery included.
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Rhodium make some of the finest sounding cables in hi-fi.To celebrate their latest award winning cable review of the Samba VS-1 loudspeaker cables, MCRU are offering them as a 3 metre stereo pair with a “free” set of MCRU special edition twist interconnects fitted with KLE Copper Harmony RCA plugs, a deal not to be missed.
The Samba VS-1 is £599 for a 3 metre stereo pair, the SE twist interconnects are a 1.5 metre stereo pair.
The latest review of the Samba VS-1 is here.
Quotes on the Samba VS-1……
“. . very open, clean and expansive image.”
“The cable comes across as very neutral with a hint of extra treble extension. .”
“Bass control is excellent and highly tuneful. . .”
“. .it’s the ‘see through’ quality of the stereo image that feels most special here.”
“Stevie’s lush organ notes, rich vocals, funky bass rifts and explosive rim shots are all beautifully layered in a highly transparent and very wide sound stage.”
“. . . the Samba easily makes sense of the pile driving bass riff, thunderous drums, searing electric buzz-sawing vocals, enabling previously unappreciated acoustic guitars and congas to come through cleanly.”
“. . it works brilliantly with stripped out material.”
“It almost seems to gently aid the contrast of your music, enabling midband detail and vocals in particular to press slightly forward out of the mix, while deeper bass and the gaps between the notes take a step backwards.”
“Silences subjectively seem a little darker but no detail is lost.”
“ . . .this added level of contrast enables fine details around the decay of notes to ebb away much more convincingly.”
“This cable performs even stronger with valve amplification.’
“The quality of the midband communication comes nto its own and the extended treble detail and bass control lend support where most needed with valves.”
“The Samba VS-1 is ideally suited to orchestral music and classical fans will appreciate its ability to tease out complex layers of rich instrumentation.”
“. . it is equally at home with more intimate music where the perceived low distortion enables subtle
voices and acoustic instruments to communicate their full emotional content.”
The cables come with our usual 30 day money back guarantee.
“The Evolution Series from TARA Labs is truly beyond belief. It is quite simply the new watershed in the art and science of audio 
cable design. The Evolution Series is in a class of its own, beyond all other audio cable products in the history of the audio industry worldwide” claims the latest press release from TARA Labs.
There are 3 distinct levels of audio cables in the Evolution Series, starting with the AIR Evolution Interconnects and Speaker Cables. The AIR Evolution Interconnect uses the multi-lumen air-tube concept invented by TARA Labs as used in the AIR Series Interconnects originally developed in 1986. However, the Evolution Interconnect is remarkably flexible in comparison.
The next level in the Evolution Series is the all-new ZERO Evolution Interconnect and OMEGA Evolution Speaker Cable. The ZERO Evolution Interconnect replaces the ZERO Gold Interconnect, and the OMEGA Evolution Speaker Cable replaces the MEGA Gold Speaker Cable.
To give a simple example, the new Evolution Interconnect boasts a low capacitance figure of just 2 pF per foot.
The ZERO Evolution Interconnect uses the same displaced and Floating Shield design together with a HFX Ground system to provide greater absorption of RF/EMI.
The Grandmaster Evolution Interconnect has a greater displacement between the shield and the conductors within the cable and The Grandmaster Evolution Speaker Cable is a very large loudspeaker cable design. Each positive and negative run, comprises 8 conductor groups helixed around Teflon air-tubes™ for a total of 288 conductors per channel.
TARA Labs cables are Designed, manufactured, and hand-crafted to the in the USA.
The Chord Company has launched a new entry-level interconnect cable that introduces the company’s proprietary ARAY 
techniques at an affordable price. “The new C-line is the most technically advanced cable at its price point and beyond” says the company’s press release.
The Chord Company’s Tuned ARAY technology was originally developed for their flagship Sarum cable range, but the technology was introduced across a wider cable range, most recently digital and streaming products. The new C-line analogue RCA cable has become the most affordable interconnect to use elements of the ARAY construction technique in The Chord Company’s line-up.
The UK’s biggest specialist A/V cable manufacturer has been able to implement these ARAY techniques into an entry-level cable for the first time, thanks to a solid partnership with a trusted manufacturer that Chord has been working with on C-line for more than a year.
To gain the level of performance that ARAY techniques produce at such a price point, the C-line has become the first analogue interconnect that The Chord Company has had built to its specification; all other analogue interconnects in The Chord Company’s range are hand-built by Chord technicians at its Wiltshire facility. Like all Chord Company interconnects, every C-line will be carefully hand-tested and packaged in Wiltshire.
The C-line features pseudo-balanced oxygen-free copper conductors with fully floating shielding and is optimised for maximum performance with CD players, DACs, phono- stages, streamers and home-theatre systems. In addition to being constructed using ARAY techniques, C-line also benefits from unique direct gold-plating technology, plus over-moulded strain-relief for the cable’s plug terminations.
C Line specifications
- Pseudo-balanced oxygen-free copper conductors
- ARAY construction techniques
- Direct gold-plating technology
- Fully floating shielding
- Over-moulded strain relief
C-line is available now priced at £45 for the 1.0m and £35 for the 0.5m version
The Chord Company will be showing a variety of cables during dealer events throughout October. The three events, spread across 
the UK, will give attendees the chance to hear a number of cables in systems using Naim Audio, Arcam and Dynaudio equipment.
Forthcoming dealer events featuring The Chord Company cables include:
Saturday 4th October
Norman Hobbs:
Cable and streaming-cable demonstrations with Naim Audio equipment.
The Chord Company will be focussing on its DIN, SNAIC and streaming cables.
Saturday 11th October
Audio T (Southampton):
Interconnects and streaming cables with Arcam equipment.
A chance to hear some of Arcam’s latest products, plus The Chord Company’s XLR and streaming cables, including the proprietary ARAY and Tuned ARAY models.
Thursday 16th October
Custom Electronic Design:
Wired versus wireless demonstrations (with Dynaudio equipment).
An evening demonstrating a wide range of speaker cables from The Chord Company’s line- up, from Odyssey to Signature. The event will demonstrate the effectiveness of different shielding techniques and how shielded cables can affect system performance. Streaming cables, via a Naim Audio system, will also be on demonstration and upstairs, Dynaudio will be showing models from its new wireless speaker range.
Hifi Pig will be visiting the headquarters of The Chord Company very soon…watch this space.
