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OMEGA-X DIGITAL CABLES
No series of products in Shunyata
Research's historic product catalog
has evolved as rapidly or
dramatically as the company's
digital cables. Shunyata Research
designer Caelin Gabriel's background
working with high-speed networking
devices for the military provided
invaluable experience in this arena.
Combining this experience with
relentless testing and research has
made Shunyata Research's digital
cables the most critically acclaimed,
professionally adopted products of
their kind. The Omega-X digital
cables are the finest performing
digital cables ever produced by
Shunyata Research, employing
innovative, proprietary technologies
that dramatically reduce common-mode
noise, cable-induced jitter, and
associated time smear. These
advancements allow digital systems
to perform at a level that rivals
the world’s finest analog and master
tape sources, unlocking the ultimate
performance potential of digital
playback.
The Omega-X cables
don’t just improve digital playback,
they literally redefine digital
audio as a reference medium.
SCIENCE IN SERVICE OF
SOUND
Omega-X digital cables incorporate
multiple design refinements and
technologies that are exclusive to
Shunyata Research. With innovations
such as redesigned CMode filters,
PMZ conductors, and KPIP v2
processing, Omega-X digital cables
work in unison to eliminate digital
domain noise distortions, jitter,
and time smear. The performance
results are nothing short of
revolutionary. When applied as a
complete system, Omega digital
cables reveal a sonic landscape
indistinguishable from world-class
analog systems. The removal of any
characteristic digital harshness
leaves behind a fully immersive
musical experience, bringing
favorite artists and performances to
life as never before.
DIGITAL CABLE
APPLICATIONS
The Omega-X digital cables use
complementary technologies aimed at
achieving a pure, unadulterated,
noiseless performance. Whenever
possible, Omega-X digital cables
should be installed and judged as a
system. Omega-X Ethernet cables have
been assessed as having the most
dramatic and profound impact on
performance of any cable in their
class. This is closely followed by
the Omega-X USB and Omega-X Clock
cables, both of which have drawn
praise and awards from digital
mastering engineers and reviewers
alike. For systems that depend on
the AES/EBU or S/PDIF as the main
digital interface, the Omega-X
digital cables have been assessed by
multiple industry veterans and
digital mastering experts as
best-in-class.
The Omega-X
digital cables are designed to
unleash the ultimate performance
from your digital rig.
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
Everyone that owns and operates
digital front end electronics or
spends their days as a digital
mastering engineer understands the
limitations of the medium. Most of
us will allow that digital media
played through a server or rendered
in the digital domain can sound
electronic, edgy, noisy, forward and
hard, especially with music that has
powerful dynamics, scale and force.
This can be especially true when
comparing a digital front end-- even
the most expensive, to a
state-of-the-art analog reel-to-reel,
master deck or turntable. The
application of a loom of Omega-X
digital cables evaporates these
quibbles by removing obvious forms
of digital format distortion.
Perhaps the most noticeable effect
is the absence of compression, along
with an expansion of dynamic peaks
and an organic silence that emerges
as if from a cavernous well. The
music ebbs and flows with
transitional ease, punctuated by
crystalline clarity and effortless
micro-to-macro dynamics that may
startle even the most seasoned
listener.
The listener
intuitively relaxes into the music,
having forgotten
about the reproduction chain before
them.
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GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY |
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TAP (Transverse
Axial Polarizer) is a
patent-pending technology
developed by Shunyata
Research to enhance the
performance of its reference
signal cables. The evolution
of this technology has led
to the creation of TAPc,
a groundbreaking advancement
that significantly reduces
the size of the modules,
enabling their application
across a broader range of
cables, including power
cords, interconnects,
digital cables and speaker
cables. The sonic results of
TAPc technology
include a profound drop in
perceived noise floor,
effortlessly portrayed
dynamics, and an exceptional
rendering of timing and
coherency. These benefits
are unique to TAPc,
setting it apart from any
competing product or
technology. Even to an
untrained ear, the effects
of TAPc are
immediately apparent and
consistently repeatable
across various components
and systems. Essentially,
the TAPc modules
act as force multipliers,
elevating the listening
experience to levels many
would not have thought
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KPIP v2™ Shunyata
Research’s proprietary
Kinetic Phase Inversion
Process includes four days
of continuous KPIP v2™
processing which refines
conductor metals at a
molecular level. This
dramatically reduces burn-in
time and significantly
improves sonic performance,
delivering a relaxed and
life-like presentation. When
compared to the original
process, KPIP v2™ represents
a dramatic performance
upgrade on par with a
component-level upgrade. |
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Shunyata Research digital
cables are produced using a Precision
Matched Z (PMZ)
concept. This means that
tolerances of the conductor
surface, dielectric
extrusion, and the precision
of the braided shield are
held to minute variances. To
achieve these tight
tolerances, the extrusion
and braiding machines must
be run at one-quarter speed
during the manufacturing
process. The result is
better performance through a
reduction of cable-induced
‘signal jitter’. (Note: Z
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For the
purest signal possible,
Shunyata Research has
combined its patent-pending
TAPc technology
(trans-axial
polarizer) and CMode
filter (common mode
filtering technology) into a
single hybrid module. The
TAPc polarizer reduces
polarization distortion
while the CMode filter
simultaneously reduces
high-frequency noise
distortion, delivering
analog ease and palpable
background silence that will
close the gap between
digital and analog front-end
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Specifications
Cable Type
- S/PDIF, Clock-50, Clock-75:
coaxial
- AES: twinaxial
Conductors:
- S/PDIF, Clock-50, Clock-75: SPC
- AES: OCC copper
Shield:
- S/PDIF, Clock-50, Clock-75: SPC
100% braided shield
- AES: 100% foil shield
Dielectric:
- AES: fluorocarbon
- S/PDIF, Clock-50, Clock-75: PTFE
Connectors:
- S/PDIF, AES: Gold/Copper contacts,
black chrome finish
- Clock-50, Clock-75: BNC
PMZ: S/PDIF, Clock-50, Clock-75
Characteristic Impedance (ohm):
- S/PDIF: 75
- AES: 110
- Clock-50: 50
- Clock-75: 75
- TAPc: 50 elements
- CMode: triple element
- KPIP v2 Processing: 8-days
- Standard Length: 1.25 meters
- Color: gray flex
- Safety Assurance: Continuity and
polarity tests – by two technicians
HiPOT tests insulation
breakdown @ 1,200 VAC
Voor de beschikbare lengtes van
deze kabel raadpleeg de
prijslijst. |
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