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Interconnect Cables, Analogue and Digital
Device Under Test (DUT)
Rating
Abbey Road Reference
28
Abbey Road Monitor
25
Audio Note Pallas SPDIF
93
AudioNote SOGON 42
80
Audioquest Diamond USB
75
Audioquest Forest
110
Audioquest Carbon USB 1.5m , 5metre
67, 35
AudioQuest King Cobra
27
AudioQuest Sidewinder
24
AudioQuest Diamondback
30
AudioQuest Columbia, dc bias
34
Belden cat 5 UTP
120
Belden Cat 6 UTP
130
Belden Cat 7
165
Bell Wire' (1m) (single strand)
11
Brilliance HI FI Synergy
32
Cardas Clear USB
47
Cardas Golden Reference
130
Cardas Golden Cross
115
Chord Silverplus 5m USB
coiled 70, uncoiled 90
Chord Sarum SPDIF
85
Crystal Cable Piccolo
43
DNM Precision
45
Furutech GT-2 USB
82
Kimber USB-Ag Blue
80
Kimber Silver Streak
60 ( WBT connectors)
Kimber 'USB'
73
Kimber Timbre
30
Kimber Tonik SD
95
Device Under Test (DUT)
Rating
Kimber Tonik
33
LFD Silver interconnect (Oct 2008)
85
Meicord Cat6 UTP
150
Monster Interlink 400 mk II
20
Naim 75ohm BNC Digital
120
Nordost Blue Heaven
43
Supra USB 2m
70
TCI Tiger II
30
Transparent Reference XL mm
120
Transparent Reference XL mm2
145
Transparent Reference MM
110
Transparent Reference SPDIF digital
110
Transparent Music Wave Plus
64
QED Graphite USB 3m , 1m
36, 40
QED QNEX 3
23
Russ Andrews/Kimber Crystal-Cu
50
Van Den Hul The First Ultimate
Digital used for SPDIF 75
Van Den Hul The First Ultimate
115 (note significant electrical resistance)
Van Den Hul The Name
35
Van Den Hul the Hill
32
Van Den Hul The Mountain
53
Van Den Hul The Second
RCA 45
Van Den Hul Integration
105
Van Den Hul The Second , (Balanced only)
80
Van Den Hul Orchid
36
Wireworld Platinum Starlight USB
70
Wireworld Equinox 5
45
Wyrewizard Dreamcaster
25
Wyrewizard Enchantress
45
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