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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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