ZEN STYX SILVER REFERENCE CABLES

Win the cable game and have the last laugh!

 

In the world of speaker cables it can be overwhelming to try and guess who's claims make the most sense and actually choose a cable.  With the transparency of our Zen Triode amplifiers it becomes easy to hear LARGE differences in cables.  Most cable manufactures are not listening to Zen amps so it comes as no surprise when their wire comes off as slightly veiled in our listening tests.  

This is the reference wire that we use to evaluate the fidelity and imaging of our amplifiers.  As you can see it lacks the typical fancy wrapper because the man who made it wasn't interested in marketing, packaging, buzzwords or pleasing the camera. He was a guy like you who simply wanted the absolute best he could find and wasn't about to pay stupid amounts of money for it.

We started using this wire in the 1990's when it completely embarrassed the high priced cables we had been using in our reference system.  Since then we've been able to audition 2 or 3 pairs of expensive cables each year.  They are A/B'd with this wire and the best sounding wire is what stays.  With a 4 digit price tag on many of the cables we tried and the fact that we're still using these after 10 years of A/B tests there is no question how good this cable sounds.

"I originally found this wire at a hamfest.  It was a mil spec microwave transmission tower wire that was contract built for a specific job.  Super high strand count, silver wire compressed under extreme pressure and insulated with Teflon.  You can see why it caught my eye as a possible great sounding speaker wire.  Once I was able to get the wired duplicated by it's original manufacturer I started offering it to our customers so they could hear how good our amplifiers actually are.  Now I'm making it available to anyone and simply ask that you buy a pair on our 30 day trial.  If they don't sound better than you present cables, just send them back."

- Steve Deckert

 

HOW TO USE:

As you can probably see from the picture, these are individual sticks of wire.  This means there are 3 ways you can implement them.

  1. Run each stick separate and apart from the other (1 inch spacing or more). This keeps the magnetic field of each conductor from interactions.
  2. Run each stick side by side so it becomes like a zip cord.  This puts conductors in parallel and collapses magnetic fields.
  3. Create a gentle twist in the pair of conductors so they cross at partially right angles.  

All three techniques sound good.  If you go with step 3 you can potentially alter the signature of the wire by twisting it around different core materials, such as clear tubing, cotton rope, etc.  However, option 1 is what we usually recommend to those who don't want to experiment.

Alternate terminations available


 

ZSTYX10

10 foot pair / non-terminated

$250.00

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ZSTYX10T

10 foot pair / WBT terminated

$364.00

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ZSTYX14

14 foot pair / non-terminated

$350.00

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ZSTYX14T

14 foot pair / WBT terminated

$464.00

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ZSTYX18

18 foot pair / non-terminated

$468.00

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ZSTYX18T

18 foot pair / WBT terminated

$582.00

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NOTE:

You can custom order the terminated cables fully dressed as shown (with the Decware logo) for an extra 20%

Custom orders should be placed by phone.

 

 

 

 


SPECIFICATIONS

  • Conductors: Silver-plated copper with 40 microinches minimum coating thickness per ASTM B-298.
  • Insulation: Extruded PTFE, nominal wall thickness .015 (0.4mm).
  • Temperature Range: -55C to +200C
  • Insul. Flaw Test (Spark Test): 5,700 volts rms @ 3.0 kHz..
  • Min. Insul. Resist.: Meets calculated requirements.
  • Heat Resistance: +290C for 96 hours.
  • Voltage Rating: 1,000 Volts rms.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

  • This heavy-wall wire, rated at 1,000 volts rms or 3,000 volts DC, saves both size and weight compared with many other insulated wires of the same rating.
  • Suitable for high-frequency use at elevated temperatures in high-reliability programs where electrical and thermal stability are important.
     
  • Passes VW-1 Vertical Flame Test. OSHA Acceptable
     

SIZE / STRAND DESCRIPTION

AWG

Stranding

Nom. Dia. of Conductor
in.   /  mm

Nom. O.D.
in.   /  mm

Military Number

08

133/29

.220 / 5.58

.284 / 7.22

M22759/1189S

 


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