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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.
- Run
each stick separate and apart from the other (1 inch spacing
or more). This keeps the magnetic field of each conductor
from interactions.
- Run
each stick side by side so it becomes like a zip cord. This
puts conductors in parallel and collapses magnetic fields.
- 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
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ZSTYX10
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10
foot pair / non-terminated
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$250.00
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ZSTYX10T
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10
foot pair / WBT
terminated
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$364.00
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ZSTYX14
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14
foot pair / non-terminated
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$350.00
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ZSTYX14T
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14
foot pair / WBT
terminated
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$464.00
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ZSTYX18
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18
foot pair / non-terminated
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$468.00
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ZSTYX18T
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18
foot pair / WBT
terminated
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$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.
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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
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AWG |
Stranding |
Nom. Dia. of Conductor
in. / mm |
Nom. O.D. in. / mm |
Military Number |
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08
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133/29
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.220
/ 5.58
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.284
/ 7.22
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M22759/1189S
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Decware is a trademark of High Fidelity
Engineering Co.
Copyright © 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 by Steve Deckert
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