Theta AES/EBU Digital Cable

RAISING THE BAR

Theta Series signal, digital, and power cables were created using scientific innovation that has established Shunyata Research as a key contributor to the world's top recording studios and heart-surgery labs. Each component, material, and conductor within the Theta Series is custom-designed to extend the boundaries of signal resolution, even when compared to cost-no-object products. Theta Series products further define Shunyata Research's legacy of delivering uncompromising performance at prices that will raise expectations for all products in their category.

ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY

Theta Series signal and digital cable products feature continuous-cast Ohno copper. Ohno copper is an ultra-pure conductor drawn using heated molds that cast the wire into a singular crystalline structure. The Ohno conductors used in the Theta Series are then extruded along with the fluorocarbon dielectric and custom-shielding elements using Shunyata Research's exclusive PMZ (Precision Matched Impedance) process. This extrusion method tightens the tolerances of the conductor surface, dielectric and the precision placement of the shield. To achieve these finely drawn tolerances, the extrusion and braiding machines must be run at one-quarter normal speed during the manufacturing process.

Theta speaker cables and power cords feature VTX-Ag™ conductors, which are designed using a center conductor of pure silver, combined with an outer layer of ultra-pure OFE copper. Finally, all Theta cables are conditioned for 4-days using Shunyata Research's advanced Kinetic Phase Inversion ProcessTM (KPIPv2™), which conditions conductor metals at a molecular level. Theta Series cables are terminated with Shunyata's own custom-designed connectors and cold-soldered contacts. Together, these custom-designed attributes elevate Theta Series performance far beyond expectation, regardless of cost.

THE SOUND AND FURY

Theta cables will disappear, allowing the system to express sudden dynamic shifts in timing and frequency extension with effortlessness and nuance. A loom of Theta cables allows your complex system of electronics and speakers to speak with a single coherent voice. Like their more affordable counterpart, Gamma Series cables, Theta cables imbue the system with an unassailable sense of coherence, as if everything is in focus, without distortion or hard transients. There is an absence of perceived noise, allowing spectral and textural subtlety to come to the fore. Unlike common copper cables, Theta Series cables deliver explosive dynamics and pitch perfect frequency extension, even when compared to far more expensive cables. Compared to Shunyata Research's more affordable Gamma cables, Theta's larger gauge VTX-Ag™ conductors add weight, dimensionality and room-filling scale-to-sound when using more costly electronics and speaker systems.
 
TECHNOLOGY
 
Ohno wire, also called ‌PCOCC was invented in 1986 by professor Atsumi ‌Ohno of the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan. Copper wire is created by an extrusion process that pulls a rod of cold copper through a small orifice which creates multiple crystalline boundaries. By contrast, ‌‌Ohno wire is made by a process using heated molds that cast a wire to form a single crystalline structure. ‌‌Ohno wire is well known for its exceptionally pure, grain-free sonic qualities.
KPIP v2™ PROCESSING
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.

Cable Type: Twin axial geometry
Conductors: OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) copper
Shield: 100% coverage foil shield
Dielectric: Fluorocarbon
Connectors:Gold plated brass contacts, nickel matte finish
Characteristic Impedance:110 ohm
Gauge: 16
Color:Black flex
KPIP v2 Processing: 4-days
Standard Length:1.00 meters
Safety Assurance:
Continuity and polarity tests – by two technicians
HiPOT tests insulation breakdown @ 1,200 VAC