This Van Damme cable features a shielded twisted pair of conductors per channel. The unique combination of ultra pure silver plated OFC copper, and bare copper stands within each of the conductors has given a signature to this cable defined by a very tight bass and full body along with a high end sparkle rarely found in cables of this price range, This Van Damme cable is being used extensively in phono applications, often re-branded and described as “pure silver copper cocktail” (to describe the mixture of bare silver plated copper and bare copper conductors). It is considered as a serious upgrade over not only the stock tonearm cables but even some of their much more expensive versions. It is extremely popular as an after market product (i.e.see Audio Origami cable) but it has also been adopted by mamy hi-end tonearm manufacturers.
Despite its moderate cost it delivers excellent performance and it can be used with both mm and mc cartridges with great results. Its has low capacitance and a braided tinned copper shield with high optical coverage (95%) ensuring protection against EM and RF interference.
The cable is slim (4.85mm per channel) and flexible, suitable for meeting the mechanical requirements of most suspended turntables.
RCA CONNECTOR OPTIONS:
For an overview of various RCA connectors that we use on our cables you can visit: - RCA Connectors -
The BNC connectors that are currently offerred with these cables are the following:
The choice between a 50 Ohm or a 75 Ohm BNC is often misunderstood. In simple words, in the case of phono applications we deal with analogue signal which does not require a specific characteristic impedance to match the source with the destination. So, one may choose to use a 50 Ohm or a 75 ohm connector without any major drawbacks. However, there are certain details you may want to consider. The two types of connectors have slightly different construction. They are interchangeable and they will fit to the corresponding sockets but good practice would suggest that one should go for the plug that matches best the socket. Most of the older preamps were typically fitted with 50 Ohm BNC sockets for phono applications. Some of the most recent preamps that still use BNC sockets they typically choose to go for the 75 Ohm option.
On the other hand, the characteristic impedance of the connector gives an indication of some electrical properties that are relevant to the quality of the analogue signal. And generally speaking a 75 Ohm connector has slightly better electrical properties than a 50 Ohm connector. However, the real difference is extremely small, especially if we take into account the very short length of the connectors.
The gold plated ProSignal BNC connectors that we use are very well made and reliable connectors and they are very sensibly priced. The silver plated BNCs have an excellent choice of materials and they are high quality plugs. The 50 Ohm version of these connectors is what Naim use on their replacement phono cables since the old nickel version is not manufactured any longer.
