Pangea Audio Premier XL Coaxial Digital Cable - 0.6 Meter

Pangea Audio Premier XL Coaxial Digital Cable - 0.6 Meter

No-Compromise Coax Cable with 6% Silver Plated Cardas Copper Conductor and Premium Prime 750 RCAs

Pangea Audio's Premier XL coaxial digital cable takes a no-compromise approach to digital audio, featuring precision-wound 18-gauge conductors using a Cardas Grade One Copper signal conductor with a 6% silver coating. It also boasts multi-layered nitrogen-injected polyethylene foamed insulation, premium Prime 750 RCA connectors, and a tough woven nylon braided jacket.

Breakthrough Digital Audio Cable by Jay Victor

In creating Pangea's new Premier digital coaxial cable, designer Jay Victor tackled the three big challenges of digital cables: transmission, shielding, and connections. Each of the three areas presents its own set of design challenges. While Jay had considerable experience in each technical area, his extensive research led him to develop new strategies to take advantage of the latest advancements in materials science.

Superior Signal Transmission

For signal transmission, Jay chose American-made Cardas Grade One Copper, "the best copper on the planet," according to Jay. Cardas Copper is mined in Arizona and then shipped to New England where it is SLOWLY drawn into wire in a custom-designed Argon gas chamber to insure no impurities get into the conductor. The use of Cardas Grade One Copper is unprecedented at this price point.

Superlative Shielding

After years of experimentation, Jay discovered that proper shielding is crucial to digital audio cable performance. "Any noise or interference that enters a digital audio cable distorts sound," Jay says. "You can really hear a big difference between inferior and superbly insulated cables on standard CD-quality digital signals. With the introduction of new high resolution 24-bit digital files, the difference becomes even more drastic, and optimal shielding is crucial to great sound.

The Best Connections

The Prime 750 RCA features a special ultra-low mass design that takes best advantage of the fine properties of exotic metals, while avoiding technical issues caused by using higher mass metal contacts such as eddy currents. Prime 750 has an ultra-low-mass, hollow, direct-gold plated Tellurium Copper center pin and ultra-low-mass direct-gold plated beryllium copper spring-type ground contacts. Instead of a heavier metal ring, Prime 750 uses an advanced polymer insulator to hold the connector together – further reducing the amount of metal required in the connector. The outer shell or cover is made from non-magnetic brass treated with a tough-as-nails scratch and chip resistant black chrome plating.

Add it up and Premier XL offers three radical cable innovations in a single coaxial digital cable design. Thanks to Jay's clever design and his superb relations ship to the manufacturers, Pangea Audio is able to bring you this cable at a surprising low price.

Extremely Durable Baked-on Chromium Finish

Covering the RCA is a non-magnetic aluminum barrel with a baked-on chromium finish. We asked the designer, Jay Victor, why he chose this finish. "I've designed and built over one hundred RCA cables for various brands around the world and found that after months or years of use, paint will eventually flake off the barrel. This chrome finish is extremely durable and will last for years without cracking or flaking," answered Jay. "And besides, it looks sexy, doesn't it?"

Pangea Audio Premier XL Coaxial Digital Cable

• 6% Silver-Plated Cardas Grade One Copper

• Quad-Layered Shielding (Double-sided Aluminum/Mylar Foil Shield; Premium 1.25% Silver-Plated Braided Shield; Carbon-impregnated Polyethene)

• Multi-Layered Nitrogen-Injected Polyethylene Foamed Insulation

• Cable Jacket: TPR with Braided Nylon Outer Jacket

• Prime 750 RCA Termination (see below)

Prime 750 RCA

• Ultra Low Mass Gold-Plated Beryllium Copper Spring-Type Ground Contacts

• Ultra-low-mass hollow Direct Gold-Plated Tellurium Copper Center Pin

• Non-magnetic Aluminum RCA Cover

• Advanced Polymer Insulator

• Premium Hand-soldered Connection