Clarus Crimson MkII AES/EBU Digital Interconnect

Clarus Crimson MkII AES/EBU Digital Interconnect Product Description: 

Crimson - The Most Exceptional High-End Audio Cables on the Market

Clarus meticulously designs, engineers, and crafts each cable in the Crimson series to deliver an unparalleled listening experience for discerning audiophiles. These cables boast an innovative multi-gauge design that incorporates three distinctively shaped and individually insulated conductors, achieving exceptional bass, midrange, and high frequencies. Enhanced by ultra-low-distortion PCCC and proprietary precision-formulated polyethylene (PE) insulation, the Crimson cables offer minimal loss, outstanding imaging, and superior sound definition. No other audiophile-grade cables match the innovative engineering breakthroughs and advanced high-end performance of the Clarus Crimson series.

Precise Digital Integrity

The Audio Engineering Society (AES) and the European Broadcast Union (EBU) collaboratively developed the AES/EBU standard, which is widely recognized in professional audio environments for its superior digital audio transmission. The Clarus AES/EBU Digital Cable, with its wide bandwidth capabilities, enables bit-serial transmission that significantly reduces phase-related high-frequency noise and jitter. This makes AES/EBU the preferred serial digital interface format for achieving bit-perfect, quiet, and precise digital audio.

Clarus AES/EBU balanced digital audio cables are meticulously designed with a triple balanced geometry, featuring dedicated conductors for the (+) signal, (-) signal, and ground connections. These conductors are crafted from the purest silver-plated copper and insulated to minimize inter-conductor interference. Each cable is hand-terminated in Orlando, Florida, with highly conductive tellurium copper XLR connectors. The result is a professional-grade digital audio cable that is exceptionally immune to noise, capable of transmitting digital signals over longer distances with greater purity than regular unbalanced or S/PDIF digital cables.

The Purest Copper Available for the Purest Sound Possible

Clarus designs cables for discerning audiophiles using the highest quality copper available. Pure Continuous Cast Copper (PCCC) is produced through a proprietary mold extrusion process, resulting in extensive lengths of single-crystal copper. This copper is directional, free from impurities, flexible, corrosion-resistant, and features low electrical resistance with structurally perfect non-crystal boundaries.

Cable Geometry Optimized for 110-Ohm Impedance

The Clarus Crimson AES/EBU Digital Cable features a 110-ohm AES Type I balanced design with three dedicated solid gauge PCCC copper conductors, each plated with 6.1% ultra-pure silver. Each conductor is individually insulated and enveloped in the highest-quality dielectric material available: nitrogen-injected skin-foam-skin polyethylene (PE).

The dielectric consists of a layer of skin that seals the conductor, preventing corrosion and providing an optimal surface. A second skin protects the dielectric from mechanical damage, maintaining the strict 110-ohm impedance. The nitrogen-injected PE between the skins forms a foam-like substance with a high gaseous concentration and an ultra-low dielectric constant, which reduces signal loss and attenuation while enhancing the propagation velocity.

Multiple Levels of Shielding Maintain Signal Purity

AES/EBU balanced digital audio cables are constructed with three twisted conductors, each surrounded by a protective layer of aluminum and Mylar®, and shielded by two layers of silver-plated copper braiding. This triple shielding is connected only at the source end of the cable, acting as an antenna/drain to channel induced noise away from the connected component’s input stage. This design ensures the preservation of the AES/EBU high-frequency digital signal’s integrity, resulting in clean, precise, and bit-perfect sound.

Mark II — The Final Connection

Clarus terminates Mark II AES/EBU cables with high-purity, high-conductivity tellurium copper, ensuring low resistance and superior sound characteristics, and lightweight, springy beryllium copper, which guarantees solid contact and ultra-low-loss signal transfer.

The tellurium copper male pins of the XLR connectors feature a hollow design to reduce eddy currents that can slow signal transfer. The beryllium copper female XLR pins are designed with pin one (the earth ground pin) positioned forward in the connector, allowing for safe insertion and removal of the XLR connectors in live equipment without inducing audible hum or buzz that could potentially damage loudspeaker drivers.

Clarus MKII AES EBU Digital Cables— Ultimate Digital Listening Experience

Clarus meticulously designs, engineers, and crafts each Crimson AES/EBU digital audio cable to deliver the ultimate listening experience for discerning audiophiles. Equipped with Clarus Crimson MKII XLR connectors, these cables stand out for their innovative engineering breakthroughs and superior high-end performance, setting a benchmark in audiophile-grade digital audio cables.