Tara Labs "The 0.8" Speaker Cables; 6 ft Pair

In the words of the veteran audiophile and professional system designer from whom I acquired these "Do not put these in your system if you aren't ready to buy them... you won't want to take them out. They're that good." This coming from a guy that recently installed a million dollar plus system. These are the best he'd ever heard. I can't disagree. If you ever had any doubts about the efficacy of quality speaker cable, these cables will change your mind and transform your system. There are lots of reviews available that support this assertion.

These have Banana connectors on one end and spades on the other.

Cosmetic condition of these is excellent... very minimal visible wear. Original packaging not available, but they will be carefully packaged for safe, secure shipping worldwide.

Description from the web:

Extremely transparent; well defined and vivid images and Superior phase coherency. The ISM The 0.8™ has 8+ gauge conductor runs; SA-OF8N® copper; each channel comprised of 108 RSC® Gen 2 conductors in Aero-PE® dielectric; positive/negative run for each channel and Positive/negative runs are 54 conductors each, helixed around Teflon® air-tubes™.

In the interface between an amplifier and the loudspeaker, we have the output impedance of the amplifier and the impedance of the loudspeaker. The impedance of the loudspeaker usually varies with frequency and this is affected by the electrical characteristic called Inductance. To put it simply, Inductance is the technical term for resistance (impedance) at AC frequencies. The complex AC waveform that we call music is the relatively larger electromagnetic wave. The electromagnetic wave in the speaker cable creates inductance thus affecting the sound in any speaker cable. When a loudspeaker cable is designed to have minimal inductance, the sound becomes more lifelike, more authentic because of the additional harmonic overtones. However, as the cable becomes more revealing, then the materials used in the construction of the cable become more audible.

The complex AC waveform that we call music is the relatively larger electromagnetic wave that travels through the insulation and/or dielectric materials. The materials between a positive and negative conductor are called dielectric materials. The prefix di means between. All types of dielectric materials such as plastic or fabric/fiber filler materials distort and color the sound because these materials have different amounts of dielectric absorption.

Additionally, the amount of absorption varies depending on frequency. As you listen and learn how these distortions can be created and how they affect the sound, your reference for a neutral, clean, clear speaker cable will shift towards a design that relies on having no medium between the positive and negative conductors.

Given that any practical solution requires a medium of some kind to separate the positive and negative conductors, the TARA Labs air-tube® and aerospace polyethylene insulation provides an elegant solution to this problem. Finally, if you want soft, smooth and warm sounding speaker cables, TARA Labs is not for you. The sonic signature of a TARA Labs cable is neutral, clear and revealing without sounding harsh, shrill or bright. If you hear any of these negative qualities from your audio system, you need to consider other components in your audio system.