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WIRED UP
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN
CHOOSING CABLES
PHYSICS NOT VOODOO
“The best cable is the one that least affects
the reproduction quality of the hi-fi or video
chain and transmits the original signal with
the minimum loss.”
Holger Wachsmann, Product Developer
Most of the in-akustik Referenz and Exzellenz cables are
manufactured in our headquarter in Ballrechten-Dottingen.
CONTENTS
What’s important 5
Cable glossary 6
The in-akustik quality levels 11
PRODUCT COMPARISONS
HDMI cables 12
Antenna cables 16
Audio cables 20
Jack cables 22
Optical cables 24
Speaker cables 26
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WHAT‘S IMPORTANT
MINIMISING LOSSES
No cable can actually improve the sound or picture on an AV system. A good
cable is not the one that gets the most out of a system, but the one that
loses the least!
UTILISING THE POTENTIAL OF THE COMPONENTS
Often, the potential of an expensively purchased system is wasted because
of unsuitable cables. The cables supplied work, but their susceptibility to
interference, inadequate material properties and small cross-sections mean
that signals suffer losses during transmission. Even with bad tyres, a Ferrari
will get you from A to B, but you won’t be getting the performance it is
capable of.
INSULATING MATERIAL
In poorly insulated cables, the copper oxidises and loses conductivity. If you
look at copper guttering, you can see how environmental effects (such as
air humidity) act on unprotected copper and cause corrosion. As well as this,
high-quality insulating material prevents unwanted capacitance.
SHIELDING
Cables function as aerials and “mop up” interference. You will be familiar
with this from the buzzing that mobile phones cause from loudspeakers.
Effective, multi-layer shielding counteracts this.
CONDUCTOR MATERIAL
Products often come with copper-coated aluminium wires, or conductors
manufactured from impure, recycled copper, which significantly reduces
the conductivity. For a smooth signal flow, it is important to use very pure,
oxygen-free copper (OFC) with a high conductivity rating.
CROSS-SECTION
The higher the cross-section, the lower the resistance of the conductor and
therefore the better the signal flow. This is comparable to a thick fire hose,
which allows much more water to flow through it than an ordinary garden
hose.
DIFFERENCES WITH HDMI CABLES
The longer an HDMI cable is, and the higher the data rate to be carried (e.g.
4k; UHD), the more errors are caused by the HDMI cable. Therefore, especially with longer HDMI cables, it is important to pay attention to quality
(cross-section, conductor material, shielding etc.).
TECHNOLOGY LEXIKON
HDCP
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BANDWIDTH
Bandwidth is the frequency scope of a transmission. The
bandwidth of a typical audio signal ranges from 20Hz to
20 kHz. A narrower bandwidth transmits fewer frequencies, a telephone
typically transmits around 300 Hz to 3 kHz, a larger one will transmit more.
DVB-S (satellite) systems currently use bandwidths of more than 2 GHz.
CAPACITANCE
Capacitance is the measure of the capacity to store electrical charges.
However, cables should be able to transmit 100% of the signal without
temporarily storing it. The less capacitance a cable has, the better.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CONTROL
CEC enables several devices, such as TV or DVD player, to
be operated with only one remote control. Several devices
from any manufacturer can be controlled, provided all the connected
components are CEC compatible.
CROSS SECTION
The cross section is the size of the face surface of the conductor in a cable
and is specified in square millimetres. The greater the cross section, the
lower the losses. It should not be confused with the diameter.
DAMPING
The weakening of a signal transferred in a cable is called damping and it
is specified in dB (decibels). I.e. it is a measure of signal loss. The damping
of a cable depends on frequency and increases with rising transmission
frequency. This specification is important for planning antenna cables for
antenna systems. It should not be confused with the shielding dimension,
which is also specified in dB.
DIAMETER
The diameter specifies the overall diameter of the cable in millimetres.
This information is necessary for example when selecting the plug or
calculating the spatial requirement of an overall installation (diameter of
the conduits, etc.).
DATA RATE
The data rate specifies how many data units (bits) are transferred per
second. The maximum data rate with an HDMI 2.0 interface is up to 18
Gbps. That is 18 billion bits or 2.25 billion characters per second (8 bits
= 1 byte).
EXTENDED DISPLAY IDENTIFICATION DATA (EDID)
With the EDID function, the display (e.g. LCD monitor)
transmits information via the HDMI cable to the source (e.g.
DVD player) as to which resolution formats it supports. The source, in turn,
sends back the highest suitable format.
FINELY STRANDED
Many individual wires are twisted into a braid to make the cable more
flexible. The sum of the individual wires makes the total Cross-section. The
thinner the wires, the more flexible the cable.
FULL-HD
Full-HD or 1080p has established itself as the term for the
maximum HDTV resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. Full HD
enables the use of larger screens or far better picture quality with the
same screen size.
GOLD-PLATED CONTACTS
The 24 carat gold-plated plug contacts considerably reduce
contact resistance and transfer signals optimally. The quality of the connection can be expressed in the contact resistance. Poor contacts have a high contact resistance and cause signal losses. Special surface treatment such as gold-plating contact surfaces considerably reduce
resistance, improve contact and therefore the sound and picture quality.
HDTV
HDTV stands for high definition television. All new TV and
video formats belong to the HDTV family. The assignment
of the HDTV resolutions is simple and clear: The resolution in video lines
gives the names to the American HDTV formats 720p (p = progressive,
i.e. 720 full lines per picture) and 1,080i (i = interlaced, i.e. 2 x 540
line half-pictures). In addition, a horizontal resolution that matches the
vertical resolution was selected that forms the picture format factor in the
following simple manner: 720 x 16:9 = 1,280 and 1,080 x 16:9 = 1,920
horizontal pixels.
HIGH-BANDWIDTH DIGITAL CONTENT PROTECTION
As the HDMI interface sound and picture content is availa-
ble in absolutely perfect resolution, the film and software
industry have instructed that data may only be released as copy-proof. This
is the reason for using HDCP.
IMPEDANCE (75 OHMS)
The wave resistance, or impedance, is an important key
figure for cables, calculated from the ratio of inductivity to
capacity.
INDUCTIVITY
Each conductor that is flowed through forms a magnetic field around
it. If the flow of current changes, the strength of the magnetic field also
changes. This in turn results in an inductive current which counteracts the
change of current in the conductor. A frequency-dependent resistance
develops (also called inductive resistance) which has a negative impact on
the transmission. Special designs reduce the inductivity of a cable.
INSULATION (DIELECTRIC)
The conductors are covered in a non-conductive material to protect
against short circuits, corrosion and damage. However, because these
materials store energy (capacitance), which is undesirable in audio and
video cables, in-akustik takes special care to reduce this.
JITTER
When serially transmitting A/V data, “one” and “zero” are coded by different impulse durations. Cable properties affect these impulse durations
so that the data is not received perfectly. In the case of pronounced jitters,
the D/A converter has to frequently correct the error and consequently the
quality of playback for pictures and sound suffers.
OFC COPPER
The transmission of picture and sound signals is highly
complex and susceptible to interference. Any contamination
in the conductor material prevents the flow of current, impairing the
conductance and increasing the background noise. Therefore, we only use
especially pure-grade, oxygen-free copper (OFC) with an especially high
conductance.
POLYETHYLENE (PE)
PE is a high-quality insulating material (dielectric) which is ideal as an
insulator. It reduces the capacitance of a cable by a factor of two compared with PVC (polyvinylchloride). The electrical loss of PE is also very low.
ROHS
Each of our cables complies with the RoHS directive. RoHS
(Restriction Of Hazardous Substances) is an EU directive
(2002/95/EG) with the aim of reducing substances damaging to health
and the environment in electronic devices.
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SHIELDING
To protect against electromagnetic interference such as
from mobile devices or wireless networks, cables are shielded with one or more layers (e.g. a wire braid and/or an aluminium coated
Mylar film). The impact of the screening is measured in dB and describes
the reduction of any interference.
SILVER-PLATING
High frequencies are mainly transmitted on the surface of
the conductor (skin effect). As silver is the best conductor,
the high frequencies are transmitted better via silver-plated conductors.
On audio and speaker cables silver-plated cables boost the high-frequency range. On HDMI connections the silver-plated conductors also ensure
optimum signal transfer even on long cables.
SOLID CONDUCTORS
On standard cables the many fine wires are bundled, mea-
ning the electrons can „jump“ from one wire to another.
The signals travel for different lengths of time, fast impulses are „braked“.
Solid conductors prevent this by providing the same transit times and
clear, strong contours. Solid conductors also provide another benefit for
digital and video quality: The smooth surface allows the impedance to be
precisely adjusted and the high signal frequencies which mainly move on
the surface of the conductor can be transmitted perfectly.
S/Z STRANDING
Loudspeaker cables with the wires arranged in the same direction tend to
get twisted. This makes laying the cable and installation difficult. Cables
with S/Z stranding have wires with opposite stranding to avoid this effect.
Laying the cable is then much easier.
TWISTED PAIR
With symmetrically designed cables, two exactly identical wires are used
for the initial and return conductors. This counteracts the level of electro-magnetic interference and provides an extremely high immunity to
interference. In addition, separate shielding protects the signal.
ULTRA HD
Ultra high definition TV abbreviated to Ultra HD or UHD.
An ultra high-resolution, digital video format introduced in
2013 that incorporates two resolutions (4K and 8K). In Japan, the 8K format is also known as super hi-vision (SHV). The UHD standard introduced
in Europe in 2013 has a calculated pixel resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 pixels
(4k) and is also known as UHD 2160p.
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REFERENZ
EXZELLENZ
PREMIUM
STAR
QUALITY LEVELS
Our products are made of first-rate materials and offer optimum performance. And that is also reflected in the quality. With every quality level,
from Star to Premium and Excellence, right up to our absolute top-ofthe-range Reference class, you benefit from finer, more sophisticated
and ingenious cable technology. What do you get? More sound. More
sharpness. Less loss.
THE BENCHMARK FOR PICTURE AND
SOUND – SIMPLY CAN’T BEAT IT!
FOR THE LOVERS OF PERFECT PICTURE
AND SOUND EXPERIENCES.
PICTURE AND SOUND FOR ADVANCED USERS
THE BEST GATEWAY TO THE WORLD OF
PICTURE AND SOUND
DIFFERENCES IN
PREMIUM
STAR
HIGH SPEED HDMI CABLES
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PLUG
• Moulded plastic plug
• Gold-plated contacts
CABLE
• PVC coat
SHIELDING
• 1. Film
• 2. Braid with 80 wires
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• Cross-section: 0,056mm²
PROCESSING
• Very good processing
PLUG
• Moulded plastic plug
• Gold-plated contacts
• Metal plug: additional metal sleeve for better protection
• High-quality and elegant design
CABLE
• PVC coat
• Additional textile coat for better protection
• High-quality and elegant design
SHIELDING
• 1. Film
• 2. Film shielding
• 3. Braid with 160 wires
• 100% more shielding than Star
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• Cross-section: 0,088mm²
• 57% larger cross section than Star
• OFC copper conductor
• Tin-plated conductors as additional oxidation protection
PROCESSING
• Excellent processing
• Special focus on low tolerances (impedance)
CABLE LENGTH
• Full HD up to 5m
VERSIONS
• HDMI (A) <-> HDMI (A)
CABLE LENGTH
• Full HD up to 10m
VERSIONS
• HDMI (A) <-> HDMI (A)
• Mini | Micro | Flat | XS | angle plug
DIFFERENCES IN
PREMIUM
EXZELLENZ
HIGH SPEED HDMI CABLES
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PLUG
• Moulded plastic plug
• Gold-plated contacts
CABLE
• PVC coat
• Additional textile coat for better protection
• High-quality elegant design
SHIELDING
• 1. Spiral shielding
• 2. Film shielding
• 3. Film shielding
• 4. Braid with 192 wires
• 20% more shielding braiding than Premium
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• Cross-section: 0,15mm²
• 70% larger cross section than Premium
• OFC copper conductor
• Solid conductors for homogeneous signal flow
• Silver plated conductors
PROCESSING
• Outstanding processing
• Special focus on low tolerances (impedance)
PLUG
• Moulded plastic plug
• Gold-plated contacts
• Metal plug: additional metal sleeve for better protection
• High-quality and elegant design
CABLE
• PVC coat
• Additional textile coat for better protection
• High-quality and elegant design
SHIELDING
• 1. Film
• 2. Film shielding
• 3. Braid with 160 wires
• 100% more shielding than Star
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• Cross-section: 0,088mm²
• 57% larger cross section than Star
• OFC copper conductor
• Tin-plated conductors as additional oxidation protection
PROCESSING
• Excellent processing
• Special focus on low tolerances (impedance)
CABLE LENGTH
• Full HD up to 15m
VERSIONS
• HDMI (A) <-> HDMI (A)
CABLE LENGTH
• Full HD up to 10m
VERSIONS
• HDMI (A) <-> HDMI (A)
• Mini | Micro | Flat | XS | angle plug
DIFFERENCES IN
PREMIUM
STAR
ANTENNA CABLES
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PLUG
• Moulded plastic plug
• Gold-plated contacts
CABLE
• PVC coat
SHIELDING
• 1. Film
• 2. Braid with 64 wires
• 90dB shielding
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• Cross-section: 0,30mm²
PROCESSING
• Very good processing
PLUG
• Moulded plastic plug
• Gold-plated contacts
• Metal plug: additional metal sleeve for better protection
• High-quality and elegant design
CABLE
• PVC coat
SHIELDING
• 1. Film
• 2. Braid with 128 wires (tin-plated)
• 3. Film
• 100% more shielding than Star
• 100dB shielding
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• Cross-section: 0,79mm²
• 163% larger cross section than Star
• OFC copper conductor
• Solid conductors for homogeneous signal flow
PROCESSING
• Excellent processing
• Special focus on low tolerances (impedance)
CABLE LENGTH
• Up to 5m
CABLE LENGTH
• Up to 10m
VERSIONS
• Also available with 90° angled plug
DIFFERENCES IN
PREMIUM
EXZELLENZ
ANTENNA CABLES
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PLUG
• Vollmetallstecker
• Gold-plated contacts
• Steckerkopf austauschbar
• High-quality elegant design
CABLE
• PVC coat
SHIELDING
• 1. Film
• 2. Braid with 72 wires
• 3. Film
• 4. Braid with 72 wires
• 12,5% more shielding than Premium
• 120dB shielding
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• Cross-section: 0,79mm²
• 163% larger cross section than Star
• OFC copper conductor
• Solid conductors for homogeneous signal flow
PROCESSING
• Outstanding processing
• Special focus on low tolerances (impedance)
• Made in Germany
PLUG
• Moulded plastic plug
• Gold-plated contacts
• Metal plug: additional metal sleeve for better protection
• High-quality and elegant design
CABLE
• PVC coat
SHIELDING
• 1. Film
• 2. Braid with 128 wires (tin-plated)
• 3. Film
• 100% more shielding than Star
• 100dB shielding
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• Cross-section: 0,79mm²
• 163% larger cross section than Star
• OFC copper conductor
• Solid conductors for homogeneous signal flow
PROCESSING
• Excellent processing
• Special focus on low tolerances (impedance)
CABLE LENGTH
• Up to 10m
VERSIONS
• Changeable plugs
• On spool + Twist On plug
CABLE LENGTH
• Up to 10m
VERSIONS
• Also available with 90° angled plug
DIFFERENCES IN
PREMIUM
STAR
AUDIO CABLES
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PLUG
• Moulded plastic plug
• Gold-plated contacts
CABLE
• PVC coat
SHIELDING
• Braided shielding
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• Cross-section: 0,32mm²
PROCESSING
• Very good processing
VERSIONS
• Up to 12m
• Y-Sub and Mono-Sub
• Stereo audio cable
PLUG
• Moulded plastic plug
• Gold-plated contacts
• Metal plug: additional metal sleeve for better protection
• High-quality and elegant design
CABLE
• PVC coat
• Additional textile coat for better protection
• High-quality and elegant design
SHIELDING
• 1. Film
• 2. Braided shielding
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• Cross-section: 0,32mm²
• Foam PE als Dielektrikum
• Double mono design
• OFC copper conductor
PROCESSING
• Excellent processing
• Special focus on low tolerances
VERSIONS
• Up to 15m
• Y-Sub and Mono-Sub
• Stereo audio cable
DIFFERENCES IN
PREMIUM
STAR
JACK CABLES
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PLUG
• Moulded plastic plug
• Gold-plated contacts
CABLE
• PVC coat
SHIELDING
• 1. Film shielded
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• Cross-section: 3 x 0,11mm²
PROCESSING
• Very good processing
VERSIONS
• Phone plug m/f | m/m | m/m 90°
• Phone plug Y-adapter (m/2 x Cinch)
• Phone plug Y-adapter (m/2 x w)
• Phone plug extension cable
PLUG
• Moulded plastic plug
• Gold-plated contacts
• Metal plug: additional metal sleeve for better protection
• High-quality and elegant design
CABLE
• PVC coat
• Additional textile coat for better protection
• High-quality and elegant design
SHIELDING
• 1. Film shielded
• 2. Spiral shielding
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• Cross-section: 3 x 0,11mm²
• Additional insulation between conductor and shielding
• OFC copper conductor
PROCESSING
• Excellent processing
• Special focus on low tolerances
VERSIONS
• Phone plug m/f | m/m | m/m 90°
• Phone plug Y-Adapter (m/2 x Cinch)
• Phone plug Y-Adapter (m/2 x w)
• Phone plug extension cable incl. 6,3mm phone plug adapter
DIFFERENCES IN
PREMIUM
STAR
OPTICAL CABLES
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PLUG
• Moulded plastic plug
• TOS-Link
CABLE
• Double PVC jacket for physical protection
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• Plastic fibres
PROCESSING
• Very good processing
• More light reflection than Premium optical cable
PLUG
• Moulded plastic plug
• TOS-Link
• Metal plug: additional metal sleeve for better protection
• High-quality and elegant design
CABLE
• Triple PVC jacket for physical protection
• Additional textile coat for better protection
• High-quality and elegant design
SIGNAL CONDUCTOR
• PMMA fibres (polymethyl methacrylate)
• Optimised light reflection
PROCESSING
• Excellent processing
• Optical fibres cut straight
• Reduced jitter effect
• The optical conductor faces are carefully smoothened. The faces of the optical
conductors must be precisely ground and polished to transmit the light with as
little reflection as possible.
Light reections impair detection of ones and
zeroes.
The relatively large optical conductor diameter of one millimetre, as prescribed by
the TOS Link standard, produces signicant reections and phase shifts between
the individual light beams. This causes a kind of jitter, which makes it difcult
for the receiver to detect ones and zeroes. The higher the quality of the optical
conductor, the less light is reected and the more precise the transmission.
DIFFERENCES IN
PREMIUM
STAR
SPEAKER CABLES
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STAR SPEAKER CABLES
• Easy to lay with opposed S/Z stranding
• Compact design for minimum space requirement
• Universal speaker cable for any application
• Plus/minus marking
• Structure: 0.30 mm wires
• Cross-section: 0.75 mm2 | 1.5 mm2 | 2.5 mm
2
• Made in Germany
Tonecolour Star 2,5 mm
2
*
6,2 6,2
5,6
Bass Treble Dynamics
Tonecolour Star 1,5 mm
4,5
2
*
5,0
4,3
PREMIUM SPEAKER CABLES
• Easy to lay with opposed S/Z stranding
• For discerning music-lovers and professional users
• Universal speaker cable for any application
• Plus/minus marking
• Fine-wired structure: 0.15 mm wired for maximum flexibility
• Hard-wearing insulation.
• Increased protection against oxidation
• Cross-section: 4.0 mm2
• Handy mini-spool for easy handling
• Made in Germany
Bass Treble Dynamics
Tonecolour Star 0,75 mm
2
*
4,5
3,3
Bass Treble Dynamics
3,6
Tonecolour Premium 4,0 mm
8,7
Bass Treble Dynamics
7,5
2
*
8,0
* Each and every cable has its very own
characteristic, even its own ?character?,
which is relected in its very own timbre. This
is because of its technical construction and
the materials used for its manufacturing.
The diagram shows how the described cable is positioned and where and what are its
strong points. The indicated rating by numbers is based on our best knowledge and
experience, as well as our own statistical
calculations. It should give you some solid
and easy to comprehend guideline, which
should also be helpful to compare various
products and to serve as a profound assistance for your selection and purchasing
decision. Note: The subjective sound characteristics depend also on the connected
components in use.
in-akustik GmbH & Co. KG
Untermatten 12-14
79282 Ballrechten-Dottingen
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 7634 5610-70
Fax: +49 (0) 7634 5610-80
E-Mail: info@in-akustik.de
Web: www.in-akustik.de
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