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Manufacturer's of speakers, electronic components, and customer and DIY cables can make use of Cardas bulk cable and chassis wire in their projects. Bulk Cable & Chassis Wire Cardas bulk cable & chassis wire is sold by the foot or meter, and can be found in some of the finest equipment in our industry, including speakers and electronic components. Manufacturers and DIY enthusiasts use these products in their products & projects. Crosslink & 101 Speaker use our Grade 2 copper. All other bulk cables & chassis wire feature our Grade 1 Ultra Pure Copper. If you're not familiar with the techniques required for preparing Litz conductors, we suggest watching our series "Soldering With Jesus" , starring our head terminator Jesus Ornelas. Cable vs Wire vs Copper 101 Bulk Speaker Cable Crosslink Speaker Cable Crosslink Interconnect Cable 2X24M Mic / Instrument 2X21 Multi-Use Bulk Cable 1x21 Coax Multi-Use 4X24 Headphone / Multi-Use 2x15 Twisted Pair 2x11 Twisted Pair 33x4 Shielded Tonearm 33x4 Braided Tonearm 34 AWG Clear Tonearm Cardas Chassis Wire Copper & Silver Strand Where To Buy How To Use Litz Conductors 101 Speaker Cable Description: Two 14 AWG conductors. Ideal for an entry-level, DIY speaker cable. Also suitable for pro PA speaker systems. 101 Speaker is also sold in finished pairs. Please note that bulk speaker cable is sold by the foot, and not by the pair. If you need a 10 foot pair, you'll need to order 20 feet total. 101 Crosslink Speaker Cable Description: Four 14 AWG conductors. Ideal for entry to mid-level 2-channel and AV surround sound systems. CL2 rated for running through walls. Crosslink Speaker is also sold in finished pairs. Please note that bulk speaker cable is sold by the foot, and not by the pair. If you need a 10 foot pair, you'll need to order 20 feet total. crossink_speaker Crosslink Interconnect Cable Description: Two 20.5 AWG conductors with a shield. Perfect for entry to mid-level 2-channel & AV surround systems. Also suitable for professional PA systems. Crosslink Interconnect is also sold in finished pairs. Please note that bulk interconnect cable is sold by the foot, and not by the pair. If you need a 10 foot pair, you'll need to order 20 feet total. Crosslink IC 2X24M Mic / Instrument Cable Description: Two 23.5 AWG conductors, and two shields. This is perfect as a mic, instrument, or interconnect (XLR or RCA) in professional live or studio situations. 2X24M can be ordered in bulk, as shown here, or as a fully finished microphone or instrument cable with connectors. Contact tech support for details. This cable features Litz conductors, which require tinning. Please watch the video at this link if you're not familiar with Litz conductors. 2X24M 2X21 Multi-Use Cable Description: Two 21.5 AWG conductors, and a shield. For use as an instrument cable, interconnect, DC cable, wiring the tweeter inside of a speaker, running signal inside of an amp or pre-amp. This cable features Litz conductors, which require tinning. Please watch the video at this link if you're not familiar with Litz conductors. 2X21 1X21 Coax Multi-Use Cable Description: A single 21.5 AWG conductors and a shield. This cable features Litz conductors, which require tinning. Please watch the video at this link if you're not familiar with Litz conductors. 1X21 4X24 Headphone / Multi-Use Description: Four 23.5 AWG conductors and shield. This is our go-to DIY headphone cable. Also great as an interconnect, or as an instrument cable. This cable features Litz conductors, which require tinning. Please watch the video at this link if you're not familiar with Litz conductors. 4X24 2x15 Twisted Pair Description: Two 15.5 AWG conductors (red & black jackets), twisted, and covered in a PVC jacket. Frequently used inside of loudspeakers to connect tweeters & mids, and in electronic equipment. This cable features Litz conductors, which require tinning. Please watch the video at this link if you're not familiar with Litz conductors. 2x15 Twisted Pair 2x11 Twisted Pair Description: Two 11.5 AWG conductors, twisted, and covered in a red or black PVC jacket. Frequently used inside of loudspeaker cabinets to connect the woofer, and in electronic equipment. This cable features Litz conductors, which require tinning. Please watch the video at this link if you're not familiar with Litz conductors. 2x11 Twisted 33x4 Shielded Tonearm Wire Description: Four strands of our famous 33 AWG tonearm wire, PFE tape wrapped, shielded and jacketed. Ideal upgrade for your tonearm, from cartridge to the output. This cable features Litz conductors, which require tinning. Please watch the video at this link if you're not familiar with Litz conductors. 33x4 Shielded 33x4 Braided Tonearm Wire Description: A braid of four strands of our famous 33 AWG tonearm wire. This cable features Litz conductors, which require tinning. Please watch the video at this link if you're not familiar with Litz conductors. 33x4 Braided 34x4 Clear Tonearm Description: A braid of our ultra high performance Clear tonearm wire. This cable features Litz conductors, which require tinning. Please watch the video at this link if you're not familiar with Litz conductors. 34 AWG Chassis Wire Multistranded Litz chassis wire Description: All of our chassis wire features multiple strands of Cardas Grade 1 Ultra Pure Copper. We keep red & black chassis wire for each AWG in stock. Other colors may be available in some gauges. Working with Litz wire requires a solder pot (although smaller gauges may be tinned using just a soldering iron). We suggest watching our video series "Soldering With Jesus ", featuring our head terminator Jesus Ornelas, in the Educational Videos section of the site. Chassis Wire Gauges 33 awg Tone Arm (Available in Green, Red, Blue, and White) 33 awg X 4 with shield 34x4 Clear Tonearm Cable 34x2 Clear Tonearm Cable 34 awg Clear Tonearm Cable 26.5 awg Chassis Wire 23.5 awg Chassis Wire 21.5 awg Chassis Wire 20.5 awg Chassis Wire 19.5 awg Chassis Wire 18.5 awg Chassis Wire 17.5 awg Chassis Wire 15.5 awg Chassis Wire 11.5 awg Chassis Wire 9.5 awg Chassis Wire Copper & Silver Strand Cardas Copper & Silver strand is produced using a proprietary method developed by George Cardas prior to the founding of Cardas Audio. Cardas Grade 1 Ultra Pure Copper is used in nearly all of our cables, and also by other cable & equipment manufacturers. In fact, there are laboratories in the US & Europe using our copper for its superior electrical and thermal conductive properties. Cardas Grade 2 Copper is a more affordable variant, but still of extremely high quality, and produced using similar methods. Grade 2 can be found in our own 101 Speaker and Crosslink cables. Grade 2 is also used throughout the audio industry. Cardas Silver is used in Clear Beyond Headphone Cable , and is very popular with other high-end cable and electronics manufacturers. Cardas Copper & Silver is sold by weight, rather than by the foot or meter. Large minimums & long lead times apply. Copper & Silver strand is not available through our dealers. If you're not sure if you should be considering Cardas Chassis Wire or bare copper or silver strand, the answer is Cardas Chassis Wire . If you're interesting in buying dozens or perhaps hundreds of pounds of copper or silver strand, contact Darla in our front office. Comparing Copper We electrically etched away the outer layer of several copper strands manufactured using differing methods, to demonstrate that the perfect grain structure of Cardas Grade 1 extends below the surface. How to buy: Cardas copper & silver strand is typically sold by the pound, and long lead times may apply. We have a limited variety of gauges in house, If we have the AWG you want in stock, you may purchase as little or as much as you wish. However if you need a gauge of copper or silver that we do not have in stock, the minimum production run is between 200 and 800 pounds, depending on the gauge. For more in-depth reading about Cardas Copper, click here . Strand

Cardas Audio was the first to offer an aftermarket headphone cable in the early 2000s. We offer Parsec, Clear Reflection, Clear, and Clear Beyond headphone cables. Each brings your high-end headphones to another level of sonic performance. And each comes with a lifetime warranty. Headphone Cables Around the turn of the century, Angela Cardas was an announcer at a radio station in Albany, Oregon. She used Sennheiser HD600 headphones, and due to constant abuse that headphones go through in the broadcasting world, she found herself going through cables several times a year.Finally, she said to her father, George Cardas, "Hey, you make cables. Can't you make a headphone cable for me?" So George went to work developing a headphone cable. What he came up with was not only more durable, but to her delight, it also made the headphones sound even better.That R&D project turned into the first Cardas Headphone cable. And launched what has become an entire product line here at Cardas Audio. Parsec Headphone Clear Reflection Headphone Clear Headphone Clear Beyond Headphone Adapters & Interconnects List of Headphones Where To Buy FAQ Parsec Headphone has all the legendary benefits Cardas is known for: richness, warmth, detail, non fatiguing, musical, etc. The cable is very flexible and the rubber jacket slides nicely without snagging your clothing. The shielded star-quad design is one of our most versatile and successful products, very similar to our original headphone cable introduced back in 2003. Standard Terminations: Cardas 1/4” stereo and Sennheiser HD650. There are too many headphone and amp options available to list them all. Design/Construction: Conductors: Grade 1, 99.9999% pure oxygen free copper with SPN clear coat (Litz), gauge sizes scaled to Golden Ratio proportions. Cross-field layer geometry, insulated in a PFA jacket. Geometry: Shielded Star-Quad 4 conductor, bound together in carbon impregnated FEP tape. Super flexible Alcryn rubber jacket. Gauge: 4x23.5 AWG Outside Diameter: 0.204”/5.21mm Parsec Parsec Headphone Reflection Reflection Headphone SE Reflection Headphone SE builds upon the successes from the more expensive dual mono geometry of Clear Headphone Cable. Matched Propagation conductors help to achieve very well balanced performance. Completely neutral and highly dynamic, a great match for virtually any headphone. Better detail, improved dynamics, and available with virtually any headphone connector on the market. The recently introduced Reflection SE (special edition) incorporates improved internal dampening, resulting in tighter bass response, and a slightly larger outside diameter. Design/Construction: Matched Propagation Kevlar core, Grade 1, 99.9999% pure oxygen free copper with SPN clear coat (Litz), gauge sizes scaled to Golden Ratio proportions. Cross-field layer geometry, insulated in PTFE tape wrapped jacket. 3D printed carbon fiber joiners. Geometry: Concentrically wound two conductor flanked by anti-static fibers. Braided nylon outer jacket. Gauge: 8X25.5 AWG Outside Diameter: 0.180”/4.57mm Clear Clear Headphone Cable We took the Clear speaker cable and scaled it down to work for only the best headphones on the planet. This is a dual mono run (two completely isolated cables for left and right) just like a pair of speaker cables. Perfect for balanced or single ended operation. Completely neutral, detailed, with life like dynamics. This cable helps you to forget about the headphones and get lost in the music. Standard Terminations: Cardas 1/4” stereo and Sennheiser HD800. There are too many options available to list them all. Please contact us to learn about the newest additions to our large selection of headphone terminations. Design/Construction: Conductors: Matched Propagation Kevlar core, Grade 1, 99.9999% pure oxygen free copper with SPN clear coat (Litz), gauge sizes scaled to Golden Ratio proportions. Cross-field layer geometry, insulated in an FEP tape wrapped jacket. Geometry: Dual mono twisted pair conductors with anti-static LDPE air-tubes bound with carbon impregnated PTFE tape wrap. Outer layer uses PTFE air-tubes scaled 1.618 times larger than the core tubes to suspend the composite shield of 42 AWG tinned copper and magnet wire away from the signal carrying conductors. Finished in an ultra soft extruded TPR jacket. Gauge: 8x26.5 AWG Outside Diameter: 0.170”/4.31mm Beyond Clear Beyond Headphone Cable One of our most challenging and extensive R&D projects has finally come to fruition. The Clear Beyond Headphone Cable project began due to the prodding from a handful of loyal customers who wanted to see us push the envelope, and outdo our vener able Clear Headphone Cable. This was no small task, and took several years. Clear Headphone Cable required the development of the first miniaturized concentricMatched Propagation Conductor, which presented challenges in both production and termination. Once those were conquered, we had a cable that expanded the performance of every headphone on which we tried it. But the idea of taking it to the next step was daunting. We began, naturally, by looking at ways to improve the conductor. Taking cues from Clear Beyond Interconnect, we refined the stranding and braiding, creating a finer arrangement of Grade 1 Ultra Pure Cardas Copper wire. This yielded notable improvements, but we knew we could take it further by doing something we’ve never done before - adding silver. Our all new Hybrid Metallurgy Matched Propagation Conductor features a 30 awg strand of Cardas Grade 1 Silver Wire, in addition to the many improve- ments we’ve made from the starting point of Clear Headphone Cable. Theresults are spectacular. As with Clear Headphone, Clear Beyond Headphone has two separate cables, one for each channel. Braided blue & black thread, and joined together with beautiful hardware to give it “the look” it deserves. Standard Termination: There are too many options available to list them all. Please contact us to learn about the newest additions to our large selection of headphone terminations. Design/Construction : Conductors: Matched Propagation Kevlar core, Grade 1, 99.9999% pure oxygen free copper with SPN clear coat (Litz), gauge sizes scaled to Golden Ratio proportions. 30 AWG Grade 1 Silver core. Cross-field layer geometry, insulated in an PTFE tape wrapped jacket. Geometry: Concentrically wound two conductor flanked by anti-static fibers. Braided nylon outer jacket with copper plated hardware. Gauge: 8x25.5 AWG + 4x30 AWG (17.5 AWG per polarity) Outside Diameter: 0.182”/4.63mm Adapters & Interconnects Adapters We offer a variety of portable audio adapters and interconnects, for connecting premium personal audio components with quality Cardas cable. Part numbers: P8.8 for HPI-A 1/4" Female to 1/8" Male adapter P42.73 for GRQ-A, 1/8" Female to 1/4" Male adapter P8.7 for HPI-6, 6" 1/8" 90º to 1/8" 90º Interconnect P8.3 for HPI-12, 12" 1/8" 90º to 1/8" 90º Interconnect P8.4 for HPI-18, 18" 1/8" Straight to 1/8" Straight Interconnect 1/8" Female to 1/4" Male GRQ-A, P42.73 HPI 12" P8.3 1/4" Female to 1/8" Male P8.8 1/8" Female to 1/4" Male GRQ-A, P42.73 1/3 We love headphones, and have enjoyed watching and participating in the evolution of the modern high-end headphone industry. But the lack of standards, in terms of connectors, is... frustrating. To say the least. Imagine if every brand of amplifier (and every model within that brand) had a different type of connector. And the same for DACs, streamers, turntables, speakers, etc.. Well that's how it is with headphones. Adopting a standard would benefit everybody. Headphone manufacturers could make their own, or choose from an array of quality levels within the standard (think entry-level to high-end RCA plugs). Cable manufacturers could do the same. And the consumer could buy a headphone cable, and use it on every headphone they currently own, or might own someday. /rant Anyway, here is a partial list of headphone models for which we make cables. Don't see your headphones listed? Don't despair! There's still a good chance we can make your cable. Contact us to check! Sennheiser HD25, HD265, HD445, HD525, HD535, HD545, HD565, HD580, HD600, HD650, HD800, HD800S Focal Elear, Utopia Beyerdynamic DT1770, DT1990 Pro, T1 Abyss, Abyss Diana, Diana V2, Diana Phi Audeze HiFiMan HD400, HE5, HE6, HE300, HD560, HE4, HE500, HE600, X V2, HE1000, HE400i, Susvara, Ananda, Sandra, 6Se, 5Se Fostex Master & Dynamics MH40 Oppo PM3 McIntosh MHP 1000 Audioquest Nighthawk Mr. Speakers / Dan Clark Audio AKG K812 Ultrasone, Pro2900, Pro900, Pro750, Pro550, HFI2400, HFI2200 Connectors

Headphone Cables Bring Your Headphones To The Next Level Around the turn of the century, Angela Cardas was an announcer at a radio station in Albany, Oregon. She used Sennheiser HD600 headphones, and due to constant abuse that headphones go through in the broadcasting world, she found herself going through cables several times a year.Finally, she said to her father, George Cardas, "Hey, you make cables. Can't you make a headphone cable for me?" So George went to work developing a headphone cable. What he came up with was not only more durable, but to her delight, it also made the headphones sound even better.That R&D project turned into the first Cardas Headphone cable. And launched what has become an entire product line here at Cardas Audio. Parsec Headphone Clear Reflection Headphone Clear Headphone Clear Beyond Headphone Adapters & Interconnects Where To Buy Parsec Headphone has all the legendary benefits Cardas is known for: richness, warmth, detail, non fatiguing, musical, etc. The cable is very flexible and the rubber jacket slides nicely without snagging your clothing. The shielded star-quad design is one of our most versatile and successful products, very similar to our original headphone cable introduced back in 2003. Standard Terminations: Cardas 1/4” stereo and Sennheiser HD650. There are too many headphone and amp options available to list them all. Design/Construction: Conductors: Grade 1, 99.9999% pure oxygen free copper with SPN clear coat (Litz), gauge sizes scaled to Golden Ratio proportions. Cross-field layer geometry, insulated in a PFA jacket. Geometry: Shielded Star-Quad 4 conductor, bound together in carbon impregnated FEP tape. Super flexible Alcryn rubber jacket. Gauge: 4x23.5 AWG Outside Diameter: 0.204”/5.21mm Order Form Parsec Parsec Headphone Reflection Headphone builds upon the successes from the more expensive dual mono geometry of Clear Headphone Cable. Matched Propagation conductors help to achieve very well balanced performance. Completely neutral and highly dynamic, a great match for virtually any headphone. Better detail, improved dynamics, and available with virtually any headphone connector on the market. Design/Construction: Matched Propagation Kevlar core, Grade 1, 99.9999% pure oxygen free copper with SPN clear coat (Litz), gauge sizes scaled to Golden Ratio proportions. Cross-field layer geometry, insulated in PTFE tape wrapped jacket. Geometry: Concentrically wound two conductor flanked by anti-static fibers. Braided nylon outer jacket. Gauge: 8X25.5 AWG Outside Diameter: 0.180”/4.57mm Order Form Reflection Reflection Headphone Clear Clear Headphone Cable We took the Clear speaker cable and scaled it down to work for only the best headphones on the planet. This is a dual mono run (two completely isolated cables for left and right) just like a pair of speaker cables. Perfect for balanced or single ended operation. Completely neutral, detailed, with life like dynamics. This cable helps you to forget about the headphones and get lost in the music. Standard Terminations: Cardas 1/4” stereo and Sennheiser HD800. There are too many options available to list them all. Please contact us to learn about the newest additions to our large selection of headphone terminations. Design/Construction: Conductors: Matched Propagation Kevlar core, Grade 1, 99.9999% pure oxygen free copper with SPN clear coat (Litz), gauge sizes scaled to Golden Ratio proportions. Cross-field layer geometry, insulated in an FEP tape wrapped jacket. Geometry: Dual mono twisted pair conductors with anti-static LDPE air-tubes bound with carbon impregnated PTFE tape wrap. Outer layer uses PTFE air-tubes scaled 1.618 times larger than the core tubes to suspend the composite shield of 42 AWG tinned copper and magnet wire away from the signal carrying conductors. Finished in an ultra soft extruded TPR jacket. Gauge: 8x26.5 AWG Outside Diameter: 0.170”/4.31mm Order Form Beyond Clear Beyond Headphone Cable One of our most challenging and extensive R&D projects has finally come to fruition. The Clear Beyond Headphone Cable project began due to the prodding from a handful of loyal customers who wanted to see us push the envelope, and outdo our vener able Clear Headphone Cable. This was no small task, and took several years. Clear Headphone Cable required the development of the first miniaturized concentricMatched Propagation Conductor, which presented challenges in both production and termination. Once those were conquered, we had a cable that expanded the performance of every headphone on which we tried it. But the idea of taking it to the next step was daunting. We began, naturally, by looking at ways to improve the conductor. Taking cues from Clear Beyond Interconnect, we refined the stranding and braiding, creating a finer arrangement of Grade 1 Ultra Pure Cardas Copper wire. This yielded notable improvements, but we knew we could take it further by doing something we’ve never done before - adding silver. Our all new Hybrid Metallurgy Matched Propagation Conductor features a 30 awg strand of Cardas Grade 1 Silver Wire, in addition to the many improve- ments we’ve made from the starting point of Clear Headphone Cable. Theresults are spectacular. As with Clear Headphone, Clear Beyond Headphone has two separate cables, one for each channel. Braided blue & black thread, and joined together with beautiful hardware to give it “the look” it deserves. Standard Termination: There are too many options available to list them all. Please contact us to learn about the newest additions to our large selection of headphone terminations. Design/Construction : Conductors: Matched Propagation Kevlar core, Grade 1, 99.9999% pure oxygen free copper with SPN clear coat (Litz), gauge sizes scaled to Golden Ratio proportions. 30 AWG Grade 1 Silver core. Cross-field layer geometry, insulated in an PTFE tape wrapped jacket. Geometry: Concentrically wound two conductor flanked by anti-static fibers. Braided nylon outer jacket with copper plated hardware. Gauge: 8x25.5 AWG + 4x30 AWG (17.5 AWG per polarity) Outside Diameter: 0.182”/4.63mm Adapters & Interconnects Adapters We offer a variety of portable audio adapters and interconnects, for connecting premium personal audio components with quality Cardas cable. Part numbers: P8.8 for HPI-A 1/4" Female to 1/8" Male adapter P42.73 for GRQ-A, 1/8" Female to 1/4" Male adapter P8.7 for HPI-6, 6" 1/8" 90º to 1/8" 90º Interconnect P8.3 for HPI-12, 12" 1/8" 90º to 1/8" 90º Interconnect P8.4 for HPI-18, 18" 1/8" Straight to 1/8" Straight Interconnect 1/8" Female to 1/4" Male GRQ-A, P42.73 HPI 12" P8.3 1/4" Female to 1/8" Male P8.8 1/8" Female to 1/4" Male GRQ-A, P42.73 1/3