In terms of price-versus-performance The NuDiva may well be the most impressive cable in our line up. Certainly at this price point it is VIRTUALLY UNBEATABLE. It’s a cryogenic masterpiece! Nu Diva DiagramHere we use silver plated Ultra Hi-Purity-OFC™ 'going' and 'return' conductors, our multi award-winning twisted pair topology rope-lay construction, air-foamed polyethylene dielectric and a dual screen consisting of a conductive polymer tube surrounded by a close-lapped silver plated braid. In general terms what you can expect from silver is a very relaxed sound, with much atmosphere and spatial detail. The treble in particular should be at the very least very very very good, but more probably excellent in both detail and extension. In addition, modulation effects due to microphony are all but eliminated by cotton fibre filler and the soft PVC outer jacket- and then, to ensure an extremely uniform, refined and dense microstructure with vastly improved mechanical properties, the cable is then deep-cryogenically treated (DCT). DCT treatment is the process of cryogenically cooling a material over a measured period of time. The process is described in these terms since typically temperatures approaching - 200C are achieved, and this occurs over a period extending to days rather than minutes or hours. All stages of the process, from the initial slow cooling to the prolonged soak at minimum temperature, through to a carefully staged return to ambient temperature are achieved with precision measurement, and computer control. Specifically, for non-ferrous metals (such as Monocrystal™ copper and silver)- 'Sub zero treatment of the material at these temperatures results in reduced residual stresses in both conductor and dielectric. Deep cryogenic treatment at temperatures of -185'C further enhances the materials properties. By slowing down atomic movement, the internal molecular bonding energy is increased which promotes a pure structural balance throughout the mass of the material. The end result being a material with an extremely uniform, refined and dense microstructure with vastly improved properties. This sensational interconnect is terminated with our unique, constant impedance, non-compressing, double-screened MACH1™ RCA plugs with silver-plated (to accurately match the conductor material) copper conductors. (other companies use vastly inferior 'bare copper' contacts- that seriously reduces the conductivity of the going and return connectors-or worse!). The NuDiva exhibits vanishingly low noise and while eminently suitable for all line-level equipment, its low noise performance makes it positively shine between turntable and phono stage. We sincerely recommend you match this cable with one from our Premier+ or even our Audiophile Range in our cable match table. Technical Specifications: Silver Plated Ultra Hi-Purity (SP-UHP) OFC rope-lay woven conductors Dual Conductive Polymer and SP-UHP-OFC close-lapped braid screens Deep cryogenically treated RCA direct silver-plated all-copper contact pins Polyethylene and ultra low loss LDFPE dielectrics Vibration-absorbing low density 9mm circular o/d LDPVC jacket
