Stealth Tantalus Analog Interconnect (pre-release)

Stealth Śakra V16 Analog Interconnect

RCA / 1.0 m
$18,210.00
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Stealth Tantalus Analog Interconnect (pre-release)
  • Stealth Tantalus Analog Interconnect (pre-release)
  • Stealth Tantalus Analog Interconnect (pre-release)
  • Stealth Śakra V16 Analog Interconnect
  • Stealth Tantalus Analog Interconnect (pre-release)
  • Stealth Tantalus Analog Interconnect (pre-release)
  • Stealth Śakra V16 Analog Interconnect
Stealth Śakra V16 Analog Interconnect

Stealth Śakra V16 Analog Interconnect

$18,210.00
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The Śakra V16 is Stealth Audio Cables' flagship analog interconnect and the successor to the Indra, which for years was the company's reference. Stealth describes the step from Indra to Śakra as a substantial one, achieved through better geometry and a better dielectric: amorphous wire running in helium.

The V16 departs from the original Śakra in being conical inside and out. Its vari-cross geometry varies the cross-section along the length to improve impedance matching between source and receiving component, which also makes the cable directional. Stealth reports a more relaxed, fuller-bodied sound straight out of the box, together with greater resolution, transparency and a larger, more layered soundstage than earlier Śakra and Indra revisions.

Construction

  • Conductor: amorphous metal wire with no crystal structure, so it is homogeneous and grain-free in every direction
  • Wire gauge: ultra-thin, 0.001 in (one-thousandth of an inch), to minimise skin effect and time-domain errors
  • Individually insulated strands, so no galvanic contact between strands
  • Geometry: Stealth vari-cross distributed LITZ with non-inductive bifilar winding; the cross-section changes along the length to improve impedance matching between source and load
  • Dielectric: Stealth para-vacuum (helium gas) combined with porous, foam-like Teflon
  • Connectors: Stealth's own low-mass design with solid silver contacts, machined ultra-modified PTFE (Teflon) dielectric, Kevlar composite frame and carbon fibre/titanium shells
  • Termination: high-pressure crimp (cold weld) with no solder between wire and contact

Specifications

  • Type: line-level analog interconnect, directional
  • Terminations: Stealth proprietary RCA or XLR
  • Conductor: amorphous wire, 0.001 in thick
  • Dielectric: helium para-vacuum plus porous Teflon
  • Installation: Stealth RCAs grip tightly; push firmly and squarely along the connector axis until fully seated

Ordering

Lengths: 1.0 m, 1.5 m, 2.0 m; connector/type options: RCA, XLR. Priced per stereo pair. Other lengths on request.

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