Skogrand Tchaikovsky Cables
Skogrand Tchaikovsky Cables
Available within the Tchaikovsky cable model range:
SC Tchaikovsky speaker cables
SCI Tchaikovaky interconnects
SCJ Tchaikovsky Jumpers
SC Tchaikovsky speaker cables:
The SC Tchaikovsky offers solid core copper leads suspended in air within a framework of ultra low dielectric fabrics and PTFE tubing. With this cable build we have achieved an effective dielectric constant of 1.0018 with a signal transfer speed of 299253,8 km/h or 99.82 % of the speed of light making this one of the fastest speaker cables in the world - only rivaled by our Ravel and Beethoven cables. With gold z-plug or spade connectors (Speakon or unterminated bare wires optional), pure silk brocade cable sleeves, 4 x 12 AWG UP-OCC 7N solid core copper leads and one week build time the SC Tchaikovsky stands out as a marvel of sight and sound.
Ultra Pure Ohno Continuous Cast copper wire is considered to be some of the finest wire in the world.Extremely natural sounding without any hints of edginess or graininess.
The manufacturing process of wire starts with molten copper being formed into long rods or bars. These bars are then drawn through a small orifice that is sized to produce the required gauge of wire. Conventional high purity copper wire has 1500 grains per foot of wire. The grain count is significant because these juncture points compromise the transmission of audio signal down the wire. Oxygen Free High Conductivity (OFHC) wires has an improved formation, with a count of 400 grains per foot.
In 1986, Professor Ohno from the Chiba Institute of Technology developed a continuous casting process for wire (OCC), which resulted in revolutionary improvement in the structural formation. The Ohno method uses heated molds, which controls the length of time that the molten copper cools down in. The rapid cooling time of the conventional casting process is responsible for the fractured grain structure; which results in an inferior end product. Wire drawn from OCC ingots will contain a single copper grain, which can be over seven hundred feet in length. A single grain wire has all the desirable properties for signal transmission, and is remarkably durable. Because of its characteristics of single crystal, unidirectional, free of impurity, flexible fatigue-resistance, corrosive-resistance, low electric resistance, none-crystal boundaries, rapid transmissibility, perfect in structure, and easy to process, all make it an ideal material for making rapid transmission lines.
A most natural, dynamic and pin point analytic cable.
Technical specifications:
4 x 12 AWG ultra pure OCC solid core copper leads
Dielectric: Air
Ultra low dielectric fabrics and PTFE tube suspension framework
Dual lead construction
Cross linked Polyolefin
Silk brocade cable sleeve
Gold z-banana plugs or spades, Speakon or unterminated bare wire
Capacitance 4.57 pF/f
Inductance 0.25 uH/f (DC)
Inductance 0.22 uH/f (HF)
Attenuation 0.001 dB/km/sqrt(frequency)
Area 3.000 mm≤ (square-mm)
Area 5921 CM (circular mil)
Diameter 76.9 mil (1)
Diameter 1.954 mm (1)
DC-resistance 0.00575 Ohm/m
SCI Tchaikovsky interconnects:
Construction goal:
Creating an interconnect matching
the SC Tchaikovsky speaker cables
when it comes to looks, signal transfer
capabilities, materials and overall
performance.
Technical specifications:
Dielectric: Air
Gauge: 24 AWG Ultra Pure Ohno Continuous Cast Copper (UP-OCC) Solid Core (SC) pure copper leads
Shield: 100% coverage tinned copper
Shield suspended away from conductor
Conductor spacing: 4 mm
Framework: Ultra low dielectric constant material suspended over PTFE tubing
Crosslinked Polyolefin heatshrink
Silk sleeves
Twisted pair
RCA connectors: Rhodium plated OCC center pin, Copper alloy rhodium plated body. 17mm wide barrel, non-magnetic housing.
Rhodium plated XLR connectors
Capacitance 3.048 pF/feet
Inductance 0.37uH/feet (DC)
Inductance 0.34 uH/feet (HF)
DC-resistance 0.0842 Ohm
Velocity rartio 1.00 (HF)
Attenuation 0.004 dB/km/sqrt(frequency)
Area 0.205 mm^2 (square-mm)
Area 404.0 CM (circular mil)
Diameter 20.1 mil
Diameter 0.511 mm