{"id":844,"date":"2012-12-15T18:51:08","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T18:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/?page_id=844"},"modified":"2017-07-08T07:51:28","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T06:51:28","slug":"cables","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/cables\/","title":{"rendered":"Cables"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>An audiophile cable<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"846\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/cables\/pic_1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_1.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-N1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353575258&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cable\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_1.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-846\" alt=\"Cable\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_1-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_1.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_1.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>My friend Vyacheslav Kalashnikov from Ukraine send me a pair of very \u00a0well made interstage hi-fi audio cables he produces using high quality silver-plated and teflon components. I recommend them highly as are not just of superb quality, but also robust, neatly finished and they do sound good indeed.<\/p>\n<h1><b>Why s<\/b><b>ilver-plated\u00a0<\/b><b>and t<\/b><b>eflon\u00a0<\/b><b>cables?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>Generally, the interconnect cables use \u00a0one of the following insulation materials: polyethylene or foam polyethylene, polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride.\u00a0Unlike these PTFE teflon has the lowest coefficient of dielectric constant, and extremely low dielectric losses.\u00a0Therefore, teflon is the best insulator and dielectric, which is found in the highest quality and (generally most expensive) sound capacitors and cables in the marketplace. The\u00a0centre\u00a0conductor and screen usually are made of either aluminium, copper or oxygen-free copper.\u00a0Unlike these the silvered ones have a lower resistance and have lower &#8220;skin&#8221; effect. The result of this cable is \u00a0lower capacitance, very small loss and no distortion leading to pure and clear sound.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_9.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"849\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/cables\/pic_9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_9.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-N1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353575085&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pic_9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_9.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-849\" alt=\"Pic_9\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_9-1024x768.jpg?resize=584%2C438\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_9.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_9.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_9.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_9.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_9.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Design &amp; construction<\/h2>\n<p>The cable is made \u200b\u200bof high quality silver-plated cable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"847\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/cables\/pic_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_2.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-N1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1333870920&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pic_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_2.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-847 alignnone\" alt=\"Pic_2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_2-1024x768.jpg?resize=584%2C438\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_2.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_2.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_2.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_2.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The inner conductor is composed of a single core wire with a diameter of 0.8 m\u00a0(cross-section 0.5 mm2). It&#8217;s made of MC OFC (Matched Crystal Oxygen Free Copper) with a very thick and dense mechanical pure silver coating.<\/li>\n<li>The insulation between the conductor and the shield is made of PTFE (Teflon) tape imposed layered.<\/li>\n<li>Shielding is provided by a braiding which has 120 cores x 0.10 mm each. The material used is MC OFC (Matched Crystal Oxygen Free Copper) with a very thick and dense mechanical pure silver coating.<\/li>\n<li>Additional insulation applied after the screen:\n<ul>\n<li>PTFE (Teflon) tape imposed in 2 layers<\/li>\n<li>Artificial silk weaving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The RCA connectors are made by EOS:<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/cables\/pic_3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_3.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-N1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353041471&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pic_3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_3.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-848 alignnone\" alt=\"Pic_3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_3-1024x768.jpg?resize=584%2C438\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_3.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_3.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_3.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_3.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>24 carat gold coating<\/li>\n<li>Teflon isolation<\/li>\n<li>Solid brass nickel-plated body<\/li>\n<li>Collet clamp<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_5.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"851\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/cables\/pic_5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_5.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-N1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353059177&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pic_5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_5.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-851\" alt=\"Pic_5\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_5-1024x768.jpg?resize=584%2C438\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_5.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_5.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_5.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_5.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_5.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_6.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"852\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/cables\/pic_6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_6.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-N1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353298823&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pic_6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_6.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-852\" alt=\"Pic_6\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_6-1024x768.jpg?resize=584%2C438\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_6.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_6.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_6.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_6.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_6.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_4.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"853\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/cables\/pic_4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_4.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-N1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1350118620&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pic_4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_4.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-853\" alt=\"Pic_4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_4-1024x768.jpg?resize=584%2C438\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_4.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_4.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_4.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_4.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pic_4.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Specifications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Resistance &#8211; 0.035 \u03a9\/m<\/li>\n<li>Capacitance &#8211; 63 pF\/m<\/li>\n<li>Impedance &#8211; 75\u03a9<\/li>\n<li>Frequency response:\n<ul>\n<li>20Hz &#8211; 20,000 Hz &#8211; flat (0 dB\/m)<\/li>\n<li>1 GHz &#8211; attenuation 0.3 dB\/m<\/li>\n<li>10 GHz &#8211; attenuation 1.0 dB\/m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Buying the cable<\/h2>\n<p>Similar cables on the market are very expensive. A close reference cable would be the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vandenhul.com\/p_B49I.aspx\">Silver IT MkII<\/a> from Van Den Hul which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vandenhul.com\/Default.aspx?page=p&amp;id=27\">costs<\/a> more than probably you would pay for!<\/p>\n<p>Prices for the cable are (excluding shipping costs and local taxes at destination):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 15px;\">1m length: $100<\/span><\/li>\n<li>0.75m length: $80<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are interested in getting a pair of these cables, you can contact Vyacheslav directly via <a href=\"mailto: vkalashnikov@rambler.ru\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An audiophile cable My friend Vyacheslav Kalashnikov from Ukraine send me a pair of very \u00a0well made interstage hi-fi audio cables he produces using high quality silver-plated and teflon components. I recommend them highly as are not just of superb quality, but also robust, neatly finished and they do sound good indeed. Why silver-plated\u00a0and teflon\u00a0cables? &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/cables\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cables&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-844","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2r2tK-dC","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6551,"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/844\/revisions\/6551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}