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A CARDAS AUDIO IN U SA Clear Sky Interconnect M A D E Covered by a lifetime warranty, every Cardas cable is built using Cardas-manufactured HighPurity Copper. The company makes all of its conductors and connectors. George Cardas also received a patent for Golden Section Stranding Audio Cable, an infinitely indivisible progression known as the Golden Ratio that’s key to controlling resonance in all Cardas products. You’ve got to have tremendous confidence in an audio product to christen it with the term “clear” in the title, let alone reference the unlimited ceiling of the upper atmosphere. Clear Sky earns its moniker by delivering an overabundance of detail, soundstaging, and tonal capabilities. Adding not even the slightest hint of coloration, this outstanding interconnect epitomizes neutrality and balance. 0.5m (pair) B $370 CARDAS AUDIO Cross Interconnect Cardas stakes its reputation on products that are warm and musical, and which supply a rich midrange and the kind of imaging that assigns you a seat in a concert hall. Cross lives up to these feats and more, providing holographic imaging and textures so fine you’ll be able to correctly guess the gauge of musicians’ guitar strings. 0.5m (pair) C CARDAS AUDIO CARDAS AUDIO CARDAS AUDIO CARDAS AUDIO Cardas’ most inexpensive cable doesn’t look—or sound—like it. With its name referencing its cross-field geometry, Crosslink can be used in single-wire or bi-wired form. Flexible and light, it boasts a CL2 rating, making it a natural choice for in-wall, multichannel, and whole-house applications. Tailormade for entry- and mid-level systems. Own high-efficiency loudspeakers? Hook them up to Twinlink and you likely won’t want to leave your listening chair for days. Twinlink excels at delivering subterranean low frequencies and a smooth midband. The secrets to its performance reside with the Grade 1 oxygen-free copper conductors and Cardas’ Golden Ratio proportions. (Cannot be bi-wired.) Clear Sky benefits from trickledown technology found in higher-priced cables—namely, concentrically wound matched propagation conductors. A great partner for singledended amplifiers and efficient loudspeakers, it oozes neutrality, presenting music with delightful clarity and openness. See deeper into your recordings with Clear Sky. Parsec speaker cable replaces Cardas’ popular Quadlink model. It features star-quad geometry, Kevlar-core Golden Ratio conductors, has an air-tube dielectric, and can be terminated with Cardas bananas or spades. Parsec delivers Cardas’ famous warmth and richness, with added extension at the frequency extremes. Crosslink Speaker Cable 2m (pair) $280 Twinlink Speaker Cable 2m (pair) Clear Sky Speaker Cable $365 2m (pair) $650 $575 $480 CARDAS AUDIO Parsec Interconnect Parsec hits that sweet spot every audiophile desires—specifically, the performance-per-dollar ratio that best rewards you with beguiling sonic experiences for a cost you believe would normally be much higher. Neutrality, transparency, extended bass and treble, and tube-warm midrange? Parsec delivers on all fronts. Everything you’d expect from the successor to the legendary Quadlink. Parsec Speaker Cable 2m (pair) A 0.5m (pair) D B $270 CARDAS AUDIO C Microtwin Interconnect As hard as it is to believe, great highend audio products get overlooked because their price is so low. Listeners often don’t want to believe that something that costs so little can possibly hold its weight. Microtwin is one such example. Graced with smoothness and superb lowfrequency extension, this entry-level interconnect blows the “what price glory” concept out of the water. CARDAS AUDIO CARDAS AUDIO Golden Cuboid Myrtlewood Clear Input/Output XLR Adapters Blocks and Multi Blocks CARDAS AUDIO Cardas’ Clear XLR adapters offer greater resolution, transparency, and tonal neutrality. They eliminate distortion caused by insufficient insulation and isolation, revealing greater clarity and depth. Specialized shielding helps block RF interference, further contributing to a purer sonic signature. The legendary Myrtle tree is an excellent resonance damper. Myrtlewood blocks employ Golden Ratio dimensions, making them impressive component supports to use under anything in your system. Douglas fir-based Multi Blocks feature five “V” cuts, providing several options for cable elevation. Hear deeper bass and more natural tones for pennies on the dollar. Ideal for instantly improving entry-level systems, 101 features two AWG bare-copper conductors built around a small air tube that provides isolation. The result: Natural, smooth, nonfatiguing sonics. Can be used with terminal connectors or as bare wire. input or output (pair) from $108 six large blocks six Multi Blocks $60 $50 six small blocks $48 0.5m (pair) $180 101 Bulk Speaker Cable per foot $6.75 CARDAS AUDIO Clear Light Speaker Cable and Interconnect We all know how exciting it is to hear an audiophile reissue and notice new information, details, and passages. What if you could replicate that experience with every album in your collection? Clear Light speaker cables and interconnects make it happen. Read technological specifics on our Web site, but trust that Clear Light equals musical bliss. 2m Speaker Cable (pair) 154 CABLES FREE 800.449.8333 SHIPPING MUSICDIRECT.COM ON ORDERS OVER $99* D $1,240 0.5m Interconnect (pair) $580 FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $99* CABLES 155