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THEY SIMPLY LET THE
MUSIC FLOW
Occasionally, products come along
that represent a paradigm shift
within a given category. Using 25
years worth of Shunyata Research's
documented science, experience and
innovation, Gamma Series cables are
poised to upend price and
performance axioms within the cable
industry. Shunyata Research has made
critical advancements in conductor
science and applied them to Gamma
Series cables, elevating performance
far beyond expectation. Perhaps more
than any other product in Shunyata
Research's history, Gamma Series
cables demand to be heard even when
compared to cables two to three
times the cost.
DRIVEN BY SCIENCE
Gamma signal and digital cables are
made with the finest conductors
available. Single-crystal,
continuous cast Ohno copper is an
ultra-pure conductor normally found
in far more expensive cables. Ohno
conductors are extruded using
Shunyata Research's exclusive PMZ (Precision
Matched Impedance) process. This
extrusion method tightens the
tolerances of the conductor
surfaces, dielectric extrusions, and
the precision of the braided shield.
All are held to minute tolerances.
The extrusion and braiding machines
must be run at one-quarter speed
during the manufacturing process.
Finally, all Gamma cables are
conditioned for 4 days using
advanced Kinetic Phase Inversion
Process (KPIP v2™).
PURITY IN TONE.
DYNAMIC BY NATURE.
If choosing a single word to
encapsulate the sound of a Gamma
Series cable system, it would be
coherence. Every aspect of Gamma
cable system performance simply
flows with the ease and clarity of a
single voice. Textural and tonal
nuance is balanced perfectly against
Gamma's explosive, dynamic nature.
Gamma cable systems never sound
forward, bright, aggressive or edgy.
However, what truly separates Gamma
cables from all others, regardless
of cost, is their self-effacing
alacrity, timing accuracy, dynamic
punch and frequency extension. Most
pure-copper cables, even expensive
models, may sound warm, rich, and
full bodied at the expense of
accurate timing, dynamics and
frequency extension. Gamma cables
sound very natural, but are
surprisingly agile, athletic and
entirely unforced with regard to
expressing frequency extension,
timing, weight and authority in the
low octaves. Gamma cables do all of
this without calling attention to
themselves, allowing the purity of
the sound to take center stage.
TECHNOLOGY
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Ohno
wire, also called PCOCC was
invented in 1986 by
professor Atsumi Ohno of
the Chiba Institute of
Technology in Japan. Copper
wire is created by an
extrusion process that pulls
a rod of cold copper through
a small orifice which
creates multiple crystalline
boundaries. By contrast,
Ohno wire is made by a
process using heated molds
that cast a wire to form a
single crystalline structure.
Ohno wire is well known
for its exceptionally pure,
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Fluorocarbon dielectrics are
usually only found in wire
used in the aerospace
industry, satellites and
only the most expensive
audiophile cabling. It has
special electrical
characteristics; very low
dielectric absorption, high
dielectric strength and
exceptional heat resistance.
When used in audio and power
cables is reduces the
perception of dynamic
compression and it improves
sonic low-level resolution
and clarity.
Crystal clear
transient detail. |
KPIP v2™ PROCESSING
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Shunyata
Research’s proprietary
Kinetic Phase Inversion
Process includes four days
of continuous KPIP v2™
processing which refines
conductor metals at a
molecular level. This
dramatically reduces burn-in
time and significantly
improves sonic performance,
delivering a relaxed and
life-like presentation. When
compared to the original
process, KPIP v2™ represents
a dramatic performance
upgrade on par with a
component-level upgrade. |
SPECIFICATIONS
- Cable Type: Twin axial geometry
- Conductors: OCC (Ohno Continuous
Cast) copper (tinned)
- Shield: 100% coverage foil shield
- Dielectric: Fluorocarbon
- Connectors: Gold plated brass
contacts, nickel matte finish
- Gauge: 18
- Color: Charcoal Flex
- KPIP v2 Processing: 4-days
- Standard Length: 1.00 meters
Safety Assurance:
- Continuity and polarity tests – by
two technicians
- HiPOT tests insulation breakdown @
1,200 VAC |
