Clear Beyond Phono

Cardas · Clear Beyond

The Cardas flagship phono cable: Clear Beyond's most advanced Matched Propagation conductors in a shielded star quad, made to order and terminated by the senior technicians in Bandon.

Price is for one complete phono cable (both channels).

Clear Beyond Phono carries the four 26.5 AWG Matched Propagation conductors of Clear Beyond Interconnect, with Litz strands from an ultra-fine 47 AWG to 39 AWG, in a star quad suspended on anti-static air tubes; a second ring of larger air tubes holds the composite shield of tinned copper and magnet wire away from the signal.

Cardas describes noteworthy improvements in spatial imaging, dynamics and low-frequency impact over Clear, with a completely neutral tonal balance and unsurpassed speed and transparency. Standard terminations are a Cardas S-DIN to SRCA or RCA to RCA; R-DIN and SME 90° DIN are available to order.

Key technologies

• Matched Propagation Technology. US Patent 7,674,973: the propagation rate of the conductor is matched to that of the dielectric through the conductor's internal geometry, so the signal is not smeared in time.
• Ultra Pure Cardas Copper. Grade 1, 99.9999% pure oxygen-free copper, drawn and annealed slowly through silver dies, then given a single poly-nylon coat to prevent oxidation and crosstalk between strands.
• Golden Ratio scaled Litz conductors. Multi-stranded conductors in which each layer of strands steps up in size by 1:1.618 from the centre outward, a Cardas patent that controls strand resonance.
• Air-tube suspension. Anti-static LDPE air tubes and carbon-impregnated PTFE tape hold the conductors in air; a second layer of tubes 1.618 times larger suspends the composite shield away from the signal path.
• Made in Bandon, Oregon. Every Cardas cable is built and hand terminated at the Cardas factory on the southern Oregon coast, and carries a transferable lifetime warranty.

Choosing length and terminations

• Check your tonearm: most have a 5-pin DIN socket under the arm base (straight DIN), some exit sideways and need a 90° DIN, and others have RCA sockets on the plinth.
• Cardas builds a 90° R-DIN or SME-style 90° DIN to order at no extra charge in most cases; tell us the arm model and we will specify it.
• 1 m to 1.25 m suits a phono stage on the same shelf; measure the real path to a stage on another rack and round up to the next quarter metre.
• Longer than 2.75 m? Cardas prices custom lengths by formula — call us for a quote.