Clear Reflection Interconnect

Cardas · Clear Reflection

Flagship-level Matched Propagation conductors in a double-shielded twisted pair, voiced a shade more forgiving than Clear and finished in black with copper-coloured SRCA-CU connectors.

Price is for a hand-terminated stereo pair.

Clear Reflection pays homage to the old Golden Reference, blending the best of Cardas's past with the Matched Propagation conductors of the Clear range. Two 25.5 AWG conductors form a suspended-air-core twisted pair, and two composite shields of tinned copper and magnet wire ride on a second layer of air tubes, giving it a very quiet background.

Cardas describes it as very neutral and dynamic, with excellent high-frequency extension and speed but still slightly forgiving, which makes it the Clear-range interconnect for real-world systems and rooms. It introduced the copper-coloured SRCA-CU and CG XLR-CU connectors that match the black-and-copper Clear Reflection speaker cable.

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

• Measure component-to-component along the real path, including the drop behind the rack, and round up to the next half metre.
• Use XLR when both components have true balanced connections; otherwise RCA. Cardas builds XLR and RCA versions at the same price.
• A pair covers one stereo connection — source to preamp, or preamp to power amp.
• Longer than 5 m? Cardas prices custom lengths by formula — call us for a quote.