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Cardas Parsec Interconnect

Cardas

Parsec Interconnect

$370 - $1,540

Cardas · Parsec

Cardas's best-value interconnect: a shielded, air-tube-suspended twisted pair of Golden Ratio Litz conductors, neutral with a hint of warmth on top.

Price is for a hand-terminated stereo pair.

Build your cable

2 × 23.5 AWG
Cardas Litz conductors, Golden Ratio stranding
Shielded
tin-plated copper braid
9.1 mm
outside diameter
0.5–5 m
standard lengths, any length to order

Parsec Interconnect uses two 23.5 AWG Kevlar-core Litz conductors with Cardas's braided cross-field geometry and Golden Ratio stranding, insulated in FEP tape. The pair is twisted around poly-e air tubes and bound in carbon-impregnated FEP tape; compressed air tubes keep the tin-plated copper braided shield and the Alcryn jacket away from the conductors.

Cardas calls it the runaway favourite for value: neutral with a hint of warmth, an excellent blend of warm midrange with extended bass and treble, and very transparent for its price. It is the interconnect we recommend most often for integrated-amplifier systems.

Key technologies

  • Braided cross-field Litz. Golden Ratio stranded conductors with Cardas's braided cross-field layer geometry.
  • 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.
  • 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.
Specifications
Type Analog interconnect, stereo pair
Conductors 2 × 23.5 AWG; Kevlar-core braided Litz, FEP tape insulation
Geometry Shielded twisted pair with poly-e air tubes bound in carbon-impregnated FEP tape; compressed poly-e air tubes suspend the tin-plated copper braided shield and jacket away from the conductors
Dielectric FEP tape wrap on each conductor; poly-e air tubes
Jacket Extruded Alcryn rubber
Outside diameter 0.360 in (9.1 mm)
Terminations Cardas GRMO RCA or Cardas CE XLR
Lengths 0.5 m to 5 m standard (see selector); any length to order
Sold as Pair

cardas.com · Specifications and pricing from the Cardas Spring 2025 Retail Catalog. Cable lengths are metric; Cardas builds any length to order.

Where it sits in the range

Cardas interconnects run from Iridium to Clear Beyond; the Clear-range cables (Sky and above) use Matched Propagation conductors.

We stock or demo select Cardas lines and can order anything in the catalog, from Iridium to Clear Beyond.

Plan your cabling with Pearl Audio

Pearl Audio is an authorized Cardas dealer in Portland, Oregon, a short drive from the Cardas factory in Bandon. We can measure your runs, recommend terminations for your components, and special-order custom lengths and connector options. Call (503) 222-2599 or email sales@pearlaudio.com.

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