Cardas · Iridium
From $220 per pair
Cardas · Iridium
The entry to Cardas interconnects: a shielded star quad of Golden Ratio copper that balances detail and warmth, at a price that fits any system.
Price is for a pair at the shortest length shown. Choose length and RCA or XLR connectors in the selector.
Authorized Cardas dealer · Delivery and installation by Pearl Audio · Trade-ins welcome
The story
Iridium Interconnect arranges four 24.5 AWG Cardas Litz conductors, each with Golden Ratio stranding and FEP insulation, as a star quad bound in PTFE tape. A hybrid shield of spiral tin-plated copper and carbon-impregnated PTFE tape sits under a soft, flexible TPR jacket.
Cardas describes a natural treble blended with a smooth midrange and quick bass: the Cardas balance of detail and warmth, in a very musical interconnect. It is terminated with the GRMO RCA or CE XLR in Bandon, Oregon.
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.
| Type | Analog interconnect, stereo pair |
| Conductors | 4 × 24.5 AWG; Grade 1 OFHC Litz with Golden Ratio stranding, FEP insulation |
| Geometry | Shielded star-quad, four conductors bound in PTFE tape; hybrid shield of spiral tin-plated copper and carbon-impregnated PTFE tape |
| Dielectric | FEP on each conductor; PTFE tape binder |
| Jacket | Ultra-soft extruded TPR |
| Outside diameter | 0.300 in (7.6 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 |
| Warranty | Cardas lifetime cable warranty |
| Made in | Bandon, Oregon, USA |
Cardas Iridium Interconnect product page and specifications Specifications from cardas.com and the Cardas 2025 Dealer Catalog (Spring 2025 Retail). Lengths are metric; Cardas builds any length to order.
Cardas interconnects run from Iridium to Clear Beyond; from Clear Sky up they use Matched Propagation conductors.
Plan your Cardas system with Pearl Audio
Pearl Audio is an authorized Cardas dealer. We can measure your runs, recommend terminations for your amplifier and speakers, special-order lengths and connectors that are not in the selector, and let you hear Cardas cabling in our Portland showroom by appointment. Call (503) 222-2599 or email sales@pearlaudio.com.
The Pearl Audio experience
A system at this level should be heard, thoughtfully matched, and properly set up. From the first audition to long-term ownership, you work with the same people, in person.
Hear the Iridium Interconnect by appointment in one of our two purpose-designed demonstration rooms, with your own music and time to compare without pressure.
We deliver and install throughout the Portland area, taking care of placement, connections, ventilation and system configuration ourselves.
We support everything we sell for as long as you own it, whether the answer comes by phone, in your home, or through factory service.
Trade-in assistance and qualifying 100% Trade-Up options give you flexibility when your listening priorities or your system change.
