Cardas · Iridium
From $215 per pair
Cardas · Iridium
The entry to Cardas speaker cables: a soft, flexible twisted pair of heavy 11.5 AWG Golden Ratio conductors with a rich midrange, strong bass and smooth treble.
Price is for a pair at the shortest length shown. Choose length, amplifier-end and speaker-end terminations in the selector.
Authorized Cardas dealer · Delivery and installation by Pearl Audio · Trade-ins welcome
The story
Iridium Speaker twists two 11.5 AWG Cardas Litz conductors with natural cotton filler, bound in PTFE tape under an ultra-soft TPR jacket. It is hand soldered to Cardas CGMS spades or CABE bananas in Bandon.
Cardas says it suits virtually any amplifier and speaker combination, in long or short runs, and performs like a product costing much more. Jumpers are required for bi-wire speakers.
Measure along the path the cable will actually take; down the rack, along the floor, up to the speaker terminals; and round up. Cardas charges by the half metre. Both cables in the pair are the same length. Keeping left and right equal is the normal practice, even if one speaker is closer. Spades suit binding posts you can torque down; bananas are quicker and fit most posts. You can mix: for example, spades at the amplifier and bananas at the speakers.
| Type | Loudspeaker cable, stereo pair |
| Conductors | 2 × 11.5 AWG; Grade 1 OFHC Litz with Golden Ratio stranding, FEP insulation |
| Geometry | Twisted pair with natural cotton filler, bound in PTFE tape |
| Dielectric | FEP on each conductor; cotton filler, PTFE tape binder |
| Jacket | Ultra-soft, flexible extruded TPR |
| Outside diameter | 0.415 in (10.5 mm) |
| Terminations | Cardas CGMS spades or Cardas CABE bananas, hand soldered |
| Bi-wire | Not available as internal bi-wire; use Cardas jumpers |
| 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 Speaker 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 speaker cables run from Iridium to Clear Beyond; from Clear Sky X4 up they use Matched Propagation conductors, and Cygnus, Reflection, Clear and Beyond have compression-forged terminations.
Not available as internal bi-wire; add Cardas 11.5 AWG Jumpers for bi-wirable speakers.
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 Speaker Cable 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.
