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As is often the case with hobbies: the sky is the limit. This applies to cars, watches, wine and also hifi. And even within hifi there are segments to be made again: electronics, acoustics and of course: cables. The reason we bring this up is that we have the top line from Audiomica lying around. A serious set of cables. We have the Cristal Silver Signature speaker cables and Veroni. Both cables with nice pure copper and silver conductors. And very good shielding.
Audiomica is a Polish company that specializes in cables, although they also make power products and filters. The company is now 15 years young, but already has a healthy distribution network (ERCT in the Netherlands).
Multiple lines
Now the Silver Signature line is a serious investment. It is a “happy few” product. Fortunately, Audiomica also has some affordable models that, of course, also enjoy the R&D done within the company. Think about the geometry, metal machining and anti-static materials Audiomica uses in the sleeves.
The big difference between the series is in the type of material and, of course, the amount of material used. And, for example, the advanced shielding that we find on the Signature series or Consequence series. Just like more expensive plugs.
Now it goes too far to explain all the differences here: both on the Audiomica and ERCT websites you will find a configurator to put together cables. Very handy.
Silver Signature
The Audiomica Silver Signature is Audiomica’s Halo Product. And with a price of 15,485 Euros for the speaker cable (2.5m) and 13,755 Euros for the interlink (1m), we should expect a very, very good quality. In sound ánd in finish.
Moreover, with these kinds of prices they compete with the top-producs in the cable market. Think of Siltech, Audioquest and Van den Hul for example. Companies that have a lot of experience and have invested the necessary R&D money.
To give an example of a serious competitor: the Van den Hul CNT XLR interlink costs 7500 Euros for 1 meter. 1.5 meters costs 11,250 Euro. That is a wonderful cable that we now have as a reference in the system. With a reason.
Research
If you’re going to fight with the “big boys,” you have to be at least as good. And offer something unique. Audioquest has its DBS system and perfect surface technology and, for example, “cold soldering,” which means they don’t just solder, but ‘clamp’ the plugs on the cable. According to Audioquest, that sounds better. Van den Hul has CNT conductors in the top products and their Halogen Free materials for the jackets, among other things. Not to mention carbon insulation.
Audiomica reports on their Web site that they use advanced shielding, filters (anti-interference filters) and research anti-static materials and carbon technology in their own lab. They also have access to advanced metallurgical technologies. What that exactly is, they don’t say, unfortunately. We are glad to see, however, that the brand is serious about research. That’s not nearly always the case in our industry.