Chord SignatureX Mains Power Cable

Chord SignatureX Mains Power Cable 

The SignatureX ARAY power cable is Chord's latest power cable. Its design has been influenced by the research that led to the newest version there flagship power cable the Chord Sarum Super ARAY. Not only is the cable a completely new design, so are the plugs. The UK mains plug has been custom made for them and features heavily silver-plated pins and a special cover that allows us to apply mechanical damping to the plug. 

Power cables are a difficult subject and perhaps mains plugs even more so. The fact is though, that every element within a power cable will have some influence on the performance of the equipment it’s used with. Back in 2005 when Chord produced their first power cable, the Chord Power Chord, they learnt that every aspect of the termination mattered. The way the internal conductors were routed, the type and the direction of the fuse and strangest of all, the degree of torque applied to the screw that secures the cover of the plug to the main body. All of this knowledge was put into the development of the Chord mains plug - the fuse chosen on the basis of listening tests, the silicone damping spacers experimented with in the demo room and the silver-plating chosen after listening to gold-plated, rhodium-plated and silver-plated prototypes. The same is true for the new IEC plug. This features sliver-plated contacts, produced from a heavier gauge of material. 

In truth, power cables are like interconnects. Pay attention to every aspect of the design and build, and all the things that on their own make small but significant improvements add up and allow us to produce something really special. The combination of new plugs and a new ARAY conductor configuration means that the Signature ARAY power cable has more than a taste of the performance improvements that the Sarum power cable is capable of. There is that same sense of noise you’re not aware of until it’s not there, disappearing and revealing a new layer of detail and dynamics. 

The Chord SignatureX ARAY Power Cable is designed to work with all hi-fi and home cinema components. This power cable uses ARAY conductor technology to help improve control and definition throughout the frequency range. This cable is created using a combination of precision machine preparation, meticulous hand assembly and hand testing. 

Use this cable with all high fidelity and home cinema components, particularly high resolution sources, pre and power amplifiers and high-performance active speakers. High purity multi-strand copper current and ARAY conductors. Custom made Chord silver-plated high performance mains plug and IEC connectors, with internal critical area vibration damping.

Fuse Upgrade Option

As an optional extra, Future Shop can upgrade the fuse in the UK plug to one from the excellent, and extremely poular, range of Synergistic Research fuses. Some of the improvements you may hear include; a quieter noise-floor, greater dynamics, a more relaxed sound and detailed musicality.

Contact Enhancer Option

To ensure the best possible connection between your system, Future Shop recommends the DeoxIT Gold G-Series contact enhancer.

DeoxIT Gold is carefully applied to the plug contacts of your cable and is a unique conditioning solution designed to improve conductivity and provide long-lasting protection on gold, base metals and other precious metal contacts and connections. DeoxIT Gold penetrates plated surfaces, molecularly bonding to the base metals to seal and protect both surfaces.

The benefits of applying DeoxIT gold are:

• Improved Conductivity
• Maintained optimum signal quality
• Reduced wear & abrasion
• Prevents fretting/dendrite corrosion
• Forms a protective anti-tarnishing coating
• Stabilises connections between similar and dissimilar metals
• Reduces arcing, RFI and intermittent connections

Please select this option from the above ‘Contact Enhancer’ drop-down menu and our engineers will apply the contact solution to your cable connectors prior to shipping.

Specification :

• High purity multi-strand copper current and ARAY conductors
• Dual layer high density braid and foil combination shield
• Consistent performance in home cinema and audio systems
• Chord Silver-Plated high performance UK mains plug and IEC connectors
• 10 Year Warranty

About The Chord Company 

The Chord Company is dedicated to offering excellence in audio and audio visual cable design. Chord products have earned numerous accolades in the audio and recording industries over the past two decades. Based in Salisbury UK, The Chord Company continues to drive cable design and technology to its limits with the majority of its spectacular array of performance products designed and made in the UK.