Need help? Call us on 0800 772 3688 or 0208 905 1555
Prefer email? Contact us via sales@futureshop.co.uk
Need help? Call us on 0800 772 3688 or 0208 905 1555
Prefer email? Contact us via sales@futureshop.co.uk
The Brief: to design a no-compromise true 75ohm digital interconnect allowing the music to pass to the connecting component with least coloration - ensuring clarity and detail, resolution and dimension. Ecosse finally succeeded with 'The Director' and it may well be the finest interconnect they have in their entire range!
Here Ecoose use their award-winning ultra pure, grain free Monocrystal™ conductor for both 'going' and 'return' signal - paths, coupled with their unique Monocrystal™ MACH2Ag RCA’s. The centre conductor is multi stranded OCC copper in a polyethylene primary dielectric together with a foamed polyethylene dielectric that separates the central (going) conductor from the outer tight woven multi stranded OCC copper (return) conductor. A ‘separator’ of Conductive PVC completes the internal construction. Thus the signal is protected from EMI/ESI/RFI noise ingress by both the Conductive PVC shield and the Monocrystal™ Cu close-lapped braid screen resulting in smooth-as-silk digital signal with no 'roll-off' in high frequencies - a characteristic of inferior digital cables.
It is vital that quality digital cable closely matches the ‘characteristic impedance’ (75ohm) of the digital signal- this being the most important concern of digital signal transmission. Of near-equal importance is ‘capacitance’-which must be kept as low as possible. The topology of '‘The Director MD2 SE” digital interconnect is carefully controlled to match these required specifications –its a TRUE 75ohm cable.
High-end system owners of DAC/ transport set ups, or audiophile/videophile level A/V systems are recommended to audition 'The Director' if they require breathtaking dynamics and are passionate about getting as close to the action as is humanly possible - without annoying the neighbours too much!
The Director' may be specified with RCA-phono or BNC plugs or a combination of the two.
The terminations at the ends of cables - particularly digital cables - are part of the transmission path and therefore vital to it. They must not impede the delicate audio signal as inappropriate termination on a digital cable changes the so called characteristic impudence (and other electrical attributes) of the cable. Where a digital signal is concerned, the audio industry has set a standard of 75ohms, but this can be severely compromised by poor, compressing RCA plugs that grip the cable with a grub screw or a collett action. The cable loses it's integrity and the impedance can drop to somewhere in the region of 35 Ohms resulting in reflections and a deletions.
To maintain the quality of the all-important interface between interconnect and component and compatibility between wire material and plug, Ecosse has developed their unique non-compressing constant impedance MACH2Ag deep silver plated RCA plug. This high quality RCA plug consists of a centre pin and conjugate bracket shield* which together offer going and return paths for the audio signal. To maintain continuity and optimum conductivity, these contact points are made from Monocrystal™ copper - same as the conductor wire itself- which are then direct hard silver plated. (others use 'flash-gold' OFC plating which is a very thin coating that wears away very quickly and soon looks tarnished!).
The plug casing is precision machined from highest quality copper alloy and is deep-plated. This thick casing offers further shielding - effectively a second 'Faraday Cage' - and reduces the ingress and radiation of EMI, ESI and RFI 'noise' even further, to virtually zero. The interface of shield* and casing is one of high mechanical impedance, dissipating energy and rendering microphonic effects negligible. The full assembly represents Ecosse's Audiophile Grade RCA termination for smaller diameter cables and Ecosse believe the Ecosse MACH2Ag RCA to be the best available price wise, electrically, mechanically and aesthetically - anywhere!
These shells/shields are designed to perform a 5-fold function:
Ecosse Reference is a specialist company engaged in the design and manufacture of low voltage signal analogue and digital interconnects, loudspeaker cables and mains A.C. Powerchords. The commitment of its principals, everyone committed music and hi-fi /audio-visual enthusiasts, is to provide the highest quality products at prices which reflect today's value for money zeitgeist.
In hi-fi terms Ecosse can genuinely lay claim to being the only hi-fi company in the world drawn from a team of Audio Professionals allied with successful individuals from the fields of recording, promoting/managing and playing music!
From our extensive and growing range of cables, we have interconnects, loudSpeaker and powerchord cables to match with your hardware and with your aspirations. It should be noted that each cable is specifically designed for its application and its termination chosen to maximise its performance. We use the highest quality materials not only in our cables but also in our unique plug terminations. So whether your requirements are for two-channel or for multi-channel, audio or visual; and whether your hardware is of modest cost or obscene, we have a cable to satisfy your needs.
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Please note, special orders for non-standard cable lengths or custom-made cables may be subject to longer delivery time-scales. This may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.
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