Pangea Audio Premier SE Interconnect Cable, RCA to RCA

*Highly Evolved RCA Cable with Cardas Grade One Copper and Premium PE Air Tube Dielectric
If your audio interconnects are more than five years old, you owe it to yourself to try a pair of Pangea Audio Premier SE Signature Edition interconnect cables, designed by legendary cable expert Jay Victor. In recent years, the technology of cable design and construction has advanced by leaps and bounds. New materials have made it possible to construct cables with less noise interference from outside sources like Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) as well as interference from the other audio channels, and its possible to do this at surprisingly affordable prices.

Pangeas Premier SE interconnect takes full advantage of the latest materials in a highly evolved cable design. Premier SE provides a nice step up in quality from the already excellent standard Premier interconnect. All of the SEs audio conductors are made from premium Cardas Grade One Copper, which many experts consider to be the best copper on the planet. The raw material for George Cardas copper is mined in the USA, then shipped to a New England plant where it is s-l-o-w-l-y drawn in a pure Argon-gas-filled chamber into high purity long crystal copper strands.

*Premium PE Air Tube Insulation
Both the signal and the return Cardas conductors are insulated with PE air tubes, which, until very recently, were previously found only on much more expensive audio cables. This manufacturing technology has improved, and Pangea is now able to use these advanced insulators in Premier SE cables while keeping the price tag affordable.

The PE air tube manufacture is far more difficult than standard PE insulation. The cable must be processed more slowly to prevent the air tube from collapsing during this process which is why this type of insulator is otherwise only used on the most expensive audio cables on the market cables typically priced above $300. This type of insulator is far superior to other types because air is the ideal insulator.

*Premium Prime 750 RCA
Jay Victor spent countless hours experimenting with RCA connectors and visiting factories in the Far East where connectors are made. Most factories dont understand the requirements for high-end audio, observes Jay. They think that gold-plating makes a connector audiophile quality. Eventually, Jay found a factory that not only understood exotic materials but also knew how to employ these materials to create the best connectors in Asia. These guys get it, enthuses Jay. They are a step ahead of everyone else. The Prime 750 RCA is a testament to their amazing expertise.

The Prime 750 RCA features a special ultra-low mass design that takes the best advantage of the fine properties of exotic metals, while avoiding technical problems like eddy currents that are caused by using higher mass metal contacts.

Prime 750 has an ultra-low-mass, hollow, direct-gold plated Tellurium Copper center pin and ultra-low-mass direct-gold plated beryllium copper spring-type ground contacts. Instead of a heavier metal ring, Prime 750 uses an advanced polymer insulator to hold the connector together further reducing the amount of metal required in the connector. The outer shell or cover is made from non-magnetic brass treated with a tough-as-nails scratch-and-chip-resistant black chrome plating.

Features & Specs :

Pangea Audio Premier SE Analog Interconnect

• All audio conductors are made from premium Cardas Grade One Copper
• Premium PE air tube insulation
• Triple-layer shielding from EMI and RFI noise (a silver-plated copper braided shield, an aluminum/mylar foil shield, and a carbon-filled PE shield)
• Advanced thermoplastic rubber jacket is tough, yet very flexible
• Prime 750 RCA Termination (see below)

• Ultra low mass gold-plated beryllium copper spring-type ground contacts
• Ultra-low-mass hollow direct gold-plated tellurium copper center pin
• Advanced polymer insulator
• Non-magnetic brass cover is treated with a tough-as-nails scratch-and-chip-resistant black chrome plating
• Premium hand-soldered connection
• RCA O.D. (measured at the widest point) 14.65