After five years of intense research & development Heavens Gate Audio introduced a new series of high quality audio cables in August 2010.
While most audio cables manufacturers rely on high-purity copper or high-purity silver conductors, Heavens Gate Audio does not believe in one truth and uses a mix of various conductor materials to avoid the typical ‘sound’ of just one material.
Silver-Gold-Alloys, Silver-Copper-Alloys and 4N-Silver -- all insulated with Air-Foam-PFA -- are used in mixed configurations for the new Series. The electromagnetic resonances of each material show their strenghts without being overemphasized.
The conductors are aligned in a special matrix to optimize impedance characteristics, capacitive and inductive behaviour as well as electrmomagnetic fields. All conductor materials are cryogenic treated at a temperature of -196C° and for the higher lines ‘demagnetized’ by being stored in a high-efficient magenitc field for several days.
Up to six pure-silver shields are used in an unconventional way to reject any source of high-frequency noice by adopting a passive filter network. Additional silk-fiber damping and a proprietary granulate material that fills the spaces of the plugs used on the cables are additional feature.
All connectors are choosen for best performance in combination with the conductor material used - Cardas, Oyaide and Neutrik.
The A/C power cords are terminated with Oyaide P-079 & C-079. Other Oyaide plugs are available to fine-tune the sonic character of the audio component it is connected to.
Christoph Kraemer, Chief Designer and President of Heavens Gate Audio said: Designing cables for audio applications is limited to some fundamental basics, a balanced combination of various options and last but not least, hundreds of trials and errors. For me, it's like the 'Old Masters' of Art. Whether Rembrandt, Rubens, van Goch, or Botticelli - they all used oil-based paint, brushes and canvas. It's a matter of balance, that creates real masterpieces.
All Heavens Gate Audio cables are handcrafted in Germany in small batches and feature an excellent build quality. Heavens Gate Audio offers a life-time AND transferrable warranty to the registered owner.
The current product range include six different series and a pending one specialized on digital audio (USB, HDMI 1.4 and LAN).
Prices currently range from US$ 350 for a 1-meter digital link to US$ 4.980 for a 4-foot analog interconnect pair.
Heavens Gate Audio Christoph Kraemer Lichtenbergstr. 7 D - 47839 Krefeld Phone: +49 - 2151 - 644 520 Fax: +49 - 2151 - 644 521
www.heavensgateaudio.com Email: info@HeavensGateAudio.de
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