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Kondo Cables : Speaker, Interconnects

The silver cables of Kondo Audio Note Japan which kept on leading the world's criteria on "sound quality of cables" have at least reached the ideal quality level with smoother sound, least distortion and superiority in separation to reproduce minute signals.

 

Kondo connectors

 

All Kondo silver wire manufactured by Kondo Audio Note Japan is 99.99% pure silver coated with six coats of a special polyurethane varnish applied immediately after drawing.

 

This prevents oxidation and provides mechanical surface damping of the proper 'Q'.  The wire is then age annealed to enhance the crystal boundary chemistry.

 

Remember that the music signal has an electro-chemical component. A/C current causes chemical changes in the wire alloy.

Kondo KSL-VZ interconnects

 

Age annealed copper and silver wires have a purer and gentler sound than the hot or cold or chemically annealed wires. 1

 

Kondo Audio Note Japan is the only audio manufacturer to use this expensive age annealing process to make their wire.

 

1 Soundscape HiFi Notes: In our experience, we most definitely attest to this.  We have tried several of the top silver cables around, and none sound as natural in tonality as a Kondo silver cable, whether used on solid-state or tube gear.  All the rest had that certain "hardness" associated with silver (especially with solid-state gear), whether in a few minutes or several hours of listening.  But never with a Kondo silver cable, truly unique and musical all day long.  Experience it yourself.

 

* ALERT *

There are many fake Kondo cables in the market.  Be wary, and buy genuine Kondo cables only from authorized Kondo dealers.

 

 

Kondo KSL-LPz Speaker Cables and Interconnects

 

Kondo LPz Interconnects

 

The flagship cables, top of the line.

 

The new LP cables (LPz, LPDz) will have a different construction and look similar but not quite identical. They will still have the black outer sheaf. The construction of the LP line will be as follows :-

4 cores shielded interconnect cable 99.99%Ag 0.1mmD x 52 strands x 2 core (total 104 strands) 99.99%Ag 0.15mmD x 20 strands x 2 core (total 40 strands). All pure silver wire is long term annealed to provide mellowness for total music enjoyment. It is a combination of different diameters (0.1 and 0.15mm strands) based on extensive listening tests.

Tests have shown that the narrow gauge wires give good delicate musical performance but lacks a certain amount of body, while the converse is found to be true for the thicker wires. This "catch 22" situation is cured by the use of their litz construction where 0.1 mm wires are bundled together into 52 strand wires. However, when selecting 0.1 mm wires, they also found 0.15 mm gave good but slightly different sound. Therefore, to cover all aspects of sound quality, the new LP uses bundles of 0.1 mm and 0.15 mm wires.

 

Either RCA or XLR

 

The New Kondo LPz Interconnect Cable

Kondo's Most Special Cable Yet

 

Kondo ... they practically built the house on silver cables and components.  Kondo has stood the test of time, with Kondo's amplifiers having a lifetime warranty for the first owner.

 

Kondo silver cables are superb ultimate references like their amplifiers, benchmarks by which others are based. 

 

Kondo silver cables are not like the rest that sound very impressive at first listening with lots of detail, but eventually sound hard as one listens longer.  Some silver cables are also ultra-smooth, and totally lacking in dynamics, definitely low fidelity. 

 

Kondo cables do not exhibit these anomalies.

 

Kondo LPz Interconnects

 

The KSL-LPz has two main improvements over the original LPz.

 

We have introduced a helically wound silk spiral around the core conducting wires.  This acts as a separator between the coated silver wires and the cable insulation. The silk provides not only good chemical buffering but also improves the acoustic properties of the final cable.

 

The KSL-LPz also features a new combination of litz conductor diameters, selected by careful listening tests and empirical research. 

 

The final result is our most special cable yet - offering greater clarity, a more extended response and more musical freedom than ever before.

 

Kondo KSL-Vz II Interconnects

Kondo KSL-Vz

* picture is original VZ

Kondo KSL-Vz II Interconnects

 

Similar to LP, half the diameter

 

*New photos of recent update to be posted soon

 

Kondo KSL-SPz Speaker Cables

Kondo KSL-SPz

 

Kondo KSL-SPz

Kondo KSL-SPz Speaker Cables

 

10 strands 0.2Φ 99.99% Silver x 8 cores
Total: 80 strands pure silver per channel

 

* picture shows latest version of Kondo SPz

 

 

 

Kondo KSL-SPc Speaker Cables

Kondo KSL-SPc Speaker Cables

 

Kondo KSL-SPc Speaker Cables

 

10 strands 0.2Φ OFC x 8 cores
Total: 80 strands OFC per channel
 

This is the only oxygen free copper speaker cable in the Kondo line, and this is also the only copper cable using KSL technology developed to remove the "sound roughness" which arises generally from the lower grade digital sound in the system like home theatre, for example.

 

The heavily decoded signals from home theatre surround sound decoder and receivers usually comes with very unpleasant edginess and ear scratching sharpness, our KSL-SPc can greatly improve and transform this into a smooth and musical sound.

 

Of course, it will be a great cable as well for audio only applications, especially where the source is primarily digital.

 

*New photos of recent update to be posted soon

 

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Kondo Cables : Power Cables, Digital

 

Kondo KSL-ACz Power Cable - SGD 2080 per 2 meters

Kondo KSL AC-z

Kondo KSL-ACz Power Cable

 

10 strands of 0.2 mm diameter 99.99% silver x 8 cores making a total of 80 strands of pure silver terminated with grounded hospital graded "national" made AC power plug.

 

*New photos of recent update to be posted soon

 

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Kondo KSL-ACc Power Cable

 

Kondo KSL-ACc Power Cable

 

2 meter length KSL copper OFC power cord.

 

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Kondo KSL-LPD Digital Cable

Kondo KSL-LPD

Kondo KSL-LPD Digital Cable

 

Top of the line digital cable

 

36 strand 99% silver x 8 cores shield cable of 0.09mm diameter making a total of 288 strands of pure silver.

 

Either RCA or balanced

 

*New photos of recent update to be posted soon

 

Kondo KSL-VD Power Cable -

 

Kondo KSL-VD Digital Cable

 

36 strand 99.99% silver x 4 cores shield cable of 0.09 mm diameter making a total of 144 strands of pure silver.

 

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Kondo Cables : Tonearm

 

Kondo AN-AI Silver Tonearm Cables

 

Kondo AN-AI Tonearm Cables

 

One set of 4 pieces of 0.09 mm diameter, in 99.99% silver for tonearm wires.  In 2 meters length.

 

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Kondo KSL cables

A Kondo pamphlet on its cables is show on the left.

 

Click on it to enlarge for reading ...

 

* Just a reference, as cable designs or jacket colors have changed from year 2008

 

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