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Title: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: steve on September 05, 2018, 09:57:48 PM
SAS Audio Labs/Steve has decided to manufacture my V interconnect cables again. From my webpage.

1. I use exceptionally pure 5N cryod copper wire, in a nitrogen atmosphere, manufactured in Japan. (There are only two place on earth who manufacture such to my knowledge.)

2. I use modified Vampire all copper (gold plated) plugs.

3. Terminations are just as important as wire and plugs.

4. I use a proprietary listening test setup to actually check that the ics simply disappear, out of the way of the music. This method is not simply auditioning through a system, as others do.

Simply auditioning through a system means the ics are designed to best compensate for the flaws in their audio system. That means their ics will transfer its artificial flavors to your system.

The result of my specialized listening testing is superior musical integrity, conherency, proper tonality, soundstaging, naturalness, dynamics, accuracy.

V Interconnect Cables Specifications and Ordering Information:

Interconnect Cable Inductance    ~680 nanohenries/meter (0,68 micro henries not a factor in virtually all audio circuits.)         
Capacitance                                    39pf per meter
Shielded                                          No
Temperature Rating                        Keep below 150F degrees

Price:         
1/2 Meter                                       $140.00/pr
1 Meter                                          $180.00/pr
1.5 Meter                                       $220.00/pr

To Audition or Purchase the V Interconnect:

30 day money back guarantee. Payment can be made from a Paypal account, a credit card through Paypal (use sasaudio@omnilec.com for email address ), Post Office Draft, or Personal Check (allow sufficient time for check to clear) payable to SAS Audio Labs. Normal shipping is mail or FedEx ground unless specified differently. For second day or overnight shipping, please contact me.

Cheers

Steve Sammet
SAS Audio Labs

http://www.sasaudiolabs.com/vinterconnect.htm
Email:     sasaudio@omnilec.com
Ph: (309) 263-0736 (after noon cst)
If I do not answer, please leave a message.
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: rollo on September 06, 2018, 07:31:24 AM
   Interesting, ver interesting. Priced fairly as well.


charles
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: Nick B on September 06, 2018, 08:37:43 AM
Can the ic be used as a digital cable as well?
Nick
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: steve on September 06, 2018, 09:42:38 AM
Can the ic be used as a digital cable as well?
Nick

I am sorry Nick but it cannot. It is not shielded and therefore its impedance is not stable as a result. If the wires were perfectly still/together, very roughly, the impedance (Z) is ~125 - 135ohms. This is from physical specs of wire, but insulation thickness and spacing of wires will vary.

cheers and thanks for asking Nick.

steve
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: richidoo on September 06, 2018, 10:31:10 AM
Congratulations on your decision to manufacture your products again, Steve!
Best of Luck!   :thumb: 
Rich
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: Nick B on September 06, 2018, 11:33:40 AM
Can the ic be used as a digital cable as well?
Nick

I am sorry Nick but it cannot. It is not shielded and therefore its impedance is not stable as a result. If the wires were perfectly still/together, very roughly, the impedance (Z) is ~125 - 135ohms. This is from physical specs of wire, but insulation thickness and spacing of wires will vary.

cheers and thanks for asking Nick.

steve

Steve,
Have you ever manufactured digital cables? Only once did I use a digital only cable and that was  from Audio Sensability and I couldn’t tell any difference from the ic that I had on hand. Admittedly, my system resolves much better now. If the information isn’t proprietary, why does a digital cable need to be shielded and I thought the ideal impedance for digital is 75 ohms. And yes indeed, congratulations on manufacturing again. As I was a Bound for Sound subscriber for many years, I recall your preamp being in the Components of Merit category
Nick

 
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: steve on September 06, 2018, 03:55:57 PM
Can the ic be used as a digital cable as well?
Nick

I am sorry Nick but it cannot. It is not shielded and therefore its impedance is not stable as a result. If the wires were perfectly still/together, very roughly, the impedance (Z) is ~125 - 135ohms. This is from physical specs of wire, but insulation thickness and spacing of wires will vary.

cheers and thanks for asking Nick.

steve

Steve,
Have you ever manufactured digital cables? Only once did I use a digital only cable and that was  from Audio Sensability and I couldn’t tell any difference from the ic that I had on hand. Admittedly, my system resolves much better now. If the information isn’t proprietary, why does a digital cable need to be shielded and I thought the ideal impedance for digital is 75 ohms. And yes indeed, congratulations on manufacturing again. As I was a Bound for Sound subscriber for many years, I recall your preamp being in the Components of Merit category
Nick

Manufacturing coax is via machine, within tight tolerances, so a very consistent impedance/quality product. PC boards in computers etc. also have the foils laid out in a consistent repeatable manor, for constant impedance (no shield). Two separate wires inside a jacket, I can't make it consistent, stable.

Yes, typically, the impedance depends upon the reason/function. A lot of stuff is 75 ohm, but 52 ohm use is also quite common. At least it used to be.

Yes, the 10A was one of three component of merit, one other a volume control transformer (without a gain/buffer stage), and I forget the third product. Martin then purchased an 11A as his reference since it was near perfect.

I am only going to manufacture the ics, not preamplifers/amps due to time restraints and parts availability.
 
One other note, the ics may look a little/moderately crinkled; I cannot guarantee perfect jacket smoothness.

cheers

steve

ps. I just checked and the wire is 6N pure.
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: mresseguie on September 07, 2018, 02:10:54 AM
Awesome, Steve!

I'd like to buy a pair of 1 meter ICs.

Michael
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: Nick B on September 07, 2018, 09:52:31 AM
Can the ic be used as a digital cable as well?
Nick

I am sorry Nick but it cannot. It is not shielded and therefore its impedance is not stable as a result. If the wires were perfectly still/together, very roughly, the impedance (Z) is ~125 - 135ohms. This is from physical specs of wire, but insulation thickness and spacing of wires will vary.

cheers and thanks for asking Nick.

steve

Steve,
Have you ever manufactured digital cables? Only once did I use a digital only cable and that was  from Audio Sensability and I couldn’t tell any difference from the ic that I had on hand. Admittedly, my system resolves much better now. If the information isn’t proprietary, why does a digital cable need to be shielded and I thought the ideal impedance for digital is 75 ohms. And yes indeed, congratulations on manufacturing again. As I was a Bound for Sound subscriber for many years, I recall your preamp being in the Components of Merit category
Nick

Manufacturing coax is via machine, within tight tolerances, so a very consistent impedance/quality product. PC boards in computers etc. also have the foils laid out in a consistent repeatable manor, for constant impedance (no shield). Two separate wires inside a jacket, I can't make it consistent, stable.

Yes, typically, the impedance depends upon the reason/function. A lot of stuff is 75 ohm, but 52 ohm use is also quite common. At least it used to be.

Yes, the 10A was one of three component of merit, one other a volume control transformer (without a gain/buffer stage), and I forget the third product. Martin then purchased an 11A as his reference since it was near perfect.

I am only going to manufacture the ics, not preamplifers/amps due to time restraints and parts availability.
 
One other note, the ics may look a little/moderately crinkled; I cannot guarantee perfect jacket smoothness.

cheers

steve

ps. I just checked and the wire is 6N pure.


Steve,
Since you don’t make a digital cable, can I ask what you use for your system(s)? On this forum, the only company that I know of that makes a digital cable is TWL.
Nick
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: steve on September 07, 2018, 12:46:10 PM
Can the ic be used as a digital cable as well?
Nick

I am sorry Nick but it cannot. It is not shielded and therefore its impedance is not stable as a result. If the wires were perfectly still/together, very roughly, the impedance (Z) is ~125 - 135ohms. This is from physical specs of wire, but insulation thickness and spacing of wires will vary.

cheers and thanks for asking Nick.

steve

Steve,
Have you ever manufactured digital cables? Only once did I use a digital only cable and that was  from Audio Sensability and I couldn’t tell any difference from the ic that I had on hand. Admittedly, my system resolves much better now. If the information isn’t proprietary, why does a digital cable need to be shielded and I thought the ideal impedance for digital is 75 ohms. And yes indeed, congratulations on manufacturing again. As I was a Bound for Sound subscriber for many years, I recall your preamp being in the Components of Merit category
Nick

Manufacturing coax is via machine, within tight tolerances, so a very consistent impedance/quality product. PC boards in computers etc. also have the foils laid out in a consistent repeatable manor, for constant impedance (no shield). Two separate wires inside a jacket, I can't make it consistent, stable.

Yes, typically, the impedance depends upon the reason/function. A lot of stuff is 75 ohm, but 52 ohm use is also quite common. At least it used to be.

Yes, the 10A was one of three component of merit, one other a volume control transformer (without a gain/buffer stage), and I forget the third product. Martin then purchased an 11A as his reference since it was near perfect.

I am only going to manufacture the ics, not preamplifers/amps due to time restraints and parts availability.
 
One other note, the ics may look a little/moderately crinkled; I cannot guarantee perfect jacket smoothness.

cheers

steve

ps. I just checked and the wire is 6N pure.


Steve,
Since you don’t make a digital cable, can I ask what you use for your system(s)? On this forum, the only company that I know of that makes a digital cable is TWL.
Nick

Sure Nick. I do not use any digital cable, I only use a modified NAD 521 player, computers analog output (with internal digital equalizer optimized), and turntable with test phono stage. 

The NAD is 20 bit, 44.1k but I bypassed the cheap 6db (gain of 2) analog chip and associated cheap parts and use Vampire all copper/gold plated jacks. 

Cheers

steve
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: steve on September 07, 2018, 01:08:31 PM
Awesome, Steve!

I'd like to buy a pair of 1 meter ICs.

Michael

Sure Michael, I will be gone all day Monday, but I should be around tuesday.

For general public consumption; it is not beyond the realm of possibility that one may need to slightly adjust the speaker placement, probably rotation for optimum sonics as the tonal balance may change etc. Maybe just a 1/16" movement, but a "full sounding" room might need more, even much more. Of course, optimum sonic results is what we are looking for.

cheers and thanks Michael.

steve

Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: Nick B on September 07, 2018, 04:40:33 PM
Can the ic be used as a digital cable as well?
Nick

I am sorry Nick but it cannot. It is not shielded and therefore its impedance is not stable as a result. If the wires were perfectly still/together, very roughly, the impedance (Z) is ~125 - 135ohms. This is from physical specs of wire, but insulation thickness and spacing of wires will vary.

cheers and thanks for asking Nick.

steve

Steve,
Have you ever manufactured digital cables? Only once did I use a digital only cable and that was  from Audio Sensability and I couldn’t tell any difference from the ic that I had on hand. Admittedly, my system resolves much better now. If the information isn’t proprietary, why does a digital cable need to be shielded and I thought the ideal impedance for digital is 75 ohms. And yes indeed, congratulations on manufacturing again. As I was a Bound for Sound subscriber for many years, I recall your preamp being in the Components of Merit category
Nick

Manufacturing coax is via machine, within tight tolerances, so a very consistent impedance/quality product. PC boards in computers etc. also have the foils laid out in a consistent repeatable manor, for constant impedance (no shield). Two separate wires inside a jacket, I can't make it consistent, stable.

Yes, typically, the impedance depends upon the reason/function. A lot of stuff is 75 ohm, but 52 ohm use is also quite common. At least it used to be.

Yes, the 10A was one of three component of merit, one other a volume control transformer (without a gain/buffer stage), and I forget the third product. Martin then purchased an 11A as his reference since it was near perfect.

I am only going to manufacture the ics, not preamplifers/amps due to time restraints and parts availability.
 
One other note, the ics may look a little/moderately crinkled; I cannot guarantee perfect jacket smoothness.

cheers

steve

ps. I just checked and the wire is 6N pure.


Steve,
Since you don’t make a digital cable, can I ask what you use for your system(s)? On this forum, the only company that I know of that makes a digital cable is TWL.
Nick

Sure Nick. I do not use any digital cable, I only use a modified NAD 521 player, computers analog output (with internal digital equalizer optimized), and turntable with test phono stage. 

The NAD is 20 bit, 44.1k but I bypassed the cheap 6db (gain of 2) analog chip and associated cheap parts and use Vampire all copper/gold plated jacks. 

Cheers

steve

Thanks, Steve. A nice, simple setup. I admire you guys that have the ability to make those kinds of mods
Nick
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: P.I. on September 08, 2018, 12:38:54 PM

[/quote]
I am only going to manufacture the ics, not preamplifers/amps due to time restraints and parts availability.
 
One other note, the ics may look a little/moderately crinkled; I cannot guarantee perfect jacket smoothness.

cheers
[/quote]

Not wrinkle free??? What are you thinking ... oh, yeah... Neither am I  :thumb:
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: tmazz on September 08, 2018, 01:43:26 PM
Dave didn't anybody tell you? Wrinkles are where the body stores up all the wisdom that we have accumulated over the years.  :D
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: steve on October 04, 2018, 08:30:28 PM
Dave didn't anybody tell you? Wrinkles are where the body stores up all the wisdom that we have accumulated over the years.  :D

Ha ha ha. LOL Dave. That is a good one, like it.

With all the special listening tests I have performed over the decades, no plug is entirely satisfactory. However, for accuracy, especially tonality wise, I stay away from Rhodium, and any silver types. Even the gold plated copper I use have to be tweaked, everything has to be just right, in order to "vanish".

Cheers

Steve 
SAS Audio Labs
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: steve on December 28, 2018, 07:31:22 AM
Gents, I was just given a Mode 2, and it sounds very nice indeed. However, along with the Mode 2, I was also given a
6 foot walmart usb cable to use. Nice since I don't have a usb cable myself.

I was wondering if anyone would be willing to loan me a spare usb cable for experimentation and possible short review?
I would like to find out if and how much difference a usb cable might make vs a cheapy.

Of course I would return your usb cable in a week or two, you set the time limit.

cheers

steve
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: S Clark on December 28, 2018, 11:24:39 AM
Steve,
I've got a Wywires silver that isn't really being used. PM me.

Scott
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: P.I. on December 28, 2018, 12:37:34 PM
Gents, I was just given a Mode 2, and it sounds very nice indeed. However, along with the Mode 2, I was also given a
6 foot walmart usb cable to use. Nice since I don't have a usb cable myself.

I was wondering if anyone would be willing to loan me a spare usb cable for experimentation and possible short review?
I would like to find out if and how much difference a usb cable might make vs a cheapy.

Of course I would return your usb cable in a week or two, you set the time limit.

cheers

steve
Steve,  I’ll send you a couple when we return to Albuquerque after the first of the year.  PM me your mailing address, please.  I’ll need a little time to build them and do a bit of break-in.  Keep them as long as it takes.  They will be labeled #1, #2 etc...  lengths will be 1.5m.  That is the best sounding length I have found.

It will be interesting to read your observations  :thumb:
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: steve on January 01, 2019, 01:37:05 PM
I will need until the latter part of next week before I can experiment. It will take approximately 2 weeks before I report
on tests. I hope that is ok. Will pm each with my address.

Thank you again Gents, for loaning me your cables. Should be interesting to compare them.

Steve
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: steve on February 25, 2019, 06:28:33 PM
There has been a delay in receiving all the cables, but one set of USB cables is on its way right now and should arrive by the end of the week. I already have two different cables, a single shielded generic, and a double shielded generic with gold plated connectors.

Anyone else wish to send USB for comparison, please pm me or email me at:  sasaudio (at) omnilec.com
My email is also good for those who wish to contact me for the "V" interconnect cables.

cheers

steve

Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: steve on March 12, 2019, 08:42:19 PM
Rearranging things. Here is a photo of my "V" interconnects. 

6N pure copper wire
Modified Vampire all copper, gold plated plugs

Cheers

Steve
Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: steve on March 24, 2019, 05:14:13 AM
Here is a much better photo of the "V" Interconnect Cable. Truly natural music from bass
through treble. Great for line level connecting. Full 30 day money back guarantee.

Specifications:

Capacitance                                    39pf per meter
Wire                                                6n pure wire
Plugs                                               Vampire all copper/gold plated and modified
Shielded                                          No
       
1/2 Meter                                        $140.00/pr
1 Meter                                           $180.00/pr
1.5 Meter                                        $220.00/pr

Cheers

steve

Title: Re: I am manufacturing my V Interconnect Cables again
Post by: steve on March 24, 2019, 07:15:40 PM
The link leads to a review of the "V" interconnect cable in the signal and noise forum.

http://www.audionervosa.com/index.php?topic=7076.0

cheers

steve