Ecosse The Executive Digital Coaxial Audio Cable - 0.5m

Ecosse The Executive Digital Coaxial Audio Cable - 0.5m

Designed to bridge the gap between our multi award-winning ‘Producer’ and proprietary Monocrystal™ ‘Director’ digital interconnects, the high performance 75 Ohm co-axial ‘Executive’ Digital high-quality-low-cost is equally at home between DVD and processor or transport and DAC.

In review, What Video Widescreen had this to say: "Overall, construction quality is excellent-here's a cable that's built to last. And our review sample certainly delivered the goods when used to feed 5.1DTS and Dolby Digital soundtracks." 

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 Executive” digital interconnect is carefully controlled to match these required specifications. 

This cable is screened with Conductive–PVC and a close-lapped braid of UHP-OFC™, which ensures optimised, maximum bandwidth transmission and minimum RFI/EMI/ESI ingress. Ecosse employ braiding here to ensure maximum coverage. This increases the random closing of gaps and greatly reduces signal 'leakage', as it also improves the 'ground', thus preventing current flow. Current flow in a 'ground' can be detrimental to the digital signal. 'The Executive' low-capacitance digital interconnect faithfully preserves the integrity of the signal, whether soundtrack, music or picture. 

Fitted with Ecosse's superb MACH1 double screened, constant impedance plugs, which use silver-plated (for faster smoother digital transmission) copper - not inferior brass as used by most of Ecosse's over-priced competitors conductors.

Unique Feature

A unique feature to this, or any mid-priced interconnect, is the recent introduction of a 'sandwich' dielectric of superior low-loss Polyethylene in addition to its ultra low-loss Increased-Air (best earth-bound dielectric) Gas-Foamed Polyethylene (FPE) Dielectric. Ecosse also introduced a softer low density PVC jacket which affords a greater immunity to microphony. 'The Executive' Digital Interconnect is the one to beat at this price and may be specified with Ecosse's MACH1 BNC.

The Ecosse Advantage

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 sometimes to as low as 35ohms. 

Ecosse are the only company in the world offering ‘non-compressing’ copper RCA plugs on their inexpensive premier/premier+ analogue, digital and video interconnects. 

To maintain continuity and optimum conductivity, their contact points are made from OFC copper - same as the conductor wire itself (don't be fooled by inferior yet similar-looking brass plugs as used by some of our competitors, these are cheap and nasty!) Both centre pin and the return conjugate bracket (designed to form a 'Faraday Cage'- a device for reducing RFI) terminals or shells are direct gold hard-plated (others use 'flash-gold' plating which is a very thin coating that wears away very quickly and soon looks tarnished-you have been warned!). 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 shells and casing is one of high mechanical impedance, dissipating energy and rendering microphonic effects negligible. 

These shells are designed to perform a 5-fold function: 

• They provide a terminal to which the return/screen conductors can be firmly crimped and soldered.
• They incorporate tiny teeth that grip the cable firmly and evenly around its circumference without compressing the cable and thereby maintain the cable's characteristic impedance right up to the solder joint.
• When assembled, they form a Faraday cage, screening the signal right up to and including the RCA socket.
• They form a union of high mechanical impedance with the outer casing, dissipating energy and therefore rendering the plug immune to the effects of microphony.
• They firmly locate and clamp the centre pin's polypropylene dielectric, which, in conjunction with the outer casing, results in a strong, stable and extremely durable structure.

Specifications :

• UHP-OFC™ signal conductors
• Close-lapped UHP-OFC™ braid and Cond-PVC screen
• Rope-lay woven signal conductors
• Ultra low loss Low-Density Foamed Polyethylene dielectric
• Vibration-absorbing low density PVC sheath
• 8.5mm circular o/d
• 10 Years Warranty
• 0.5m length

About Ecosse Cable 

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.