Shunyata Theta Speaker Cables
The best conductors
Theta Series signal and digital cable products feature continuous-cast Ohno copper. Ohno copper is an ultra-pure conductor drawn using heated molds that cast the wire into a singular crystalline structure. The Ohno conductors used in the Theta Series are then extruded with a fluorocarbon dielectric and custom-shielding elements using Shunyata Research's exclusive PMZ (Precision Matched Impedance) process. This extrusion method tightens the tolerances of the conductor surface, dielectric and the precision placement of the shield. To achieve these finely drawn tolerances, the extrusion and braiding machines must be run at one-quarter normal speed during the manufacturing process.
The best cable geometry and processes
Theta speaker cables and power cords feature VTX™ (hollow core) and VTX-Ag™ (pure silver center) conductors, respectively, both with an outer layer of ultra-pure OFE copper for enhanced performance. Finally, all Theta cables are conditioned for 4-days using Shunyata Research's advanced Kinetic Phase Inversion Process™ (KPIPv2™), which conditions conductor metals at a molecular level. Theta Series cables are terminated with Shunyata's custom-designed connectors and cold-soldered terminals. These custom-designed attributes elevate Theta Series performance far beyond expectation, regardless of cost.
Reviews
The Absolute Sound reviewer Neil Gader praised Theta cables as “one of, if not the, most consequential cable” he has ever evaluated. He highlighted their “impeccable spectral balance, nimble transients, smooth warmly lit harmonics, and treble octaves among the most revealing and natural” he has heard. For the full review, we encourage you to pick up The Absolute Sound issue #356.
"Throughout my listening to Shunyata Research’s Theta speaker cables, all genres of music flowed with transparent immediacy that rivaled a live performance." read the review in Soundstage HiFi
Specifications
- Conductors: OFE Copper
- Gauge: 08
- Tech: VTX™ The core of the conductor is completely hollow minimizing skin effects and random eddy currents
- Construction: Tri-flex
- Dielectric: Fluorocarbon
- Terminals: Interchangeable STIS v3, cold welded
- Color: Black flex
- STIS v3: Yes
- KPIP Processing: 4-days
- Standard Length: 2.50 meters
- Speaker Jumpers: 0.25 meters, extra lengths available
- Safety Assurance: Continuity and polarity tests – by two technicians
HiPOT tests insulation
