Mogami Neglex 26AWG, minature starquad tonearm cable (Linn, SME, Jelco etc)

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We will respond to all enquiries in 1-2 days. In many occasions we will respond within a few hours but this depends on the volume of the enquiries we receive in a given day.

ABOUT US

We are a small, UK registered, family business. Among other analogue audio related projects (turntables, tonearms pre-amplifiers etc) we produce specialized audio cables. The main part of our work consists of designing and producing entirely handmade cables and some of it is featured in our website: www.back-promo.co.uk .

Good quality audio cables however, do not have to be very expensive neither be made of exotic materials and consist of complex structures. A good performing analogue audio cable is primarily defined by the electrical parameters it produces and how these parameters are matched with the interconnected components. Such cables can and should be available at affordable selling prices. So most of the products we list on our ebay pages aim at customers who want to achieve a very good level of performance in their audio system without spending a fortune on their wiring.

Good quality cables are available to purchase in bulk at very affordable prices and some of them are particularly suitable for certain applications (most audio cables after all, regardless their price, stock or aftermarket, branded or not, are nothing but mass produced, off the reel cables custom finished for a specific purpose. What matters is the quality and suitability of the selected cable and the quality of the customization performed on it).

We are a workshop that produces at very small numbers and we have no intention of mystifying our work, re-branding the cables we use and adopt marketing strategies for the sake of charging high selling prices. Unlike the common approach the price of a cable gives no indication of its performance. The price we charge for each of our cables is a direct reflection of the cost of materials, labour and any other service charges we have to pay for (i.e. ebay, paypal etc). In other words we are unable to offer further discounts on our products.

You will notice that we offer a wide range of phono / tonearm cables. Regardless what you may think about audio cables and their impact on the sonic performance of a system, phono cables (i.e. cables that form the path between the cartridge and the phono pre-amp) can result to a world of difference (for the better or the worse). Hence our dedication in offering a large selection of products that can meet the requirements of most customers.

Several aspects that matter on an audio cable are regularly either overemphasized or entirely ignored by the relevant literature leading to false impressions on what matters and what doesn't while also shaping the expected value for money perception of a customer. We select our materials and use certain procedures based on actual knowledge and not on abstract claims. We are more than happy to give our honest opinion on certain products.

All of our cables are produced and sold directly by ourselves without any intermediary distributors. We maintain two workshops, one in Wales (UK) and one in Halkidiki (Greece). Since our living and work is shared between these two countries (we are based for 9 months each year in the UK and 3 months in Greece), our cables are made and sent by either of our two workshops. As it is expected our cables are made by the same people and we use exactly the same materials, processes and quality control regardless the place of production. Typically we are based in the UK between October and June while the rest of the year we are based in Greece. We always mention in our listings where are our cables sent from so that our customers have a clear idea of the delivery times and postal charges.

For our custom made cable assemblies we have picked up the most suitable cables for the purpose by some of the most well known cable manufacturers.

All the parameters that are crucial for the accurate, low loss transfer of the low level signal have been taken into account. Proper EMI/RFI screening throughout the entire length of the cable, low capacitance, appropriate dielectrics, conductor quality, flexibility and anything that may affect aspects of the cable performance have been addressed and considered carefully before choosing our listed cables.

Some brands we have chosen to use are Mogami, Canare and Van Damme. You will find that we use certain types of cables from each of the brands for a similar purpose. This way we can offer you the option to choose the most appropriate cable from the manufacturer of your preference; and we would be happy to help offering our honest opinion on each of the cables we have available.

All of our cables are fully shielded from the one end to the other. With our star-quad cables we take a considerable amount of time to re-insulate the twisted pairs of conductors and re-shield the cable ends with dense, high coverage copper braids. WE DO NOT leave any part of the conductors exposed to EMI and RFI by simply covering them in heatshrink, nor we use inferior foil tapes to claim 100% shielding. Our work meets the highest standards and our cables are not to be compared with low cost inadequately customized alternatives.

In their majority our cable assemblies have a symmetrical structure and their our shielding is used as a full-floating Faraday Cage connected only to the external ground (i.e. in a similar way to the metal enclosures of your audio components). This means that we take full advantage of the balanced geometry of the cables we use and entirely isolate the EMI/RFI path from both “send” and “return” signal conductors. The benefit of such an approach is better resolution, quieter background and lower levels of capacitance. Please feel free to enquire about the possibility of alternative shield and ground arrangements.

So if you have any specific requirements, please do contact us in advance and we will do our best to help. Note that most customizations will affect the price of the cable depending on the cost of the necessary parts.

Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions regarding these cables