Cables have been a lifelong hobby until recently after spending 30 years in nuclear and aerospace, when I converted the hobby into a commercial business and fulltime activity. 18 months on and it's going better than expected!
The business model focuses on supplying well-built, durable cables for audiophiles and there is an opportunity to first explore if there can be a synergy and improvement within their own systems when using them. To that end, I offer an 'audition/tryout' service with no obligation to purchase. You only pay a deposit and shipping costs. It's helped a lot of people explore different cabling possibilities and accounts for about 20% of sales. It's the most sensible way of justifying the investment in cables I would suggest.
Purchase prices reflect the time it takes to build a set of cables and include a modest profit margin, making them very competitively priced when compared to others.
CMRR (Common Mode Rejection Ratio) as implemented in cables via a braided geometry is my 'thing' at the moment. It's real, it's very effective at mitigating EMI/RFI and it's measurable. If you're looking to achieve as dark a noisefloor as possible then CMRR-shielded cables can be a good choice.
I don't make any outrageous or unprovable claims that my cables will magically transform your system but 'neutrality' and 'transparency' are the key objectives when it comes to the presentation, almost as though the cables are an invisible component in the signal chain.
My own estimation is that cables will bring a maximum of 10-15% improvement over stock 'bootlace' cables. Anything more than that is psychoacoustics and/or placebo. However, this small margin is critical for some to explore and exploit.
10% discount for diyaudio members from my Etsy platform using the code 'DIYAUDIO'.
I operate 4 selling platforms with Marktplaats.nl and Etsy being the primary outlets.
I thought about a website but I doubt I would be able to keep up with demand. I currently have a 10-14 day build queue with about 45% sales coming from referrals and repeat orders, so that's just about manageable for the moment!
Etsy
Marktplaats.nl
A few examples:
'The Braided One'
Uses 3 braided, isolated conductors per cable to implement CMRR and achieve a dark noisefloor
'The Indigo.Y'
Still utilising 3 isolated, parallel conductor wires is essentially a copy of Chord's discontinued 'Indigo Plus' cable.
Chord's cable had a pricetag with 5 figures, mine has just 3 figures! 😉
'The Core Function[SIGNAL]'
The objective was to develop a cable which sounded epic, but without an epic price-tag. Starting at €30/pair it's probably the best bang-for-buck cable anywhere. Got a very favourable review from Alpha-Audio, here.
'The Crystal Clear Phono'
If you're a TT user then you know all about the need to create head-room in the signal path and having the lowest capacitance cables can facilitate this.
36.2pF/m was about the lowest I could achieve using braided SPC. It's doing well amongst vinyl-junkies!
'The Crystal Clear XLR'
Not the easiest cable to build due to the wire gauge, but the transparency it facilitates is worth the effort.
Strangely popular with Accuphase amplifier owners for some reason.
'The Silkworm' and 'The Mamba' braided powercables.
All the benefits of CMRR via a braided geometry and substantially cheaper than the equivalent AQ braided power cables.
Headphone cables constitute about 30% of the overall build queue at any given time.
There are a few models in the range and again, a braided geometry features heavily.
'The Crystal Cranium v2.0' 16-core braided, hybrid SPC/copper
'The Coffee Cranium' 4-core, braided copper
The business model focuses on supplying well-built, durable cables for audiophiles and there is an opportunity to first explore if there can be a synergy and improvement within their own systems when using them. To that end, I offer an 'audition/tryout' service with no obligation to purchase. You only pay a deposit and shipping costs. It's helped a lot of people explore different cabling possibilities and accounts for about 20% of sales. It's the most sensible way of justifying the investment in cables I would suggest.
Purchase prices reflect the time it takes to build a set of cables and include a modest profit margin, making them very competitively priced when compared to others.
CMRR (Common Mode Rejection Ratio) as implemented in cables via a braided geometry is my 'thing' at the moment. It's real, it's very effective at mitigating EMI/RFI and it's measurable. If you're looking to achieve as dark a noisefloor as possible then CMRR-shielded cables can be a good choice.
I don't make any outrageous or unprovable claims that my cables will magically transform your system but 'neutrality' and 'transparency' are the key objectives when it comes to the presentation, almost as though the cables are an invisible component in the signal chain.
My own estimation is that cables will bring a maximum of 10-15% improvement over stock 'bootlace' cables. Anything more than that is psychoacoustics and/or placebo. However, this small margin is critical for some to explore and exploit.
10% discount for diyaudio members from my Etsy platform using the code 'DIYAUDIO'.
I operate 4 selling platforms with Marktplaats.nl and Etsy being the primary outlets.
I thought about a website but I doubt I would be able to keep up with demand. I currently have a 10-14 day build queue with about 45% sales coming from referrals and repeat orders, so that's just about manageable for the moment!
Etsy
Marktplaats.nl
A few examples:
'The Braided One'
Uses 3 braided, isolated conductors per cable to implement CMRR and achieve a dark noisefloor
'The Indigo.Y'
Still utilising 3 isolated, parallel conductor wires is essentially a copy of Chord's discontinued 'Indigo Plus' cable.
Chord's cable had a pricetag with 5 figures, mine has just 3 figures! 😉
'The Core Function[SIGNAL]'
The objective was to develop a cable which sounded epic, but without an epic price-tag. Starting at €30/pair it's probably the best bang-for-buck cable anywhere. Got a very favourable review from Alpha-Audio, here.
'The Crystal Clear Phono'
If you're a TT user then you know all about the need to create head-room in the signal path and having the lowest capacitance cables can facilitate this.
36.2pF/m was about the lowest I could achieve using braided SPC. It's doing well amongst vinyl-junkies!
'The Crystal Clear XLR'
Not the easiest cable to build due to the wire gauge, but the transparency it facilitates is worth the effort.
Strangely popular with Accuphase amplifier owners for some reason.
'The Silkworm' and 'The Mamba' braided powercables.
All the benefits of CMRR via a braided geometry and substantially cheaper than the equivalent AQ braided power cables.
Headphone cables constitute about 30% of the overall build queue at any given time.
There are a few models in the range and again, a braided geometry features heavily.
'The Crystal Cranium v2.0' 16-core braided, hybrid SPC/copper
'The Coffee Cranium' 4-core, braided copper
Having a 3 for 2 sale this weekend
3rd cheapest item is free
Marktplaats
https://www.marktplaats.nl/seller/view/m2133452558
Etsy
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChrisCablesStore?ref=seller-platform-mcnav
Shipping to the US is free via Etsy but contact me first before making a purchase.
🙂
3rd cheapest item is free
Marktplaats
https://www.marktplaats.nl/seller/view/m2133452558
Etsy
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChrisCablesStore?ref=seller-platform-mcnav
Shipping to the US is free via Etsy but contact me first before making a purchase.
🙂
Black Friday sale at Chris Cables until midnight Saturday.
20% discount off the entire range.
Etsy
Marktplaats.nl
20% discount off the entire range.
Etsy
Marktplaats.nl