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Carnival SilverScreen speaker cable - technical info |
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until now, our experimentation with shielding systems on speaker cables
has produced products in the mid to high end of our range. The Carnival
SilverScreen dramatically changes that. During the development of
the Signature and the Epic speaker cables we connected both cables
to some surprisingly inexpensive systems, the results were extremely
impressive. Shielded speaker cable produces a remarkably consistent
series of improvements regardless of the system they are connected
to. It is however extremely difficult to recommend a speaker cable
that in some cases costs more than the rest of the system put together.
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Chord
Carnival SilverScreen offers a set of performance characteristics
that make it unique at its price point. The oxygen free copper multi
stranded conductors used in Carnival SilverScreen have been borrowed
from the Chord Carnival Classic. Likewise the low-density polyethylene
insulation and twisted pair configuration. The conductors are surrounded
by a soft PVC casing that provides excellent mechanical damping
characteristics. This is surrounded by a heavily overlapped dual
foil shielding system and this in turn is surrounded and protected
by a translucent PVC outer jacket, again with excellent mechanical
damping characteristics.
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with the Signature and Epic speaker cables the shield fitted to the
Carnival SilverScreen reduces interference, lowers the noise floor
and brings big improvements to the entire frequency range of the system
it is fitted to. Timing is improved, as is the dynamic performance.
Levels of detail are increased but what really matters is the coherency
with which this information is presented. |
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SilverScreen can dramatically improve the musical abilities of almost
any system it is fitted to. However, given the price, Carnival SilverScreen
should also be serious considered for use in home cinema and multi-channel
music systems. The sheer number of components and the amount of cabling
involved in a typical multi-channel home cinema and music system makes
a compelling case for the use of a shielded speaker cable. For a typical
home cinema system using Carnival SilverScreen for the front three
speakers and Carnival Classic for the rear speakers will produce outstanding
results. The fact that both cables share identical conductors will
help to bring a real coherence to the sound of the system. |
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Chord
Carnival SilverScreen is available in a dual conductor twisted pair
configuration. In order to bi-wire, two runs will need to be used.
Carnival
SilverScreen should be installed so that the writing on the cable
reads from the amplifier towards the speakers.
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Carnival
SilverScreen termination guide PDF
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