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Cameron Oatley
ExtremeHiFi
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Julian Shapiro
ExtremeHiFi

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Manufacturer details

  • Type A to Type B USB
  • Triple insulated conductors
  • Three layers of silver metal braided shielding & silver foil
The Grandmaster Evolution USB high-end reference audio cable with an HFX ground station system, is at the absolute pinnacle of high-end USB audio cables. This audio cable is custom manufactured with superb control electrical characteristics.
The triple insulated conductors are created using High Accuracy Dual Axis Laser Micrometers during the insulating process to control the uniformity, as well as a consistent controlled uniform capacitance and impedance of the conductors. The significance of this is that the conductors are able to run as a helixed unit which is very important for a USB cable, which carries both signal and power, as well as increasing transmission speeds, and cutting down on "jitter" which is vital for any high-end audio USB cable.

In addition, there are three separate layers of silver metal braided shielding & silver foil which provides superb high shielding effectiveness in the data pair from external EMI/RF electrical noise from the surrounding environment. Encasing the conductors is TARA Labs implementation of its air-tube technology, which infuses microscopic hollow glass spheres into the multiple Teflon and Aero PE (polyethylene) dielectric micro air tubes. The Grandmaster Evolution 2.0 USB cables are terminated as type A to type B.

The Grandmaster Evolution USB is an exceptionally musical cable which is seldom experienced in high-end USB audio cables. Using TARA Labs unique construction & geometry methodologies as well as our patented materials, TARA Labs has created the ultimate high-end audio USB cable that offers a performance of exceptional musicality, micro details, pinpoint imaging,...
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Avg. Product Price
$5,001-$10,000
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Founding Year
1986

Our take on the brand

Tara Labs is a hifi brand known for its unique "Air-Tube" technology that suspends conductors inside Teflon tubes and its vacuum dielectric design in "The Zero" interconnects, both aimed at minimizing signal distortion. The Oregon-based company uses proprietary Rectangular Solid Core conductors and Ceralex noise absorption material in their handcrafted cables, which are noted for revealing subtle ambient and spatial details in the music.

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