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Specifications
- USB Version: 2.0
- Connector Options: USB Type A and USB Type B
- Shielding: Triple shielded (Twin Silver coated copper braided shields & full Mylar silver shield)
- Conductor Purity: 99.999999% pure, mono crystal, OFC silver-coated copper
- Dielectric: PTFE
- Insulation: Polypropylene Polymers
- Connector Plating: Gold-plated
Description
The Artist and The Master w/EVO ground station system are 2.0 USB high-end audio cables that are so much more than just a data transfer cable. TARA Labs USB cables excel in musicality, as well as high-frequency extension, superb mid-range and powerful tight bass.
The construction of TARA Labs Artist and Master w/EVO, USB Cables incorporates a high-quality polypropylene polymer material as the conductor insulation. It is currently in the data transmission industry to create twisted pair digital data transmission lines with very control electrical characteristics. It is an exceptionally durable insulation with good crush resistance that offer flexibility and reliable in such transmission lines.
The insulated conductors are created using High Accuracy Dual Axis Laser Micrometers during the insulating process to control the uniformity in the insulation wall thickness thus creating very consistent capacitance for the length of the conductors. The initial pair forming of this product is done using specially designed planetary cabling machines that offer uniform twisting of the insulated conductors into data lines that have controlled uniform capacitance and impedance, as well as using specific technological methods to hand-craft the construction.
In addition, the multiple layers of shielding materials provide high shielding effeteness in shielding the data pair from external EMI/RF electrical noise from the surrounding environment in addition to other power cables, and audio components in close proximity to these USB Assemblies. Our construction, design and technologies results in a USB audio cable that is much quieter than any other USB ca...
The insulated conductors are created using High Accuracy Dual Axis Laser Micrometers during the insulating process to control the uniformity in the insulation wall thickness thus creating very consistent capacitance for the length of the conductors. The initial pair forming of this product is done using specially designed planetary cabling machines that offer uniform twisting of the insulated conductors into data lines that have controlled uniform capacitance and impedance, as well as using specific technological methods to hand-craft the construction.
In addition, the multiple layers of shielding materials provide high shielding effeteness in shielding the data pair from external EMI/RF electrical noise from the surrounding environment in addition to other power cables, and audio components in close proximity to these USB Assemblies. Our construction, design and technologies results in a USB audio cable that is much quieter than any other USB ca...
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$2,501-$5,000
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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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