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Specifications
- Standard Length: 2.4 meters/8ft
- Conductor Material: SA-OF8N RSC solid core Gen2 conductors (99.999999% pure copper)
- Included Adapters: Two 9" adapters with 4-pin XLR female to 3.5mm stereo mini and 4-pin XLR female to ¼"/6.3mm
Description
The TARA Labs Headphone Cable Series are a revolutionary new high-end audio cable series from TARA Labs. The Master live is an exceptional high-end audio headphone cable.
The TARA Labs Headphone Cable Series are a revolutionary new high-end audio cable series from TARA Labs. The Master live is an exceptional high-end audio headphone cable. The Master Live is available with a wide variety of termination options and custom lengths that are compatible with most headphone manufacturers world-wide.
The standard length is 2.4 meters/8ft. and is terminated with gold plated 4 pin balanced XLR male connector on the source end. Included are two 9" inch adapters that are both terminated with a gold-plated 4 pin balanced XLR female connector on one end and a gold plated 3.5mm stereo mini on the source end, as well as gold-plated 4 pin balanced XLR female connector on one end and a gold plated ¼"/6.3mm on the source side.
The Master Live is carefully constructed to eliminate any transient triboelectric noise within the cables construction, as well as their ability to dampen. In addition, our customized geometric construction has virtually eliminated internal micro-phonics as well as any triboelectric noise. All headphone cables use TARA Labs SA-OF8N pure copper conductors. 99.999999%, super-annealed, oxygen-free, mono-crystal, frequency-tuned, rectangular sold core conductors (RSC)
High-res audio is typically 24-bit, with sampling frequencies of 88.2kHz, 96kHz and up to 192kHz. High resolution audio having file formats of FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec),...
The standard length is 2.4 meters/8ft. and is terminated with gold plated 4 pin balanced XLR male connector on the source end. Included are two 9" inch adapters that are both terminated with a gold-plated 4 pin balanced XLR female connector on one end and a gold plated 3.5mm stereo mini on the source end, as well as gold-plated 4 pin balanced XLR female connector on one end and a gold plated ¼"/6.3mm on the source side.
The Master Live is carefully constructed to eliminate any transient triboelectric noise within the cables construction, as well as their ability to dampen. In addition, our customized geometric construction has virtually eliminated internal micro-phonics as well as any triboelectric noise. All headphone cables use TARA Labs SA-OF8N pure copper conductors. 99.999999%, super-annealed, oxygen-free, mono-crystal, frequency-tuned, rectangular sold core conductors (RSC)
High-res audio is typically 24-bit, with sampling frequencies of 88.2kHz, 96kHz and up to 192kHz. High resolution audio having file formats of FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec),...
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Founding Year
1986
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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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