The Builds
Three builds, made to order. Standard length 8 ft (2.5 m); custom lengths quoted same-day. Bananas, spades, or bare — your terminals, both ends.
Model 4
The wire inside the world's mastering rooms, terminated to the connector maker's specification.
- Mogami W3104 star-quad
- WBT-0703 Cu nextgen bananas
- Two-stage strain relief · braided sleeve
- Direction-matched pair
- Serial band · measured LCR certificate
Model 12
Duelund's tinned copper in oiled cotton — the Western Electric lineage, manufactured in Denmark.
- Duelund DCA12GA
- WBT-0703 Cu nextgen both ends
- Cotton dress · waxed silk banding
- Brass ferrules
- Serial band · certificate · build photo
Model 36
Furutech's α-OCC copper with carbon-particle damping, terminated in fine silver.
- Furutech FS-Alpha 36
- WBT-0703 Ag fine-silver nextgen
- Two-stage strain relief · UniTrace braid
- Direction-matched & burned in
- LCR certificate · wooden box
Specifications
The full bill of materials ships on every certificate — wire, terminals, dress, geometry, all named. If a cable company won't tell you what's inside the sleeve, you already know why. Ours is printed on every card.
| Component | What we use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Conductors | Mogami W3104 · Duelund DCA12GA · Furutech FS-Alpha 36 | Star-quad and damped α-OCC constructions with published specifications — wire that professionals and fanatics actually agree on. |
| Terminals | WBT-0703 nextgen Cu / Ag · WBT-0661 sandwich spades | Pure-copper or fine-silver low-mass signal path, made in Germany. The nextgen design with the decoration deleted — pure signal path, zero jewelry. |
| Terminations | Crimped or soldered to WBT's published specification | Crimp on banana builds, Cardas Quad Eutectic solder on spade builds — the maker's method, not a shortcut. |
| Dress & strain relief | Sumitomo adhesive-lined polyolefin · MDPC-X braid · cotton on Model 12 | Two-stage strain relief that locks for decades; dress that ages, not yellows. |
| Geometry | Star-quad · direction-matched · lettering aligned | Measurable interference rejection — Maxwell, not magic. |
| Proof | Per-pair LCR measurement · serialized · logged | Your cable's actual DCR, inductance, and capacitance, printed — a certificate no five-figure cable ships with. |
| Typical measured values · 8 ft pair | Model 4 | Model 12 | Model 36 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCR, loop (Ω) | 0.02–0.04 | 0.02–0.04 | 0.02–0.03 |
| Inductance @ 1 kHz (µH) | 0.7–1.2 | 1.6–2.2 | 0.9–1.4 |
| Capacitance (pF) | 350–550 | 300–500 | 400–600 |
| Channel matching | L / R measured individually and printed side-by-side on every certificate | ||
Typical ranges shown for reference. Your certificate carries your pair's exact values — that is the point.
Measurement Protocol
Every pair, both channels, before it ships. Instrument: DER EE DE-5000 precision LCR meter. This is the procedure — published, repeatable, and the same for a $1,450 pair as for a $3,400 pair.
DC resistance
Far end shorted; loop resistance measured end-to-end through both conductors and terminals.
Accept: ~0.02–0.04 Ω / 8 ftInductance
Series inductance at 1 kHz, far end shorted — the geometry's signature, verified per cable.
Accept: per-model rangeCapacitance
Parallel capacitance with the far end open — dielectric and spacing, quantified.
Accept: per-model rangePolarity & continuity
Continuity beep, pin-to-pin, both channels — polarity confirmed against the direction marks.
Accept: PASS onlyChannels are matched L / R and both readings are printed on the certificate. If a pair doesn't measure inside its range, it doesn't ship — it goes back on the jig. No claims this procedure can't repeat.
Provenance
The measurements come off a lab instrument. The record is kept the old way: every certificate is completed by hand, in pen, from the meter readout — then logged in a numbered ledger that stays with the shop for the life of the brand.
That ledger is what makes the lifetime re-termination guarantee real: twenty years from now, your serial number pulls your original wire, terminals, and measurements. Send the pair back and we re-terminate to the current spec for the cost of parts.
Production is capped at six pairs per month, built in small batches and allocated in order of deposit. Every pair is one builder's work, start to finish — cut, dressed, terminated, measured, and signed.
The Standard
No secrets
The full bill of materials ships on every certificate. You always know exactly what you bought.
Measured, not mythologized
Every pair is measured before it ships. We make no claims the protocol can't repeat.
Lifetime re-termination
New amp, new terminals, decades from now — send them back, we re-terminate for the cost of parts. Forever.
Small batches, on purpose
Limited runs, six pairs per month, built to order in New Orleans. Current lead time 2–3 weeks.
Order
Production is capped at six pairs per month, allocated in order of deposit. When a run is full, orders roll to the next. Every commission is built to your system — send your length, amplifier, and speakers, and you'll receive a firm build specification and ship date.