Precision Interface Technology

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1 Pecision Inteface Technology Phono Inteconnect Cables INTRODUCTION Signals fom catidges ae highly sensitive to hum, noise and vaious foms of intefeence. The connecting cable between the catidge and pe-amplifie must ensue that the tiny output signal of the catidge is optimally tansfeed to the pe-amplifie and at the same time that unwanted distubances, RFI, etc. ae ejected Afte most thoough analysis of the specific equiements and the limitations of cuent phono cable designs, FM ACOUSTICS has developed the wold s ultimate phono inteconnect cables. Pecision Inteface Technology - o shot: "P.I.T."- phono cables ae optimized fo each individual application and allow pistine tansfe of signals fom toneams to unbalanced, pseudo-balanced as well as tue balanced phono pe-amplifies. The fact that the epoduction of existing systems can be impoved massively by just exchanging the phono cables is athe enticing. With a Pecision Inteface Technology Phono Inteconnect clea impovements ae guaanteed. With the offe fo a fee tial thee is no isk whatsoeve. DIFFERENT SYSTEMS REQUIRE DIFFERENT INTERCONNECTION Pecision Inteface Technology phono inteconnect cables ae unique. Thei unmatched neutality is the esult of an in-depth undestanding of low-level signal tansmission and low level amplification. Because of the vaiety of toneam configuations, connectos and phono pe-amplifies, diffeent systems equie diffeent solutions. In the P.I.T. ange application specific phono inteconnects ae available that will optimize any application. These diffeent cable vesions povide the coect solution fo each of the vaious catidge to phono pe-amplifie inteconnections. FEATURES Pecision Inteface Technology Phono Inteconnect cables make exclusive use of FORCESHIELD, a popietay new tiple shielding technology that guaantees zeo inductance. The tiple bifila HF shield ejects RF and othe intefeences. Futhemoe it's ulta high flexibility avoids any mechanical stain to the tuntable / toneam combination, a vey impotant aspect especially with subchassis type tuntables! 1

2 P.I.T. PHONO INTERCONNECTS achieve a signal-to-noise atio and intefeence ejection of 132dB (which is 20dB to 50dB bette(!) than the othe high-quality inteconnect cables) guaantee optimal shielding fom 0Hz to above 100MHz eliminate intefeence signals by 100% pope conduction to gound povide unpaalleled shield coveage of 99.9% even when cables ae bent (a situation whee othe cables loose effective shielding). featue ulta-accuate balancing (magnitudes bette than othe so-called "balanced" cables). ae totally tanspaent and guaantee that the chaacteistics of the catidge pass uncoloued povide extemely high ejection of magnetically and electically induced coupling achieve lowest cosstalk guaantee vey low esidual system noise floo esulting in bette dynamic contast and impoved signal to noise atio allow absolutely phase accuate signal tansfe peseve time coheence eliminate time smea and pevent skin effect thoughout the audio bandwidth povide a signal-tansfe speed 1000 times faste than needed fo pefect audio epoduction ae caefully optimized with consideation fo all vaiables, including diffeent catidge types and diffeent types of pe-amplifie input stages employ a pefectly floating shield avoid mechanical stain on toneam/tuntable connectos. P.I.T. cables have much highe flexibility and allow the tonam/tuntable to float feely without the often expeienced mechanical stain on the tuntable suspension ae available in many dedicated vesions with staight o angled 5 Pin DIN toneam connectos, pecision RCA-Phono and XLR connectos cay a lifetime waanty 2

3 CABLE TYPES & CONNECTORS In all P.I.T. cables, pecision connectos ae used. The RCA/Phono connectos incopoate a unique exponentially enhanced contact aea that takes into account the toleances of the usual RCA/Phono eceptables. Sping loaded, self cleaning contacts assue pope connection. Connecting noises, thumps o impulses that could cause hum and ham the equipment ae thus avoided. The pecision machined contacts secue the gound befoe the signal pin makes contact. Efficient stain elief techniques ae used. Manufactuing and soldeing techniques of the highest standad ae employed. Pecision Inteface Technology inteconnects ae painstakingly handcafted in Switzeland and come with a lifetime waanty. SELECTING THE CORRECT PHONO CABLE Type CA CA Phono M XLR M (MC+MM) Ulta flexible, tue balanced phono cable. It allows tue balanced connection of MM and MC catidges to the inputs of tue balanced phono peamplifies (the FM 222). It must be ealized that all phono catidges ae pincipally balanced. With the usual Phono-Peamplifie inteconnection cables these ae, howeve, tansfomed into an unbalanced configuation. This cable now allows tue balanced connection of catidges and guaantees absolutely singula pefomance thanks to the much bette CMRR atio achieveable with this cable. The entie system can be opeated in tue balanced mode (in conjunction with coect cables and electonics that ae capable of this: the FM 222 when used with the FM 255, FM 266, FM 268 and all FM ACOUSTICS powe amplifies). Type CA CA Pin DIN angled XLR M (MC+MM) Ulta flexible, tue balanced phono cables. Fo diect connection of toneams equiing an angled 5-Pin DIN connecto to the tue balanced input of the FM 222. This cable allows tue balanced connection of catidges and guaantees absolutely singula pefomance thanks to the much bette CMRR atio achieveable with this cable. The entie system can be opeated in tue balanced mode (in conjunction with electonics that ae capable of this: the FM 222 when used with the FM 255, FM 266, FM 268 and all FM ACOUSTICS powe amplifies). 3

4 Type CA CA Pin DIN staight XLR M (MC+MM) Ulta flexible tue balanced phono cable. Fo diect connection of toneams equiing a staight 5-Pin DIN connecto to the tue balanced input of the FM 222. This cable allows tue balanced connection of catidges and guaantees absolutely singula pefomance thanks to the much bette CMRR atio achieveable with this cable. The entie system can be opeated in tue balanced mode (in conjunction with electonics that ae capable of this: the FM 222 when used with the FM 255, FM 266, FM 268 and all FM ACOUSTICS powe amplifie. Type CA CA Pin DIN angled Phono M (MC) Ulta-flexible phono cables fo single-ended/unbalanced inteconnection of MC (Moving Coil) catidges. Fo diect connection of toneams equiing an angled 5-Pin DIN connecto to inputs using standad Phono/RCA eceptable. Type CA CA Pin DIN staight Phono M (MC) Ulta flexible phono cables fo single-ended/unbalanced inte-connection of MC (Moving Coil) catidges. Fo diect connection of toneams equiing a staight 5-Pin DIN connecto to inputs using standad Phono/RCA eceptables. 4

5 Type CA CA Pin DIN angled Phono M (MM) Ulta flexible phono cable specially designed fo single-ended/unbalanced inteconnection of MM (Moving Magnet) catidges. Fo diect connection of toneams equiing an angled 5-Pin DIN connecto to inputs using standad Phono/RCA eceptables. Type CA CA Pin DIN Phono M (MM) Ulta flexible phono cable specially designed fo single-ended/unbalanced inteconnection to MM (Moving Magnet) catidges. Fo diect connection of toneams equiing a staight 5-Pin DIN connecto to inputs using standad Phono/RCA eceptables. Type CA CA Phono M Phono M (MC) Ulta flexible MC (Moving Coil) phono cable fo single-ended/unbalanced inteconnection between tuntables/toneams having Phono/RCA connectos and pe-amplifies having standad Phono/RCA eceptables. 5

6 Type CA CA Phono M Phono M (MM) Ulta flexible MM (Moving Magnet) phono cable fo single-ended inteconnection between tuntables/ toneams having Phono/RCA connectos and pe-amplifies having standad Phono/RCA eceptables. Standad length code of cables: Cable Code Metes feet CA = 0.6 ~ 2 CA = 1.2 ~ 4 CA = 3.0 ~ 10 CA = custom length á last Digit l Othe types made to ode. Contact FM ACOUSTICS with futhe details l Any othe length made to ode. 6

7 Typical cable with baided shield, staight (equal shielding on both sides) Cable with typical shield when bent = educed shielding on outside peimete Even when bent, P.I.T. cables guaantee optimal shielding efficiency on inside and outside thanks to popietay tiple-bifila shielding. With thei unique pefomance and featues P.I.T. phono inteconnects guaantee impovement ove any othe phono cable. As thee is no competition it would be easy to command a massive pice even without going to the statospheic pice that othe cable manufactues go just to pofit handsomely fom this maket leadeship. FM ACOUSTICS does not succumb to such tactics and pice thei poducts faily, in line with the costs, oyalty including the R&D and development, but not moe. SEVEN DAYS FREE TRIAL FM ACOUSTICS desies a happy clientele. To emove any isk fo potential uses, FM ACOUSTICS - in conjunction with selected distibutos - offes a 7-day fee tial of any P.I.T. phono o line level cable. This will allow you to expeience the cable s capabilities in you own system without sales pessue. Should you not be 100% convinced just etun the cable within the 7-days peiod in oiginal condition and thee will be no costs to you. If you ae inteested in this offe please fax, wite o you distibuto with details on you catidge - toneam - tuntable - phono peamplifie and advise the equied cable type (see listing on pevious pages). You will be contacted in due time ( equests may take longe). S.E.& O. excepted Copyight: FM ACOUSTICS LTD. Dat_phca Novembe 5, FM ACOUSTICS LTD. Gewebestasse 16 CH-8132 Egg / Switzeland Telephone:..41/44/ Facsimile:..41/44/

8 Phono cables Intoduction Signals fom MM (Moving Magnet) and - even moe so - fom MC (Moving Coil) catidges ae highly sensitive to hum, noise and vaious foms of intefeences. The connecting cable between the catidge and peamplifie must ensue that the minute signal of the catidge is optimally tansfeed to the peamplifie and at the same time must eject any unwanted signals fom enteing the signal path. In usual cables this is not taken sufficiently into consideation. Afte most thoough analysis of these specific equiements and exacting eseach the wolds ultimate phono inteconnect cables have been designed. The impotant link: dedicated vesions of phono inteconnect cables guaantee optimal pefomance with any tonam - catidge - peamplifie combination. The vaious vesions of Pecision Inteface Technology - o shot: P.I.T. - phono cables ae optimized fo the diffeent chaacteistics of cables and phono peamplifie input stages. Each individual application can be optimized and pistine signal tansfe fom toneams to unbalanced, pseudo-balanced as well as tue balanced phono peamplifies is guaanteed. The fact that the epoduction of existing systems can be impoved massively by just exchanging the phono cables is athe enticing. It does not get much easie than eplacing a phono cable... And with ou offe fo a fee tial thee is no isk whatsoeve. With a Pecision Inteface Technology Phono Inteconnect clea impovements ae guaanteed. Diffeent solutions fo diffeent systems Pecision Inteface Technology phono inteconnect cables ae unique. Thei unmatched neutality is the esult of the most compehensive eseach and an in-depth undestanding of low-level signal tansmission. Because of the vaiety of toneam configuations, connectos and phono peamplifies, diffeent systems equie diffeent solutions. In the Pecision Inteface Technology ange specifically optimized phono inteconnects fo any application ae available. These diffeent cable types povide the coect solution fo the vaious catidge to phono peamplifie inteconnections.

9 Featues Pecision Inteface Technology Phono Inteconnect cables make exclusive use of FORCESHIELD, a popietay tiple shielding technology. The unique dual bifila shield guaantees zeo inductance and an additional HF shield ejects RF intefeences. P.I.T. phono inteconnects: achieve a signal-to-noise atio and intefeence ejection of 132dB (which is 20dB to 50dB bette(!) than the othe high-quality inteconnect cables) guaantee optimal shielding fom 0Hz to above 100Mhz eliminate intefeence signals by 100% pope conduction to gound povide unpaalleled shield coveage of 99.9% even when cables ae bent (a situation whee othe cables loose effective shielding). featue ulta accuate balancing (magnitudes bette than othe so-called "balanced" cables). ae totally tanspaent and allow the chaacteistics of the catidge to pass uncoloued povide extemely high ejection of magnetically and electically induced coupling achieve lowest cosstalk guaantee vey low esidual system noise floo esulting in bette dynamic contast and impoved signal to noise atio allow absolutely phase accuate signal tansfe eliminate time smea and peseve time coheence pevent skin effect thoughout the audio bandwidth povide a signal-tansfe speed 1000 times faste than needed fo pefect audio epoduction ae caefully optimized with consideation fo all vaiables, including diffeent catidge types and diffeent types of peamplifie input stages employ a completely floating shield avoid mechanical stain on toneam/tuntable connectos. P.I.T. cables have much bette flexibility and allow the tonam/tuntable to float feely without the often expeienced negative influence on the tuntable suspension ae available in many dedicated vesions with staight o angled 5 Pin DIN toneam connectos, pecision RCA-Phono and XLR connectos cay a lifetime waanty Cable types & connectos In all P.I.T. cables pecision connectos ae used. The RCA/Phono connectos incopoate a unique exponentially enhanced contact aea that takes into account the toleances of the usual RCA/Phono eceptables. Sping loaded, self cleaning contacts assue pope connection to any eceptable. Connecting noises, thumps o impulses that could cause hum and ham the equipment ae avoided. The pecision machined contacts secue the gound befoe the signal pin makes contact. Efficient stain elief techniques ae used. Manufactuing and soldeing techniques of

10 the highest standad ae employed. Pecision Inteface Technology inteconnects ae painstakingly handcafted in Switzeland and come with a lifetime waanty. ATTENTION! NEVER use a line level cable between a catidge and the phono peamp! Fom the outside P.I.T. Phono inteconnects look simila as the P.I.T. line level cables. Howeve, even if the cable coding should have been emoved it is still possible to ecognize the diffeence fom the outside: cables fo phono inteconnection have a cental gounding wie that line level cables do not have. Selecting the coect cable vesion CA CA Phono M - XLR M (MC+MM) Ulta flexible tue balanced phono cable. It allows tue balanced connection of MM and MC catidges to the inputs of tue balanced phono peamplifies (the FM 222). It must be ealized that all phono catidges ae pincipally balanced. With the usual Phono - Peamplifie inteconnection cables these ae, howeve, tansfomed into an unbalanced configuation. This cable now allows tue balanced connection of catidges and guaantees absolutely singula pefomance. The entie system can be un in tue balanced mode (in conjunction with electonics that ae capable of this, the FM 222 when used with the FM 255, FM 266, FM 268 and all FM ACOUSTICS powe amplifies). CA CA Pin DIN angled - XLR M (MC+MM) Ulta flexible tue balanced phono cables. Fo diect connection of toneams equiing an angled 5-Pin DIN connecto to the tue balanced input of the FM 222. This cable now allows tue balanced connection of catidges and guaantees absolutely singula pefomance. The entie system can be un in tue balanced mode (in conjunction with electonics that ae capable of this, the FM 222 when used with the FM 255, FM 266, FM 268 and all FM ACOUSTICS powe amplifies). CA CA Pin DIN staight - XLR M (MC+MM) Ulta flexible tue balanced phono cable. Fo diect connection of toneams equiing a staight 5-Pin DIN connecto to the tue balanced input of the FM 222. This cable now allows tue balanced connection of catidges and guaantees absolutely singula pefomance. The entie system can be un in tue balanced mode (in conjunction with electonics that ae capable of this, the FM

11 222 when used with the FM 255, FM 266, FM 268 and all FM ACOUSTICS powe amplifies). CA CA Pin DIN angled - Phono M (MC) Ulta-flexible phono cables fo single-ended/unbalanced inteconnection of MC (Moving Coil) catidges. Fo diect connection of toneams equiing an angled 5-Pin DIN connecto to inputs using standad Phono/RCA eceptables. CA CA Pin DIN staight - Phono M (MC) Ulta flexible phono cables fo single-ended inte-connection of MC (Moving Coil) catidges. Fo diect connection of toneams equiing a staight 5-Pin DIN connecto to inputs using standad Phono/RCA eceptables. CA CA Pin DIN angled - Phono M (MM) Ulta flexible phono cable specially designed fo single-ended inteconnection of MM (Moving Magnet) catidges. Fo diect connection of toneams equiing an angled 5- Pin DIN connecto to inputs using standad Phono/RCA eceptables. CA CA Pin DIN staight - Phono M (MM Ulta flexible phono cable specially designed fo single-ended inteconnection to MM (Moving Magnet) catidges. Fo diect connection of toneams equiing a staight 5- Pin DIN connecto to inputs using standad Phono/RCA eceptables. Phono M - Phono M (MC) CA CA Ulta flexible MC (Moving Coil) phono cable fo single-ended inteconnection between tuntables/toneams having Phono/RCA connectos and peamplifies having standad Phono/RCA eceptables. Phono M - Phono M (MM) CA CA

12 Ulta flexible MM (Moving Magnet) phono cable fo single-ended inteconnection between tuntables/toneams having Phono/RCA connectos and peamplifies having standad Phono/RCA eceptables. Othe types made to ode. Contact FM ACOUSTICS with futhe details. Length of Cables / Type No. Cable Type No. Metes ~ feet CA CA CA The last digit of the Cable Type is the code fo the length of the cable. Any othe length made to ode. Pecision Inteface Technology povide 99.9% shielding. Bending an odinay cable esults in lowe shielding. P.I.T. cables, howeve, guaantee optimal shielding efficiency on inside and outside even when bent - thanks to popietay tiple shielding. ATTENTION: Non-optimal system installations have been epoted due to a athe basic eo: as P.I.T. line level cables and P.I.T. phono cables look simila (some vesions use identical connectos but each cable is clealy maked) it may appea they ae the same and intechangeable. This is NOT so! A phono cable has diffeent equiements than a line level cable and fo optimal pefomance must NOT be used as such (and vice vesa). Actually, it is quite easy to diffeentiate: the P.I.T. phono cables always have an eathing wie between the two cables, the P.I.T. line level cables do not have such an eath wie. The fake copies of P.I.T. cables that ae being offeed in cetain counties do - who would have thought? - not make the abovementioned diffeentiation. One can often spot a fake P.I.T. cable when they lack the identification numbe, and/o the seial numbe, both tags aound the cables nea the connectos. A futhe hint: do not accept the cable if it does not come in the oiginal dak blue velvet pouch pinted "Pecision Inteface Technology". Buying simila looking cheape cables (some of the connectos we use ae geneally available but thee still is a diffeence which, howeve, is not obvious visually) one may end up with non-optimal system intefacing.

13 Fake P.I.T.'s ae not woth the initial "savings". Remembe: You get what you pay fo... Seven days fee tial With thei unique pefomance and featues P.I.T. phono inteconnects clealy outpefom any othe phono cable - at any pice. Due to this position of maket leadeship, it would be easy to command a massive pice - even without esoting to the statospheic pices that ae not unusual in the audio maket to call fo attention and to pofit handsomely. FM ACOUSTICS does not succumb to such tactics and pice thei poducts faily in line with the costs including the R&D and development costs, but not moe. In fact, to take any isk away, fo ou potential clients FM ACOUSTICS - in conjunction with selected distibutos - offes a 7-day fee tial of any phono and P.I.T. line level cable. If you ae not 100% sue that this impoves you system just etun the cable within the 7-days peiod in oiginal condition and thee will be no costs to you. If you ae inteested in this offe please indicate this unde contact and mention the components of you system. You will be contacted by the elevant distibuto within a few days.