About The Van den Hul CS-122 Surround Cable Pack 3
This surround sound cable pack is designed for a typical 5.1 home theatre system. We are passionate about giving you the best home theatre experience possible no matter the budget. This pack uses top shelf Van den Hul speaker cable for all five speakers along with a reference quality subwoofer cable from QED. We think this cable pack offers exceptional quality at the price and is a quantum step up from the sort of budget cables often used for home theatre. Be aware, this is just one example of a surround sound cable pack. We have a wide selection of Surround Cable Packs to choose from at various quality levels. Also, if you have a more advanced system that incorporates Dolby Atmos speakers or a second subwoofer please get in touch with us and we can assemble a custom cable pack exclusively to match your requirements.
Van den Hul The CS-122 Hybrid – 8 Metres for Front Left, Right & Centre Speakers
Give your system the boost it deserves. Van den Hul's CS-122 Hybrid is a musically dynamic yet smooth sounding speaker cable that manages to combine the qualities of copper, silver and carbon into an affordable package.
The CS-122 Hybrid is the next step up from the best-selling The Clearwater and boy is it worth the money! More substantial in every way, the CS-122 raises the bar in both clarity and musicality whilst adding increased dynamics and uber punchy bass. The best thing about the entire Van den Hul range is the total lack of fatigue when listening for long periods. Many cable brands tend to shout at you to get the message across but Van den Hul cables are faithfully transparent to the sound of the music and always leave you feeling relaxed after a listening session.
The 2 conductors are made of 147 strands of 0.16 mm. diameter high purity Matched Crystal Oxygen Free Copper with a very dense pure silver coating. Each conductor exhibits a cross-section area of 2.96 mm², equalling AWG 12.5 which means you will probably need to fit terminations. Covering the two conductors you will find an extra Linear Structured Carbon saturated layer to improve the sonic performance and to transform the radiated magnetic field into an audio-signal again.
Van den Hul The Clearwater – 20 Metres For Rear Surround Speakers
A great way to get into a high quality silver plated speaker cable for a very reasonable price. Van den Hul The Clearwater has detail and clarity to spare combined with a natural appealing warmth.
With the design of The Clearwater, it was AJ Van den Hul's intention to produce the best match between quality and price. The decision was taken to work with 2 groups of strands with a conductor size of AWG 14; this was because in many situations the distance between the amplifier and the loudspeakers is limited. Therefore a twin-lead construction was made with 2 x 98 strands of a dense very pure silver coated Matched Crystal Oxygen Free Copper.
Sonically this cable is a great product with a very balanced overall quality. There is no harshness and the spatial reproduction is superior. Just as its name suggests: "The sound is as clear as water". But don't just take our word for it, What Hi-Fi? Magazine had this to say: "Natural-sounding vocals and plenty of layering and texture to instruments really give tracks the ability to communicate effortlessly with the listener. A cable with an impressive level of detail and dynamic clout. Recommended."
QED Reference 40 – 3 Metre Subwoofer Cable
It is rare for any surround sound system to come supplied with speaker cables and even rarer for it to come with a Subwoofer cable. Yes, they come with a power cable, but you need to connect the subwoofer to the receiver with another RCA type cable which has been specially manufactured to just handle the low frequencies.
The QED Reference Subwoofer 40 exhibits an ultra-high standard for timing, accuracy and rhythm. For QED fans, this is the cable you want for your 'dream' subwoofer. The folk at QED have thrown all their expertise and available materials to deliver a premium product and at a price that isn't excessive. The QED Signature Analoc locking connectors are fitted at both ends for a snug fit.
QED Subwoofer 40 has been designed primarily for low capacitance, as this has been identified by QED as a major factor making for a tight sound which retains the rhythm of the original piece - vital when it comes to the 'bottom end!" Minute timing errors are ameliorated by the use of QED's Complementary Conductor Technology combined with a special floating Zn/Mn ferrite jacket to absorb very high frequency noise signals outside the audible band. The QED Analoc plug design helps to control eddy currents which can also affect the micro-timing of the audio signal, maintaining high- fidelity from start to finish.
What You Get In The Pack
This is a 5.1 Surround Cable Pack which includes speaker cable to connect from your home theatre receiver or amplifier to five speakers. There is 8 metres of Van den Hul The CS-122 Hybrid speaker cable for your three front speakers. This is usually split into two 3 metre cables for your Left & Right speakers and a 2 metre cable for your Centre speaker. There is also 20 metres of Van den Hul The Clearwater speaker cable for your rear surround speakers. The speaker cables have no plugs attached. The cables can quite easily be stripped back to reveal the bare speaker wire and can then be used without plugs. If you would like to use plugs that can easily be fitted at home, we recommend the Taga Harmony Banana Plugs. If you want to fit plugs to each end of all the speaker cables you will need a total of 20 plugs, 10 red & 10 black.
A 3 metre QED Reference 40 subwoofer cable is supplied, with QED's special Analoc locking RCA plugs fitted to each end, to connect from a home theatre receiver or amplifier to a subwoofer.
This is just one example of a surround sound cable pack. If you need to connect more speakers or more subwoofers please get in contact with us and we can assemble a custom pack just for you.
Main Features & Specifications
Van den Hul The CS-122 Hybrid Speaker Cable – 8 Metres
- Cable Type: Twin Conductor
- Conductors: 2 x 147 strands - high purity dense Silver coated pure Matched Crystal Oxygen Free Copper + Linear Structured Carbon saturated layers
- Jacket Insulation Material: Hulliflex 3
- Wire Gauge: 12.5 AWG
- Cross-Sectional Area: 2.96 mm²
- External Diameter: 16.5 mm wide x 6 mm thick
- Finish: Jacket colour is cream
- Banana Plugs: This cable comes without plugs. For plugs that can easily be fitted at home we recommend the Taga Harmony Banana Plugs.
Van den Hul The Clearwater Speaker Cable – 20 Metres
- Cable Type: Twin Conductor
- Conductors: 2 x 98 strands of a dense very pure Silver coated Matched Crystal Oxygen Free Copper
- Jacket Insulation Material: Hulliflex 3
- Wire Gauge: 14 AWG
- Cross-Sectional Area: 1.97 mm²
- External Diameter: 15 mm wide x 4 mm thick
- Finish: Jacket colour is transparent
- Banana Plugs: This cable comes without plugs. For plugs that can easily be fitted at home we recommend the Taga Harmony Banana Plugs.
QED Reference 40 Subwoofer Cable – 3 Metres
- Design: High Quality Subwoofer Cable
- QED Complementary Conductor Technology with 99.99% Silver Plated Oxygen Free Copper
- Zn/Mn ferrite jacket to absorb high frequency noise signals
- Low loss foamed polyethylene (PE) dielectric
- 99.999% Oxygen Free Copper braid for 100% electromagnetic screening coverage in a coaxial geometry
- Twin leaf 24k Gold plated QED Analoc locking RCA plugs featuring high purity copper contacts, hollow centre pin and low eddy current design
- Conductor Section: 0.30mm²
- Overall Size: 6mm Diameter
- Finish: Carbon Black
Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE.