Van den Hul The Revolution Hybrid Speaker Cable (Per Metre)

Van den Hul The Revolution Hybrid Speaker Cable (Per Metre)

Van den Hul's massive single-lead loudspeaker cable The Revelation Hybrid has been a great success but A.J., never one to rest on his laurels, was keen to see if it was possible to produce a lower priced version. This was the moment The Revolution Hybrid was born: a single-lead loudspeaker cable with similar sonic properties but smaller in size.

The general construction of the Revolution Hybrid is the same as with The Revelation Hybrid.

• First an inner group with 308 x 0.14 mm very high grade Matched Crystal (MC) OFC strands with a dense coating of very pure silver. The inner group exhibits a total metal cross-section area of 4.74 mm².
• Covering this core is a Linear Structured Carbon® (LSC) saturated layer which bridges minor defects and captures and transforms the radiated magnetic field of the inner conductor to an audio signal again.
• The helically wound outer conductor structure employs the same silver coated MC OFC metal quality as found in the core and consists of 16 separate conductors, each with 19 strands of 0.11 mm. This produces a metal cross-section area of 2.89 mm². These 16 outer conductors are individually insulated and are wired in parallel with the centre conductor, giving a single lead cable. Their being individually insulated however also allows them to be wired together as a separate signal return. (Versions wired as such and fitted with matching connectors are available as twin-lead speaker cables).
• The total metal cross-section area of The Revolution Hybrid is 7.63 mm² giving the cable its very low resistance of 0.226 Ohm/100 m.
• The outer jacket is made of red Hulliflex® 3, a mechanically superb insulation material.

About Van den Hul

Not that long ago Audio Trends was graced with a visit by A. J. Van den Hul himself. He was 80 and still at the top of his game with an endlessly enquiring mind and the mental and physical dexterity to construct one of his famous moving coil cartridges from scratch in the shop whilst being filmed doing it. He then took said cartridge into one of our studios and had a listen. He did this twice and each time decided there were tweaks he could make to the cartridge to make it sound better. This shows the sort of dedication to achieving the best sound possible that is emblematic of the whole company from A.J. down.

This dedication extends to the design, construction and sound quality of everything Van den Hul make, even an entry level interconnect like The Name or The Clearwater speaker cable and this is why we have continued to recommend Van den Hul for so many years now. No matter which product you choose you can be sure of a cable or cartridge that just gets out of the way and lets the music communicate in a free flowing and tonally accurate way, no edginess or unwanted artefacts in evidence. As you head up the range the three dimensionality and dynamics increase with almost no hint of diminishing returns. Established in Holland in 1980, Van den Hul continue to innovate and will no doubt be developing and making class leading products for the foreseeable future.

Our Take On Van den Hul The Revolution Hybrid Speaker Cable

When Van den Hul released The Revelation Hybrid it was in fact, a revelation, and for the performance on offer exceptional value for money. But it costs a pretty penny, so A.J. Van den Hul set about trying to retain as much of its magic as possible but in a cut down version that was a little slimmer and quite a bit cheaper. And here we have it, The Revolution Hybrid. This cable is nothing short of a bargain and shows just what a genius A.J. is (and we've met and spent time with him in person so we know what a radical free thinker he is). But don't think of this as the junior burger, this is more like a double quarter pounder and The Revelation is like a triple quarter pounder, really only for those with a bigger appetite/wallet who want to go all the way. Van den Hul says "The Revolution Hybrid renders a very spacious and detailed structure without any specific accent on high frequencies." We think that's thoroughly understating how absolutely fabulous this cable is.

Main Features & Specifications

• Cable Type: Single Lead, Multi-Strand Speaker Cable
  • Please Note: 2 lengths required for Mono, 4 lengths required for Stereo
• Hybrid Conductor Material used for both centre conductor & outer groups: High purity dense Silver coated high purity Matched Crystal OFC + Linear Structured Carbon ® saturated layers
• Design Purpose: High quality loudspeaker cable for high end stereo systems
• Construction
  • Conductor Core Diameter: 4.74 mm²
  • Outer Group Diameters Combined: 2.89 mm²
  • Total Diameter: 7.63 mm²
  • Gauge: ~AWG 8.4
  • Core Strands: 308
  • Outer 16 Groups: 19 Strands each
• External Cable Diameter: 8.0 mm
• Resistance
  • Core 20°C: 0.364 Ohm/100 m
  • Outer Groups Combined: 0.597 Ohm/100 m
  • Both Parallel: 0.226 Ohm/100 m
• Outer Insulation Jacket: Hulliflex® 3
• Jacket Colour: Red
• Manufacturer's Warranty: 2 Years

Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE