Shunyata Sigma Phono Cable

[Mike]

Shunyata has been pretty quiet about their new Sigma Phono Cable - an absolute gem. Better than any other Phono cable I’ve tried in my system at home, these cables are spooky in their 3D presentation. Their presentation is more “front row” than middle of the auditorium, but are no means “forward”. They simply place the entire music ensemble front and center. Dead quiet and exceedingly musical.

http://shunyata.com/products/analog-cables/phono-analog-cables/sigma-phono/

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[Ritmo]

Mike - Would like to try it sometime. Thx for posting it!

 

[Mike]

paws off!

Of course, any time. I put the cable in and the 3D effect was immediate. Caelin has been very stealthy on this one.

 

[BlueFox]

The thing that really jumped out at me after I upgraded to the Sigma XLR ICs in the stereo was the increased depth to the soundstage. On some songs I felt as if I could go in and walk around in the music.

 

[Mikado463]

interesting ...................how much $$ ?

could someone tell me what the purpose of those bulbous looking contraptions are in the cable ?

 

[Mike]

interesting ...................how much $$ ?

could someone tell me what the purpose of those bulbous looking contraptions are in the cable ?

The Sigma Phono is $4700 for 1m.

The ‘Transverse Axial Polarizer’ (TAP). It minimizes a form of ‘micro-distortion’ identified as ‘electromagnetic polarization’ that reduces ‘sonic glare’ while increasing clarity and coherency. The second technology incorporates a proprietary device called HARP that reduces current resonances within speaker cables – a concept that is sonically analogous to the use of diffusion panels to treat frequency irregularities in room acoustics.
~ Patents Pending ~

 

[Mikado463]

The Sigma Phono is $4700 for 1m.

The ‘Transverse Axial Polarizer’ (TAP). It minimizes a form of ‘micro-distortion’ identified as ‘electromagnetic polarization’ that reduces ‘sonic glare’ while increasing clarity and coherency. The second technology incorporates a proprietary device called HARP that reduces current resonances within speaker cables – a concept that is sonically analogous to the use of diffusion panels to treat frequency irregularities in room acoustics.
~ Patents Pending ~

thanks for that Mike....

 

[GrantS]

The Sigma Phono is $4700 for 1m.

The ‘Transverse Axial Polarizer’ (TAP). It minimizes a form of ‘micro-distortion’ identified as ‘electromagnetic polarization’ that reduces ‘sonic glare’ while increasing clarity and coherency. The second technology incorporates a proprietary device called HARP that reduces current resonances within speaker cables – a concept that is sonically analogous to the use of diffusion panels to treat frequency irregularities in room acoustics.
~ Patents Pending ~

I'll give a little more detail for the technically inclined. TAP interacts with the EM field generated by the signal traveling through a signal wire. TAP improves performance by modifying the behavior of the electromagnetic wave that surrounds the signal cable.

Essentially, as the electromagnetic wave propagates down the cable the conductive discs interrupt the surrounding EM wave. Since the conductive discs are oriented perpendicular to the cable and EM wave direction of propagation, the discs block EM wave that propagates parallel to the cable, as would be case with a longitudinal wave. An EM wave that travels perpendicular to the cable would be termed a transverse wave and would pass through the TAP since the discs are oriented in a spaced array. The discs have air gaps between them which allow the signal to pass through. In the simplest terms, the TAP blocks longitudinally oriented EM waves while passing transversely oriented EM waves.

In layman's terms, the TAP is analogous to Polarized sunglasses, which block specific angles of light to improve vision past light refection and distortion. The TAP Device blocks specific angles of EM field distortion that inhibit the resolution of low-level signals.

Caelin's many years studying low-level signal transmission in the military and continued study in our industry lead to the design of the TAP, which is entirely unique in the way it removes distortion from analog and digital signal transmission.

Grant
Shunyata Research

 

[audio.bill]

I'm not a patent lawyer but as an Electrical Engineer the TAP design appears to be a uniquely implemented innovation which is likely to be awarded a patent.

 

[Crumhorn]

Is the Sigma Phono cable available with a DIN termination on the tonearm end, or only RCAs or XLRs? My current MIT phono cable has a flex section terminated with a DIN which plugs directly into my SME V arm.