Analysis Plus Copper Oval Interconnect Cable

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Great Performance in a Compact Design

The Analysis Plus Copper Oval-In Micro Interconnect packs a lot of performance into a small cross-sectional area. Three 18 gauge conductors and FEP dielectric in a micro design give you a superb cable with a compact design.

Copper Oval-In Micro Interconnect was designed using the Analysis Plus patented hollow oval geometry to control current density in a form suitable for braiding from pure oxygen free copper. The signal lines are then wrapped with a shield to provide protection from EMI/RFI. The result is a super quiet, extremely neutral cable, priced well within any budget.

"Transparency, Clarity, a Deep and Wide Soundstage"

"If you are looking for transparency, clarity, a deep and wide soundstage, inky backgrounds, transient definition, rhythmic qualities and bottom-to-top balance, then look no further," advises Czech Republic audiophile journal audiodrom.net.

"The Copper Oval-IN does not overplay - it is not bright, it does not have boomy bass, and it is not overdetailed. Instead, it respects silences between notes, the natural development of sound, and musical realism. Thumbs Up!"

Patented Hollow Oval Conductor Design

The majority of cables on the market employ round diameter cables as conductors. Unfortunately, cylindrical cable designs have a number of serious drawbacks, including current bunching, skin effect phenomenon, and frequency effects that lower the performance of the cable.

After many computer simulations and other exhaustive tests, the engineers at Analysis Plus determined that a Hollow Oval cable constituted the best possible conductor design. The primary advantage of an oval conductor design rather than cylindrical conductor geometry is that the oval shape allows more of the return current to be closer to the outgoing current, thus reducing the negative effects associated with excessive current bunching.

Since the center part of the conductor is not used at high frequencies, Analysis Plus simply eliminates it. Using a hollow conductor helps minimize the change in resistance with frequency and the cable becomes more efficient.

Choose RCA or XLR Termination

The Analysis Plus Copper Oval-In Micro Interconnect is available with single ended RCA connectors or with balanced XLR connectors.

"The differences wrought in my system by the addition of the Analysis Plus Silver Oval cables and interconnects are positive, dramatic and immediately apparent -- quite an achievement when you stop to consider that I already use a reference-caliber product ..."

"The AP produced, to my amazement, greater inner detail as a direct result of its more natural, thus superior, dimensionality. The sound of Hargrove's muted trumpet -- rather its intricacies -- the sound of air moving through the horn gave it greater presence and spatial localization. The same is true of Keith Jarrett. Here, with Jack DeJohnette's delicate
cymbal work, the initial snap and resonance from Gary Peacock's double bass, could not better illustrate these cables' superiority. I can't recommend the Analysis Plus Silver Oval more highly."

"The Analysis Plus Silver Oval makes my system sound more real. These cables have taken my system closer to the Absolute Sound."

- Clement Perry
The Stereo Times, May 2

"The Oval Nine cable is so good and so inexpensive that it really deserves, and gets, a solo review. The big-buck cable boys are going to have a COW over this one."

"Oh, heck, you get the picture -- we seldom get true balance and superb performance in each major category: bass, midrange, treble dynamics, soundstaging. This cable is very
good to superb in each of these categories and as is so often the case in audio, the whole exceeds the sum of the parts. Taken as a totality, this is the best cable I have yet auditioned in my system."

- Stuart McCreary
The Stereo Times, May 2

"In my humble yet resolute opinion, these cables are a value like no other"…

"Analysis Plus Oval-12 speaker cable."

"Price: Very affordable"

"Real World index: Definitely high"

"Real World Performance Level: Stellar"

…"What the Oval-12s did to distinguish themselves, however, was to allow my gear to
demonstrate the important aspects of music reproduction in a way that speaker cables before them did not. Listening to the Oval-12, I realized that my system always had the potential to make more realistic, involving, and emotionally powerful music, but other speaker cables were holding it back, so it seems"…

"…"The Analysis Plus Oval-12 is one of the surest and simplest recommendations I can make. If you are interested in value, without compromising any aspect of performance, check these out. Oh, and be sure to hurry before the guys at Analysis Plus wise up and decide to price these cables for the 'real world'."

- Paul Knutson,
Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, 3/28/