{"product_id":"cardas-audio-clear-beyond-interconnect-cable-xlr-to-xlr","title":"Cardas Audio Clear Beyond Interconnect Cable - XLR to XLR","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:32px 24px 48px 24px;background:#ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:0 0 0.35em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eClear Beyond Is Cardas with Nothing Held Back\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eCardas Audio's Clear Beyond is the company's flagship interconnect. Cardas says it brings noteworthy gains in spatial imaging, dynamics and low-frequency impact over the Clear. The Cardas musicality stays. Each cable is made to order and hand terminated in Bandon, Oregon, by Cardas's senior technicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:0.9em 0 0.25em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eStrands Down to 47 Gauge\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eThe conductors are Cardas Grade 1 copper, 99.9999% pure, drawn to strands between 47 AWG and 39 AWG and built as Litz wire. Each is a Matched Propagation conductor on a Kevlar core, with strand sizes stepped in Golden Ratio proportions. Four conductors run at 26.5 AWG.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eStar-Quad, Two Rings of Air Tubes and a 13 mm Body\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eThe four conductors sit in a star-quad, each inside an anti-static LDPE air tube. Carbon-impregnated PTFE tape binds them. A second ring of PTFE air tubes, scaled 1.618 times larger than the core tubes, holds the composite shield of tinned copper and magnet wire away from the signal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eEach conductor wears an ultra-thin extruded PTFE jacket, and an ultra-soft TPR jacket finishes the cable. All of that adds up to an outside diameter of 0.511 inches, or 13 mm. It is the largest in the Cardas interconnect line. Cardas says no Cardas interconnect is as demanding to build. So it is made in small quantities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:0.9em 0 0.25em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eThe CG XLR, Redesigned for a 13 mm Cable\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eClear Beyond ends in the Cardas CG XLR, the company's reference cable-mount XLR. It is a three-piece threaded design in high-copper, non-magnetic brass, with silver contacts under a rhodium flash. A fourth solder pin bonds the shell to the body, and a red or black O-ring marks the channel. Cardas redesigned it to take the Beyond's 13 mm body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eWhat Reviewers Are Saying\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eHerb Reichert, in \u003cem\u003eStereophile\u003c\/em\u003e's Gramophone Dreams column on August 11, 2022, wrote that with the Clear Beyond \"the apparent volume of the recording venue expanded dramatically.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eAlan Sircom, reviewing for \u003cem\u003ehi-fi+\u003c\/em\u003e on July 31, 2017, found that \"Beyond is exceptionally good at those 'inter-transient silences'.\" He closed with \"Very highly recommended!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eIt is a \u003cem\u003eStereophile\u003c\/em\u003e Recommended Component in the 2025 edition, a \u003cem\u003ehi-fi+\u003c\/em\u003e Editor's Choice for 2024, and a \u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Sound\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice for 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eWho Is This Interconnect Best For?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;padding-left:1.4em;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYou are finishing a reference system\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Clear Beyond is the top of the Cardas line, so there is no further rung to wonder about\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYour rack radiates\u003c\/strong\u003e — the composite shield rides on its own ring of air tubes, so noise is rejected without loading the signal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYou want plug and cable from one shop\u003c\/strong\u003e — CG XLR and cable are both Cardas, machined and terminated in Bandon, so one maker stands behind the assembly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYou keep cables for decades\u003c\/strong\u003e — every Litz strand is enamel sealed and Cardas backs it for life, so nothing corrodes and no clock is running\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYour components have only RCA jacks\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Clear Beyond XLR is balanced at both ends and will not fit an RCA jack. Choose the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audioadvisor.com\/products\/cardas-audio-clear-beyond-interconnect-cable-1-0-meter-rca-to-rca-pair\" style=\"color:#8a5a2b;\"\u003eCardas Clear Beyond RCA\u003c\/a\u003e instead, or call us and we will match the connector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eHow Does It Connect to Your System?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eRun the Clear Beyond from a balanced XLR output on your DAC, streamer, CD player or phono stage to a balanced XLR input on your preamp or amplifier. Keep left to left and right to right. Line up the pins and push until the latch clicks. Press the latch tab to release the plug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eThen leave it alone. Cardas says its cables settle with use, so plug in and listen. Other and longer lengths available. Call for prices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003ePairs Well With\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eAn interconnect is one link in the chain. It usually joins these categories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;padding-left:1.4em;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audioadvisor.com\/collections\/preamplifiers\" style=\"color:#8a5a2b;\"\u003ePreamplifiers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — source to preamp, preamp to amp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audioadvisor.com\/collections\/stereo-amplifiers\" style=\"color:#8a5a2b;\"\u003eStereo Amplifiers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — the power amp end of a separates system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audioadvisor.com\/collections\/digital-to-analog-converters\" style=\"color:#8a5a2b;\"\u003eDigital-to-Analog Converters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — DAC output to preamp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audioadvisor.com\/collections\/power-cables\" style=\"color:#8a5a2b;\"\u003ePower Cables\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — clean power at both ends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:0.9em 0 0.25em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eWhat is the CG XLR connector?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eCardas's reference cable-mount XLR. A three-piece threaded brass body, silver contacts under a rhodium flash, a fourth solder pin to bond the shell, and a red or black O-ring to mark the channel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:0.9em 0 0.25em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eWhy is the cable 13 mm thick?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eTwo rings of air tubes and the composite shield take room. Cardas says the shielding and air-tube suspension are what bring the body to 0.511 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:0.9em 0 0.25em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eDoes the 13 mm body need an adaptor with XLR?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eThe balanced version needs none. Cardas redesigned the CG XLR to take the Clear Beyond's 13 mm body, so the cable ends in the plug alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:0.9em 0 0.25em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eHow long does break-in take?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eCardas says at most 200 hours, and usually half that. Its advice is simple: \"Plug them in, leave them plugged in, and enjoy your life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:0.9em 0 0.25em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eWhat warranty does Cardas give?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eA lifetime warranty. Every Litz strand is sealed in enamel, so the copper does not oxidize. Cardas says that is why its cables last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eSee It in Action\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.5em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eAudio Advisor's tour of the Cardas factory in Bandon, where the Clear Beyond is built and terminated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xmjVJNxKV5Q\" title=\"Inside Cardas – Audio Advisor\" style=\"border:0;margin:0 0 0.9em 0;display:block;\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.5em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eAudio Advisor walks through Cardas cable construction, from Litz strands to hand-soldered plugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OdDJBBxrzY8\" title=\"Cardas Cable Construction – Audio Advisor\" style=\"border:0;margin:0 0 0.9em 0;display:block;\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eWhy Audio Advisor?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;padding-left:1.4em;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40+ Years of Expertise — Since 1981, we've helped over a million music lovers find the right gear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e60-Day Money-Back Guarantee — Take your time. 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