SS-800 BI-WIRE
A highly competitive bi-wire cable
This 12 gauge cable is a Bi-wire version of our highly popular SS-800. Its performance is very close to our SS-800 MK II Bi-Wire cable and at a considerably lower price. As a Bi-wire cable, it has four wires in one jacket. Many speakers are now designed for Bi-wiring because it provides for improved inner detail and separation of instruments. This is especially borne out by use of this cable. This is our third from the top of the line Bi-wire speaker cable. It is very similar to the SS-800 MK II Bi-wire. More importantly, it performance is almost as good as the SS-800 MK II Bi-wire. The SS-800 Bi-wire, like its bigger brother, is also unique in several ways. One way is in its use of an effective shielding system. We know of no other speaker cable manufacturer that includes a shielding system. Noise that you never realized was there disappears yielding a dead quiet background.

Unlike some other manufacturers, we design all of our Bi-wire cables to be a true Bi-wire. That is, there are four wires inside the sheath covering the internal wires. Some manufacturers will take their two wire cable and split the ends at the speaker side to come up with four connections. This configuration results in a compromise of performance. This is because the 2 wire cable was not designed to be a four wire Bi-wire cable. We suggest caution with whomever you plan to buy a Bi-wire cable. Check with the manufacturer before you buy! The SS-800 Bi-wire takes advantage of silver in its design through use of our proprietary Silverfuse conductors. The conductors are 12 gauge insulated with a version of Teflon (modified to our specifications); resulting in the best insulation available

We have also included a heavy-duty outer jacket to protect the interior and to also prevent against sharp bending of the cable. We have found that cables that do not have this additional protection, if bent too sharply, can be susceptible to sustaining small fissures (cracks) in the conductor which, over a period of time; degrade the performance of the cable. This is one of the reasons that used cable gets into the used cable market. Performance has deteriorated and usually the former owner does not realize why. This is especially true of cables that use a mesh cloth as their only outer protection. (Mesh cloth outer coverings are a sign of a hand made cable. see our Cable Hype page concerning the problems with hand made cables).

The cabling (weaving) pattern is proprietary and optimal to match the other parameters of design of the cable. It is polypropylene-filled, and in conjunction with the polypropylene, contains an anti-static, anti-vibration barrier. Our prices include preparation with top quality gold-plated connectors of your choice. How does this cable perform? It is designed to be perfectly neutral without emphasizing any portion of the frequency range. It has a wide and deep sound stage and excels in transparency and fidelity of timbre. Our customers tell us this cable is the equal of any speaker cable on the market and exceeds the performance of most regardless of price. See customer reviews at audioreview.com

EXPLANATION OF OUR PROPRIETARY SILVERFUSE CONDUCTOR MATERIAL: Silverfuse is a near alloy of silver and copper. The copper used in this process is Single Crystal Continuous Cast Copper. It has unique physical and chemical properties, such as considerably longer granules with absolute absence of gaseous impurities such as oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen. It is free from impurities (up to 99.99998% pure copper). It is far better than continuous cast Oxygen Free High Conductivity wire (OFHC). IT IS NOT SILVER PLATED. Silver plating causes a dioding effect when signal is passed through resulting in brightness and distortion. Because silver plating has a bad reputation, some manufacturers try to disguise the fact by calling it silver coated, silver clad or silver/copper hybrid. But they are all silver plated. Our Silverfuse process starts with Single Crystal Continuous Cast Copper wire with a diameter that is slightly larger than the required size. It is then pulled through a trough of molten silver. The wire with a silver deposit is then forced through a compacting process where it is subject to tremendous pressure. The silver and the copper are fused together into a near alloy. The compacting fusion also reduces the wire diameter to the desired size. No dioding subsequently occurs with this process. The result provides for the benefits of silver; which are excellent definition and clarity, with the high purity copper benefits of warmth and mellowness. (Incidentally, pure silver wire also causes brightness)

IMPORTANT: When selecting connectors below, bear in mind that normally, a Bi-wire cable is made with two connectors on the amplifier side and four connectors on the speaker side (when talking about one side, left side speaker or right side speaker). However, occasionally a customer will need four connectors on both amp and speaker sides because they are going to Bi-amp not Bi-wire. If you need a Bi-amp set up, select the Amplifier Side Connector option of 4 per channel.

If you are considering spades, Please note, our spades are Universal; they fit posts from 4/16" to 5/16" (4 millimeters to 8 millimeters) which accommodates virtually all speakers and amps.