Pure Silver & Gold Interconnects
The idea behind our interconnects is a simple one — reduce them to the fewest possible elements and use the best possible materials based solely on the way they sound, not the way they measure. Our single conductor cables are an elegant solution for your audio needs, free from hype and pseudo-science. They exhibit no phase shift due to the minute time delays possible with multi-stranded designs and are non-directional. They have no break-in period and deliver clean, clear sound from the moment you install them.
What is a stereo set?
As you scroll down, you'll see unterminated wire listed by the foot and by the meter, priced as Unbalanced and Balanced stereo sets.
An Unbalanced stereo set is (4) pieces of wire — two pieces to make up the left cable or interconnect and two pieces to make up the right. For example, if you plan to assemble a two meter long pair of unbalanced interconnects, you would purchase a two meter Unbalanced stereo set. The total wire length is actually 8 meters, but it will be cut into four 2 meter pieces for your convenience.
An Balanced stereo set is (6) pieces of wire — three pieces to make up the left cable or interconnect and three pieces to make up the right. For example, if you plan to assemble a two meter long pair of balanced interconnects, you would purchase a two meter Balanced stereo set. The total wire length is actually 12 meters, but it will be cut into six 2 meter pieces for your convenience.
We also sell lengths of wire by the foot and by the meter. The price is the same regardless of how it's measured, but this allows you to buy coils for DIY projects when you're unsure of the finished length and prefer not to have it precut. Examples include rewiring loudspeakers, amplifiers or other components.
| Similar Size and Oversized Teflon® Jacket for Finished and DIY Cables |
Semi-clear is supplied for orders that specify similar size jacketing for interconnects and loudspeaker cables. If you purchase wire with an oversized jacket, we will supply it with the solid color of your choice.
Semi-clear (often called "natural") is available in lengths up to 100 feet (30.48 meters). |  Semi-Clear |
| Oversized 8 Gauge (3.3mm Inside Diameter) PTFE tubing is available in the colors shown below, in continuous lengths up to 25 feet (7.62 meters). |
 Green, Black, Blue, Red, Yellow |
About the WBT-0102Ag NextGen RCA connectors
To terminate the interconnects, we especially like the WBT-0102Ag NextGen RCA plugs, shown on the Big Twist interconnects at the top of this page. They utilize pure silver conductors, platinum-plated to limit oxidation. The brass body is also plated with platinum, while the central contact assembly is made from Ultramid and the negative contact is formed from Dyneon. For improved rejection of EMI, the barrel is fabricated from brass and coated with an exquisite black piano lacquer. Transmission bandwidth extends to 1 GHz and its 75 Ohm impedance makes this an outstanding connector for both digital (including S/PDIF) and analog signals.
What makes the WBT NextGen line particularly attractive is its locking feature. Turn the barrel clockwise to unlock it, insert the plug into the socket, then turn the barrel counter-clockwise for an extremely secure fit. The locking feature makes a nice, tight contact without forcing the barrel onto the socket, essential for optimum signal transfer. The grip is so tight, that you can actually suspend your preamplifier from interconnects that are terminated with these plugs. In fact, this is how we first saw them on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and it's what sold us on the design. While the suggested retail price for a set of four NextGen Ag RCA plugs is currently USD $430, as an OEM we can incorporate them into our designs at a much better price point. However, because we're not a parts retailer, we regret that we cannot sell them to you separately.
Big TwistTM Interconnects
Extra Soft, Fine Silver Wire in an Oversized PTFE Teflon® Jacket |
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Terminated and Ready to Use - Choose from 5 Different Color Jackets |
Unbalanced, Terminated with WBT-0102Ag Pure Silver NextGen Locking RCA Plugs
Maximum length is 25 feet (7.62 meters) |
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30 Gauge (0.25mm diameter) Phono Interconnects
Price per pair:
- 0.5 Meter = $400
- 1.0 Meter = $435
- 1.5 Meters = $470
- 2.0 Meters = $500
+$21 for each additional foot (305mm) or $68 per meter, per pair of interconnects.
Recommended for Phono up to 9.0 feet (2.75 meters) long. |
24 Gauge (0.51mm diameter) Line Interconnects
Price per pair:
- 0.5 Meter = $405
- 1.0 Meter = $445
- 1.5 Meters = $485
- 2.0 Meters = $525
+$24 for each additional foot (305mm) or $78 per meter, per pair of interconnects.
Recommended for all other sources up to 9.0 feet (2.75 meters) long or Phono 9.8 feet (3.0 meters) or longer. |
20 Gauge (0.81mm diameter) Line Interconnects
Price per pair:
+$32 for each additional foot (305mm) or $102 for each additional meter (3.3 feet), per pair.
Recommended for longer lengths up to 25 feet (7.62 meters). |
Big Twist Jr. Interconnects featuring Kimber Ultra-Plate RCA connectors
The Big Twist Jr. interconnect is fabricated with the same extra soft, pure silver wire that's used in the original Big Twist cables. To economize, they're terminated with Kimber Ultra-Plate RCA connectors, a non-locking, high quality audio plug. Its smaller diameter barrel still accommodates an oversized Teflon jacket, though smaller than the one used in its big sibling. The sound quality is astonishingly close to the original Big Twist and perfect to listeners on a budget who still demand the very best.
NEW! Big Twist Jr. Interconnects
Extra Soft, Fine Silver Wire in a Medium Oversized PTFE Teflon® Jacket.
Unbalanced, Terminated with Kimber Ultraplate RCA Plugs
Only available in a Black Teflon jacket. |
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30 Gauge (0.25mm diameter) Phono Interconnects
Price per pair:
- 0.5 Meters = $105
- 1.0 Meter = $137
- 1.5 Meters = $159
- 2.0 Meters = $200
+$24 for each additional foot (305mm) or $78 per meter, per pair of interconnects.
Recommended for phono up to 10 feet (3 meters) long. |
24 Gauge (0.51mm diameter) Line Interconnects
Price per pair:
- 0.5 Meters = $110
- 1.0 Meter = $147
- 1.5 Meters = $164
- 2.0 Meters = $210
+$27.50 for each additional foot (305mm) or $88 per meter, per pair of interconnects.
Recommended for all other sources up to 10 feet (3 meters) long. |
DIN Phono Interconnects
| Unbalanced Phono, terminated with a Furutech FP-DIN 5-Pin Straight DIN Connector at the tonearm end. Only available with a similar size, semi-clear Teflon jacket. |
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30 Gauge (0.25mm diameter)
Price with a pair of WBT-0102Ag Pure Silver NextGen Locking RCA Plugs at the preamplifier end:
- 0.5 Meters = $330
- 1.0 Meter = $370
- 1.5 Meters = $380
- 2.0 Meters = $390
+$6 for each additional foot (305mm) or $19.80 per meter, per pair of interconnects.
For Phono up to 9.0 feet (2.75 meters) long. |
30 Gauge (0.25mm diameter)
Price with a pair of Kimber Ultraplate RCA Plugs at the preamplifier end:
- 0.5 Meter = $215
- 1.0 Meter = $230
- 1.5 Meters = $245
- 2.0 Meters = $260
+$6 for each additional foot (305mm) or $19.80 per meter, per pair of interconnects.
For Phono up to 9.0 feet (2.75 meters) long. |
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30 Gauge (0.25mm diameter)
Price with a pair of WBT-0102Ag Pure Silver NextGen Locking RCA Plugs at the preamplifier end:
- 0.5 Meter = $380
- 1.0 Meter = $390
- 1.5 Meters = $400
- 2.0 Meters = $410
+$6 for each additional foot (305mm) or $19.80 per meter, per pair of interconnects.
For Phono up to 9.0 feet (2.75 meters) long.
Phono interconnects terminated with 5-pin DIN connectors are only available with a similar size, semi-clear Teflon jacket. |
30 Gauge (0.25mm diameter)
Price with a pair of Kimber Ultraplate RCA Plugs at the preamplifier end:
- 0.5 Meter = $235
- 1.0 Meter = $250
- 1.5 Meters = $225
- 2.0 Meters = $280
+$6 for each additional foot (305mm) or $19.80 per meter, per pair of interconnects.
For Phono up to 9.0 feet (2.75 meters) long.
Phono interconnects terminated with 5-pin DIN connectors are only available with a similar size, semi-clear Teflon jacket. |
Shielding
Audio cables not only conduct the audio signal, itself, but can act as antennas, picking up RFI (Radio Frequency Interference), mainly AM and short wave radio, and EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference), usually a hum or buzz that's caused by a nearby electrical field. The latter can be from an AC transformer, turntable motor, or AC power cable. When listeners refer to"noisy" cables, what they really mean is that the cable is picking-up unwanted noise from an external source. These phenomena are completely local, somewhat unpredictable, and relatively rare.
The best way to make cables immune from RFI and EMI is with a full copper braid and a shield-to-earth connection. This is the way balanced or XLR cables are constructed. Most systems don't require shielded cables, but in some situations, typically phono interconnects, they may be a necessity. Recommended only if you know that you have a problem with EMI or RFI.
| Add a braided copper shield with a nylon cover to any Phono interconnect. |
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Price per pair of interconnects:
- 0.5 meter pair = $30
- 1.0 meter pair = $60
- 1.5 meter pair = $90
- 2.0 meter pair = $120
- Every additional meter = $60
The shield is grounded to the negative pin of the cable and, in turn, to the common ground of the audio circuit. |
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Add a separate ground wire with spade to ground the shield to the preamp chassis's earth ground connector instead of the common ground of the audio circuit.
- $10 per pair of interconnects, additional.
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New! A True 75Ω Pure Silver Digital Interconnect
Furutech recently introduced the FX-Alpha-Ag Coaxial Digital & Visual Cable, a Teflon-insulated, pure silver coaxial cable which meets the spec for 75 Ohm digital transmission. Compared to a traditional unbalanced silver interconnect, the sound comes alive with increased detail and dynamic range. This digital coaxial cable is terminated with your choice of a WBT-0102Ag NextGen RCA plugs or an Oyaide Pure Silver Center Post BNC connector in different combinations. Both meet the spec for 75 Ohm digital cables.
Unlike our other cables, this cable needs at least 100 hours of burn-in before the sound starts to smooth out. A longer burn-in of 300+ hours is even better. For this purpose, a special burn-in CD is available for free when you purchase as 75 Ohm cable in any length.
| 75Ω Pure Silver, 25 Gauge (0.50mm diameter), Coaxial Interconnect, fabricated with Furutech FX-Alpha-Ag Coaxial Digital & Visual Cable (Pure Silver conductor + Teflon insulation) |
This is a true 75Ω digital interconnect, suitable for use between transports and DACs or computer-based audio sources, such as from a USB-to-S/PDIF converter to a DAC.
Oyaide SLSB Silver Center Post BNC Connector
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Price per single cable terminated with WBT-0102Ag Pure Silver NextGen Locking RCA Plugs at both ends.
- 0.5 Meter = $355
- 1.0 Meter = $400
- 1.5 Meters = $445
- 2.0 Meters = $490
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Price per single cable terminated with a WBT-0102Ag Pure Silver NextGen Locking RCA Plug at one end and an Oyaide SLSB Silver Center Post BNC Connector at the other end.
- 0.5 Meter = $355
- 1.0 Meter = $400
- 1.5 Meters = $445
- 2.0 Meters = $490
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Price per single cable terminated with Oyaide SLSB Silver Center Post BNC Connectors at both ends.
- 0.5 Meter = $355
- 1.0 Meter = $400
- 1.5 Meters = $445
- 2.0 Meters = $490
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+$30 for each additional foot (305mm) or $90 for each additional meter (3.3 feet), per interconnect.
Recommended for 75 Ohm Digital connections only.
For the best sound, this cable requires a minimum of 100 hours of burn-in. A special burn-in CD is available for free with the purchase of any 75 Ohm cable.
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Balanced Interconnects
Hands down, the Furutech Carbon Fiber is the best XLR connector available anywhere, at any price. The exquisite casting and finish can only be described as jewel-like.
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Balanced Interconnects, terminated with Furutech Carbon Fiber CF-601MR and CF-602FR XLR Connectors, a braided copper shield (100% coverage), and a black nylon cover. |
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| 24 Gauge (0.51mm diameter)
Price per pair:
- 0.5 Meter = $883
- 1.0 Meter = $917
- 1.5 Meters = $951
- 2.0 Meters = $985
+$15.15 for each additional foot (305mm) or $50 for each additional meter (3.3 feet), per pair of interconnects.
Recommended for lengths up to 9.0 feet (2.75 meters) long. |
20 Gauge (0.81mm diameter)
Price per pair:
+$31.00 for each additional foot (305mm) or $102.30 for each additional meter (3.3 feet), per pair.
Recommended for longer lengths up to 25 feet (7.62 meters). |
Big TwistTM Balanced Interconnects
| Prices: Pure Silver Interconnects, Extra Soft Temper, in a PTFE Teflon® Jacket |
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Unterminated for DIY Interconnects |
For the DIYer, who wants to install their own RCA or XLR plugs
Note that XLR plugs require 3 wires per side, with an optional braided copper shield (not included), for each complete stereo set.
30 Gauge (0.25mm diameter) for Phono up to 9.8 feet
24 Gauge (0.51mm diameter) for Line lengths up to 9.8 feet (3 meters) or Phono longer than 9.8 feet (3 meters)
20 Gauge (0.81mm diameter) for Line lengths over 9.8 feet (3 meters) |
With Similar Size,
Semi-Clear Teflon Jacket
In sizes that are close to that of the wire gauge, itself, semi-clear is a flexible, economical choice that can be used in any configuration. It can be gently twisted, but is not suitable for braiding. |
30 Gauge (0.25mm diameter)
$6 per foot, per Unbalanced stereo set
$19.80 per meter, per Unbalanced stereo set
$9 per foot, per Balanced stereo set
$29.70 per meter, per Balanced stereo set
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24 Gauge (0.51mm diameter)
$10.00 per foot, per Unbalanced stereo set
$33.00 per meter, per Unbalanced stereo set
$15.00 per foot, per Balanced stereo set
$49.50 per meter, per Balanced stereo set |
20 Gauge (0.81mm diameter)
$14.40 per foot, per Unbalanced stereo set
$47.52 per meter, per Unbalanced stereo set
$21.60 per foot, per Balanced stereo set
$71.28 per meter, per Balanced stereo set |
Unbalanced sets come with Oversized,
8 Gauge, Solid Color Teflon Jacket
When fabricating interconnects in an oversized jacket, we recommend solid color tubing because of its greater flexibility, when compared to semi-clear. Available in the five colors shown above, at no extra charge.
* Balanced sets come with Oversized,
11 Gauge, Semi-Clear Teflon Jacket
When fabricating balanced interconnects in an oversized jacket, the smaller size is required to fit three conductors into an XLR connector barrel. |
30 Gauge (0.25mm diameter)
$20.65 per foot, per Unbalanced stereo set
$67.85 per meter, per Unbalanced stereo set
$20.65 per foot, per Balanced stereo set *
$67.85 per meter, per Balanced stereo set * |
24 Gauge (0.51mm diameter)
$27.15 per foot, per Unbalanced stereo set
$89.20 per meter, per Unbalanced stereo set
$27.15 per foot, per Balanced stereo set *
$89.20 per meter, per Balanced stereo set * |
20 Gauge (0.81mm diameter)
$ 33.15 per foot, per Unbalanced stereo set
$112.30 per meter, per Unbalanced stereo set
$ 33.15 per foot, per Balanced stereo set *
$112.30 per meter, per Balanced stereo set * |
Aurum Ag: 24K Gold + Pure Silver Hybrid Interconnects
At the request of a client in Denmark, we fabricated a pair of 1 meter, hybrid phono interconnects in which the positive conductor was made from extra soft 24K gold wire and the return (negative) conductor was extra soft silver. Since we knew that gold was not as good a conductor as silver (it's measurably true) and had heard that it tended to make the music sound a bit slower, we weren't expecting much from this experiment. However, we were truly surprised to hear noticeably less grain through the gold hybrid pair. The sound was clearly more fluid and analog sounding, in a way that only live music can be. The highs sounded smoother and the speed of the music was unaffected. The benefits, at least on LPs, were all positive.
What's the down side? Well, gold is more than 86 times as expensive as silver. Also, if you have a dark sounding system to begin with, you may not be as happy as we were. On the other hand, just one pair of the gold-silver hybrid interconnects between your turntable and your phono preamplifier may be all that you need to revolutionize and refine the sound of your LPs. Recommended for Phono only.
Big TwistTM Aurum Ag Hybrid Phono Interconnects:
Featuring Extra Soft, 24K Gold Wire (Positive Conductors) and Extra Soft, 99.99% Fine Silver Wire (Negative Conductors) in an Oversized PTFE Teflon® Jacket |
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Terminated and Ready to Use - Choose from 5 Different Color Jackets
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| Unbalanced, Terminated with (4) WBT-0102Ag Pure Silver NextGen Locking RCA Plugs. |
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30 Gauge (0.25mm diameter) Phono Interconnects
- 0.5 Meter = $745
- 1.0 Meter = $979
- 1.5 Meters = $1,214
- 2.0 Meters = $1,448
+$130 for each additional foot (305mm) or $426 per meter, per pair of interconnects. |
Unbalanced, Terminated with (2) WBT-0102Ag Pure Silver NextGen Locking RCA Plugs and a Furutech CF-DIN 5-Pin Straight Carbon Fiber DIN Connector at the tonearm end. Only available with a similar size, semi-clear Teflon jacket. |
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30 Gauge (0.25mm diameter)
Price with a pair of WBT-0102Ag Pure Silver NextGen Locking RCA Plugs at the preamplifier end:
- 0.5 Meter = $713
- 1.0 Meter = $96
- 1.5 Meters = $1,081
- 2.0 Meters = $1.265
+$113 for each additional foot (305mm) or $371 per meter, per pair of interconnects. |
| Ordering | Because of the numerous choices and variables, we don't have a shopping cart. Instead we encourage you to
telling us exactly what you need and where you are located (US state or country). We usually respond within 24 hours (often sooner) and will try to provide an exact quote, including shipping. |
| Payment | We accept payment via MasterCard, Visa, and Discover directly through our secure server form, as well as PayPal. |
| Shipping & Handling | Shipping from the workshop in Troy, NY 12180, USA is additional. Typical rates are $6-$15 (US and Canada); $16-$45 (to all other countries), depending on the total weight, carrier, and destination. Express Mail (EMS) and Registered Mail are available at additional cost. On orders that total less than $15, a $2 handling charge is added. |
| Warranty | 10 Years on all parts and labor for fabricated goods |
| Availability | Now! All cable products are cut or made to order, by hand, in our workshop in Troy, New York, USA. Lead time is typically 2 days from order to shipment for unbalanced interconnects and speaker cables, subject to inventory on hand and work orders ahead of yours.
Please allow up to two weeks for special orders to arrive, including larger diameter gauge speaker wire and gold wire. Special order materials (wire and connectors) typically take 5 to 7 days for fulfillment from the refinery, plus transit time to you. |
Due to the fluctuating market for silver and gold, prices are subject to change (up or down) without notice.
Follow the links below to go directly to the individual cable product pages.
30 Day, Risk-Free Trial
Try any of the fabricated interconnects or speaker cables at home for 30 days. Make a full evaluation in your own system, at your own convenience, without the pressures of time or sales personnel. If you're not completely satisfied with the improvement, return them in their original condition for a full refund. Certain restrictions apply. Sorry, there are no refunds or returns for DIY cut goods, other than very long coils in original condition.
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PO Box 770
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-0770
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