Chord Epic Bi-Wire Speaker Links

A matching set of speaker links for Chord's perennial favourite Epic/EpicXL speaker cable and a perfect finishing touch. Available in sets of 4 and fitted with the latest ChorAlloy™ plated connectors.

Epic speaker links are built using EpicXL cable which combines elements of Chord's Epic and Signature Reference/XL speaker cables, providing a significant upgrade to the pressed metal links often supplied with speakers.

Chord Epic XL Speaker Links come in a set of 4 with a length of 28cm. Custom lengths are available to order, allowing for greater flexibility in installation. These links are perfect for anyone seeking the highest quality audio experience and the best performance from their speakers.

Better conductivity means lower resistance and, therefore, less signal loss. Less signal loss means increased performance.

It goes without saying that any connection is only as good as its weakest link. There is little point in having an expensive ‘lossless’ length of cable if you cannot get the signal into it, transferred and out the other end.
On the whole, cables are passive devices and anything that is added is always unwanted; this, coupled with losses to the signal during transmission, result in changes to signals being transmitted.

For many years Chord Company has been getting many of its connectors custom-built. Initially gold was considered the best plating material when used with copper conductors. As the company’s understanding grew and with the introduction of silver-plated cables, later silver-plated RCA, BNC and XLR connectors arrived.
In recent years, Chord Company introduced silver-plated 4 mm speaker plugs and spade connectors. Some enthusiasts expecting gold were surprised, as gold is generally perceived to be the best plating material. Of course, there is a huge choice of plating materials: rhodium; copper; brass; nickel and copper beryllium have all been tried, with wildly differing prices and claimed performance levels.

ChorAlloy™ Next-generation technology

Conductivity is typically measured using DC. Chord Company has always been interested in how its cables perform at higher frequencies: as you move up through the ranges, the bandwidth of the cables increase, along with many other important mechanical characteristics.

At higher frequencies, the clear performance advantage of silver becomes less clear. The presence of the Ag2S can give rise to intermodulation effects at high frequencies. These effects, especially as they are associated outside the normal audible sine wave bandwidth, haven’t ever been considered by any audio connector manufacturers to date (that Chord Company is aware of).

Chord Company looked at different plating techniques over a prolonged period, to try to reduce this effect. Following very considerable listening results, ChorAlloy was born. This multi-metal plating system provides significant musical improvement over previous silver plating techniques and marks a major step forward in connector performance.

The technology offers much lower intermodulation than silver plating, is tarnish-free, RoHS compliant and solderable. But, most importantly, it is musically superior to previous silver-plated connectors.

Who is The Chord Company and what is their Epic range?

The Chord Company are a British manufacturer of high-quality cables and interconnects, designed and engineered specifically for music enthusiasts by music enthusiasts. Chord build award-winning cables for hifi stereo systems, home theatre applications, high definition televisions/gaming, music streamers and for custom installation environments. 

Chord's Epic range of interconnects and cables began with the release of the Epic loudspeaker cable, a critically acclaimed model that offered a superlative performance to the quality one would expect from any product designed and engineered by The Chord Company. The Epic Series continues this tradition and comprises of analogue, digital, subwoofer and loudspeaker cables, ideal for any discerning audio enthusiast with an intermediate level hifi system