Key Features

• Fitted with ultra-low-mass RCA connectors (with precision PTFE surround)
• ChorAlloy™ plated contact areas/pins
• Multi-stranded silver-plated OFC conductors with XLPE insulation
• High-density silver-plated braid and foil combination HF shielding
• Tuned ARAY conductor geometry
• Zero compression strain relief system avoids changes in impedance
• Lifetime Warranty

Chord Company SignatureX Tuned ARAY is hand built in the UK and has been part of the range since 1998. Performance is consistently high, thanks to the constantly evolving design, always taking advantage of the latest technological improvements to keep it at the cutting edge. Previous upgrades have included enhanced shielding, various ARAY conductor configurations and ChorAlloy™ plated connectors.

Thanks to advances in insulation materials the latest incarnation has been transformed by XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene), an insulator already delivering outstanding results and widespread critical acclaim for SignatureXL speaker and SignatureX power cables.

SignatureX Tuned ARAY RCA cable uses separately shielded silver-plated oxygen-free copper conductors with Tuned ARAY conductor geometry, XLPE insulation and dual high density braid shielding which is effective to very high frequencies.

RCA/XLR/DIN connectors feature ChorAlloy™ plated contact areas.

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.

The latest SignatureX RCA cable is fitted with PTFE plug surrounds. While not as strikingly beautiful as the previous marbled acrylic versions they produce a markedly better performance.

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

The Chord Company (not to be confused with Chord Electronics) 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.

The Chord Company's Signature Series is one the highest quality level ranges the company build. Hand-designed, engineered and built at their UK factory in Salisbury, the Signature range comprises premium level analogue, digital, subwoofer and loudspeaker cables that have been constructed with state-of-the-art, Chord-specific technologies and built with premium level materials to offer a no-compromise signal transfer at this dedicated price category.