Signature Interconnect
Our premier interconnecting cable...
The Magnan Signature drastically reduces sonic degradations caused by skin effect far beyond any other interconnect cable on the market today.
The Signature incorporates a highly resistive nonmetallic conductor in the form of a very thin coating of conductive plastic “paint” on a wide plastic ribbon. This highly resistive conductor greatly reduces the skin effect time dispersion. Additionally, by using a nonmetallic, amorphous polymer conductor, background noise is greatly reduced due to the absence of metal crystal grain boundaries and other discontinuities in the signal path. Diameter is approximately 1” (RCA) and 1-1/4” (XLR).
"The Signature interconnect sounds exceptional. It is absolutely one of the great interconnects. The first thing you notice is that there is no "smear" at all. I had been using several well regarded cables prior to receiving the Magnan Signature for review and they sounded great to me. However, once I heard how Magnan Signature removed smear, I had a whole new perspective on interconnects and how much they could affect a system. It was a clear case of "you never know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone…". I had no idea those other cables were smearing the sound that much. Pop in the Signature and you sit there in astonishment for a few minutes just soaking in what a "smearless" wire sounds like. Then you find yourself enumerating all the bad things those other wires were doing to the sound.
Signature interconnect makes me "feel" better about the music. I found no desire to analyze the sound of Signature, I just wanted to listen to music coming thought it. Which made the review a bit difficult. You guys want me to describe the sound of Signature in minute detail. Well, OK, I’ll do some of that, but only reluctantly. There is so much more going on with this cable than a description of its sound can reveal that you really need to experience it for yourself. After the lack of smear, the next thing you notice is the "rightness" of the sound. I was expecting some kind of obvious bass floppiness or top end roll off from the high impedance. But it didn’t happen. Instead, I heard "rightness." Harmonics are rich and pure, neither enhanced or restrained. Top to bottom coherence is exemplary. Transparency is right on the money… completely clear without resorting to rising top end energy to make the cable seem to be transparent. Detail is magnificent, not because there is more than any other cable, but because it is natural detail, not hyped up or spotlighted detail. My listening notes over the months kept repeating "that’s how it’s supposed to sound.""
Doug Blackburn, Positive Feedback Online, 2002
His "Signature" interconnect has been one of my reference cables for years and I have written about its unusual glory: a relaxation and musical "rightness" that are difficult to describe but easy to live with in a good sound system.
Jim Merod Stereo Times, March 2001
Prices:
Signature interconnect 4ft £1395.00
Signature interconnect with Eichman Bullet RCAs £1450.00
Signature interconnect - Balanced 4ft £2695.00
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