Chord Company Clearway

I ’ve tried out a number of Chord cables over the years and they never fail to impress. The Clearway is no exception and features the company’s proprietary ARAY conductor geometry, which has been developed from its Sarum Tuned ARAY geometry. This has been designed so that the cable carries high levels of detail and dynamic information plus signals with real musical coherence. Every Clearway interconnect is constructed and tested at Chord’s UK facility.

The conductors are manufactured from high-quality, oxygen-free copper and insulated with an FEP dielectric. The cable is shielded by dual-layer heavy gauge foil. Mechanical damping is provided by the use of a specially selected PVC sheath.

The Clearway is fitted with Chord VEE 3 (Vibration Eliminating Enclosure) RCA phono plugs, which include PTFE insulation between signal and return contacts. The VEE 3 is a low-mass RCA plug made from precision-machined, medical-grade acrylic, the design influenced by Chord’s flagship cables. The contact areas are direct silver plated to improve signal transfer and the internal design is intended to provide a superior contact for the critical earth path.

The directionality of the cable is indicated with an arrow printed on the heatshrink sleeving. The cable can also be supplied fitted with a stereo mini-jack plug for use in portable systems. Standard lengths are 1m and 0.5m, but this can be customised as they are built in-house.