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The shimmering, transparent sound of pure silver. 

 

 

 

For those who want the very best!

The Ultimate WBT is a pair of our very popular Ultimate Silver Dream pure silver cables, terminated with the world's finest locking RCA plugs from WBT: The 0102 AG Nextgen. (Full details of this connector on the WBT website: here. )

This maximises the sound quality of the Ultimates to their full potential: in the context of a high resolution audiophile system, the difference is not subtle.

 

 

The Sound:

When we first tried WBTs on our silver cables, we were surprised at how different they sounded.
They have an unusual design - the outer plug is fully electrically isolated from both positive and negative connections - thus the outer  body can act as an EMF shield. The housing has minimal metal content to minimise eddy currents within the plug - to the benefit of sound quality.
 
The central signal-carrying positive pin is pure silver - allowing for an unbroken chain of pure silver from the cables through to your equipment's RCA socket.
 
Then we also have the locking mechanism - the outer cover is left loose while you plug them in, then you twist it tight, which causes them to grip the socket tightly - giving an ultra-secure, low-loss connection.
 
The sum effect of all this obsessive design detailing is that the WBT version of the Ultimate cable exhibits an increase in perceived purity of sound and tone over the standard Cardas version (which is already excellent in this respect). The midrange sounds smoother; the upper treble exhibits greater sparkle, without harshness. The whole sound seems cleaner and yet very low details become more easily heard. The effect can be partially heard even in cheaper systems - where it simply sounds a little bit cleaner - but in higher resolution audiophile systems, the difference is much more obvious and strong.

 

 

 

Each set of 4 WBTs costs us £150, so that is reflected in the prices below. The plugs will be ordered separately for each Ultimate WBT order. Therefore, there will be approximately a 2-3 week turnaround between placing an order and it being dispatched and the 30-day trial period is not available.

 

 

 

 

Available in sizes from half a metre to 1.75 metres. Please choose the size required from the drop-down menu:

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New service available from 18th January 2012: Add DCT treatment to your order for £75 per pair of cables.

Please note: adding this option increases your likely order time to 3-4 weeks.
 


Deep Cryogenic Treatment (DCT) is the treatment of materials at extremely low temperatures, around -190˚C over an accurately measured, period of time. The process is able to change the electrical characteristics of the conductor allowing the signal to flow more freely producing a more efficient conductor. This involves a slow cooling of the material to the desired temperature where it is held for a period of time (called the ‘soak’ time). The temperature is then carefully increased back to normal. This time frame is often called a ‘recipe’ and is a well kept secret.

We use the UK's leading provider of DCT, Frozen Solid Audio (their process is far superior to most other so-called "DCT experts").

The subjective result is extra purity of tone, gains in transparency and low-level information and an enhanced sense of musical flow.