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PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN
The Clearview Double Helix Interconnect is one of the fastest most transparent, most detailed and least colored interconnects available at any price. In independent dealer and audiophile listening tests, it has bested $1500 Nordost Quattro Fil and $8000 Audionote Silver Interconnect, not to mention expensive wires from MIT, Cardas, Transparent and Synergistic Reasearch.
The basic design principles that make the Double Helix sound so unsmeared and revealing are:
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Ultra-low skin effect due to ultra-thin (.0025"), single strand conductors.
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High purity copper, drawn and tempered to our specification.
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Absolute minimum dielectric (insulation) losses due to a loose-fitting, thin dielectric sleeve, composed of a polymer selected by ear.
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Proprietary double helix field-cancelling configuration (with our unique grounding scheme) to minimize all signal interactions between the + and – signal conductors.
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The best-sounding RCA connectors available in high-end audio, significantly better sounding than Cardas or WBT and custom-produced to our specification.
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Four hours of our proprietary treatment to modify the crystallographic properties of the copper conductors.
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Chemical treatment of the dielectric sleeve to improve surface conductivity.
INSTALLATION TIPS FOR MAX PERFORMANCE
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Install the interconnects with the double color band plugs toward the music source, provided the source component's output is in correct absolute phase. If the source component puts out an inverted phase signal, then you need to make sure you have received the special inverted configuration of the Double Helix (identified by a red band on the clear sleeve); if not, you will suffer degraded sonic performance.
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Slightly unscrew (clockwise, seen from the rear) the RCA plug's outer shell (while firmly gripping the base) to make plugging in easier. Then lock the plug by tightening the shell (counterclockwise) until the plug grips the jack firmly. You may have to turn the shell quite hard to lock, because we occasionally get some of our sleeve binding tape onto the shell threads.
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Keep the interconnects away from AC wires, and never running alongside the AC wires. If they need to cross AC wires, have them cross at right angles (approximately). Keep the interconnects away from any plastic; in particular, keep them at least 4" away from artificial fiber rugs and plastic wall moldings.
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A further small improvement can be made by "fluffing" the sleeves so they do not lay flat against the whole length of the wire inside the sleeve. One of the two sleeves can be puffed up by blowing into the end of either RCA plug. The other can be fluffed by gently flattening the sleeve to eliminate the crease that runs the length of the sleeve. The idea here is to keep as much air as possible between the sleeve and the signal wire inside it.
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