A sonic breakthrough incorporating our newly-developed, maximized impedance networks into our ribbon technology. They have an even stronger lead over the best of their competition than any other cable Mapleshade/inSound manufactures. Head-to-head, our Planar Digital VI improved the sound of a mundane $1,000 DAC so much that it trounced a world reference $10,000 DAC fed by a Nordost Valhalla IC.
Price points are:
Planar Digital Zephyr 1m $394; 2m $499
Planar Digital IV (passive) WT 1m $815; 2m $913
Planar Digital V (passive) WT 1m $1419; 2m $1586
Planar Digital VI (passive) WT 1m $1734; 2m $1901
Planar Ebony Digital (Passive) LCX 1m $2049; 2m $2280
Planar Ebony Digital (Active) LCX 1m $2595; 2m $2805
These are handassembled ribbon interconnects of advanced metallurgy that, even at their lowest pricepoint, sound significantly better than Clearview Excaliburs. Each step is an easily-heard improvement in sonic performance. Absolute top of the line is the Planar Ebony Active ($2735), which introduces an open mesh conductive shield biased to 18 volts DC by a small separate power supply (pictured).
Price points are:
Planar Analog I (passive) WT 1m $672; 2m $756
Planar Analog VI (passive) WT 1m $1044; 2m $1167
Planar Analog VII (passive) WT 1m $1874; 2m $1996
Planar Ebony Analog (Active) LCX 1m $2872; 2m $3082
(See the Planar Ebony Active Speaker Cable at right)
These were our first ribbon technology cables and, from their earliest shootoffs, they consistently bested the world’s finest. Their bandwidth is so wide that bi-wiring them offers no audible improvement (thus, in singlewired form, they easily top the $15,000 exotics, bi-wired!). Like the rest of the line, Omega Mikro Speaker Cables have benefited from our recent advances in ribbon metallurgy. The latter two have actively-biased shields using a separate DC power supply. In 2005 we launched our most extreme speaker cable, the simply astonishing Planar Ebony Active, for $5460.
Price points are:
Planar Speaker I 8' Set: $824; 12' Set: $992
Planar Speaker II (Active) LCX 8' Set: $1507; 12' Set: $1675
Planar Speaker V Silver (Active) LCX 8' Set: $2271; 12' Set: $2481
Planar Ebony (Active) LCX 8' Set: $5460; 12' Set: $6930
All of the O-M power cords are basically three high purity copper ribbons inside a shield of ultra-tightly woven silverplated copper mesh. They show none of the highly systemspecific qualities of conventional cords. That’s because we are the only manufacturer that supplies power cables with a choice of directionalities, an essential for consistent worldclass sound. The latter two cords are actively biased with separate power supplies. They are simply more transparent, more dynamic, richer in harmonic detail, more extended in bass and treble, and faster than any other AC powercord in the world—backed by our moneyback guarantee.
Price points are:
Planar Power Cord (Passive) 6 ft $509; with Wave Treament $572
Planar Power Cord (Active) 6 ft $845; with Wave Treament $908
Planar Power Cord (Active) LCX+WT 6 ft $1066
This is our perfectionist 6-outlet power conditioning strip incorporating the world-class Active Planar Power AC Cord with a DC power supply. It’s been tested in scores of dealer and customer shootoffs against every famous top of the line power conditioner up to $5000 and beyond. To everyone’s astonishment, the Power Central has never lost.
Price points are:
Planar Power Central (Active) 6 ft $1050
Planar Power Cord (Active) LCX 6 ft $1260
For price lists, for more detailed technical and performance descriptions and for ordering please visit www.insoundaudio.com or call (410) 867-7543. If you prefer we have dealers around the country:
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