SignatureX Tuned ARAY Analogue XLR

Chord Company SignatureX Tuned ARAY is hand built in the UK and has been part of the range since 1998 – thanks to the constantly evolving design and always taking advantage of the latest technological improvements to keep it at the cutting edge. Previous upgrades have included enhanced shielding, various ARAY conductor configurations and ChorAlloy® plated connectors.

Thanks to advances in insulation materials, the latest incarnation features XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene), an insulator first introduced in the SignatureXL speaker and SignatureX power cables.

In many balanced XLR cables the two signal wires are used to carry the hot (in phase) and the cold (out of phase) signals while the earth/return connection is made with the shield.

At Chord Company they think there’s a better way, so they add a third identical conductor to carry the earth/return signal. It takes the shield out of the circuit and by doing so, combats interference. All of their analogue XLR cables are built this way.

All three conductors are separately shielded and benefit from their unique Tuned ARAY conductor geometry.

If you have both RCA and XLR connections in your system and haven’t made up your mind which you prefer, consider trying both the SignatureX Tuned ARAY XLR and RCA cables and compare the sound.