VOVOX® initio
VOVOX® initio is our standard line. It provides excellent sound at an affordable price. It is closely linked to the history of VOVOX: ever since the foundation of the company, the manufacturing of these cables has remained unaltered. These cables could be the start of your own high-end dreams!
- very transparent, with finely balanced sound
- very good resolution with broad stereo image
- very fast cable with flawless reproduction of transients
- simple, discreet look
Speaker cable for single wiring
The relatively small square section of VOVOX® initio LS speaker cable will astonish many. However, the sound quality this cable offers will astonish even more. This is no surprise for us: With this cable we've minimized not only ohmic resistance, but also disturbing surface boundary effects.
- single solid core conductors
- conductors of silver plated oxygen free copper
- pigment and plasticizer free high purity polymers
- non-shielded
The benchmark: The ear
All VOVOX® sound conductors follow the same design basics. In contrast to most suppliers of cables, when optimizing our products we do not gear them to some physical values such as the ohmic resistance or capacity. That's because we have learned through much extensive testing, that the effects of a sound conductor are too complex to be reduced to a few measurables. And, it is not our target to develop cables with outstanding data sheet values, but sound conductors with the best possible sound transmission properties. The best measurement device for this purpose is definitely the human sense of hearing.
Conductor materials
The selection of the right conductor material is crucial for the sound. The basis of VOVOX® initio sound conductors is silver-plated solid-core conductors made from oxygen-free high purity SPOFHC copper. Because silver has an even better conductivity than copper, the current density is additionally enhanced in the important surface boundary.
Minimized Boundary Surfaces
Cables have many surfaces, or more precisely expressed, boundary surfaces, like the grain boundaries in copper, or the boundary between the conductor surface and the insulation. Each boundary is a source of imperfection. VOVOX® sound conductors are made of single solid core conductors. Using this construction, the total boundary surface is reduced by up to 90% compared to stranded wires.
If one focuses on the aspects of electrical engineering only, the conductors of a loudspeaker cables should be as thick as possible. This is the reason for the sometimes huge sizes of speaker cables. However, if also the view of material science is taken into account, there must be an optimal square section, fulfilling all electrical requirements but also offering a reasonably small boundary surface. This is exactly the square section we have chosen for our loudspeaker cables.
Ultra-pure polymers
VOVOX® initio sound conductors are covered with two layers of high-tech polymers. Although plastics are not directly involved in the signal transmission, they do have an effect on the sound quality. VOVOX® doesn't use any PVC. Only ultra-pure plastics without plasticizers are used. Even the use of colour pigments is avoided.
Conductor Spacing
Current induces electromagnetic fields encircling every conductor. If the distance between two conductors is too small, interactions and interferences are created. The result is an audible loss of sound quality. As a consequence, the conductors are arranged at well-defined, extra large distances.
VOVOX® sound conductors are hand-assembled in Switzerland. The cables, including the solder, are lead-free.