About The Van den Hul The Revelation Hybrid Terminated Speaker Cable (Pair VDH Berri Bus)
Van den Hul's massive single-lead loudspeaker cable The Revelation Hybrid bridges the gap between the past where all the conductors were made of pure metals in all kind of configurations and the new era where other conductor materials are involved. The first product of this new "hybrid" generation is The Revelation Hybrid.
The main idea behind this concept is that a pure metal conductor is a wonderful collection and compilation of crystals where the inter-crystal relations are not perfectly arranged.
- In The Revelation Hybrid the bridging factor between these crystals is the thick conductive Linear Structured Carbon ® (LSC) saturated layer covering the centre conductor.
- Due to the special properties of this LSC saturated coating, the sonic improvements are remarkable. Especially the very fine details of a recording and the spatial information are transmitted without the slightest harshness.
All metal strands used in The Revelation Hybrid are of a very high grade Matched Crystal (MC) Oxygen free Copper (OFC) with a thick and very dense coating of pure silver.
- The centre conductor is made of 294 single strands each 0.15 mm in diameter exhibiting a total cross-section area of 5.20 mm² and a low resistance of 0.332 Ohm/100 metre.
- The LSC saturated layer covering the centre group is extruded under very high pressure to ensure a good bridging contact.
- The total diameter of this combined group is 7.50 mm.
- Around this core 16 helically wound conductors are applied. These 16 outer conductors are individually insulated and are standardly wired in parallel with the centre conductor, giving a single lead cable.
- Each of these 16 conductors consists of 42 strands of 0.15 mm diameter. These 16 conductors exhibit a combined cross-section area of 11.88 mm² and a combined resistance of just 0.145 Ohm/100 metre.
- The core combined with these 16 conductors in parallel give The Revelation Hybrid its very low resistance of 1 Ohm/km.
- The outer insulation jacket is made of red Hulliflex ® 3, a mechanically superb insulation material.
- The external diameter is 12.5 mm.
Terminated Pair
This description is for a terminated pair of Van den Hul The Revelation Hybrid speaker cable that has had quality colour-coded Van den Hul Berri Bus banana plugs fitted to each end - 8 in total. Installation is done by the Australian Van den Hul Distributor and so is done right and saves you the time and "fiddle" of doing it yourself which can be a problem if you don't have the right tools. If you have a need for a "custom" length or Berri Bus Spade connectors then we can organise that. Just give us a call during business hours to place your order.
Our Take
And we thought Van den Hul Magnum was pretty good. By comparison The Revelation Hybrid speaker cable strips away almost everything between you and the music. People talk about cleaning the glass to get a clearer picture, well The Revelation Hybrid is like removing the glass entirely and giving you better spectacles and a pair of binoculars. Suddenly the music sounds like it's right there in your living room, but weirdly, not in a confronting way but in a totally relaxing and involving way which, seeing it's Van den Hul, should come as no surprise. And, compared to other high end speaker cables, The Revelation Hybrid is an absolute bargain at the price. Go on, you deserve it.
Main Features & Specifications
- Cable Type: Single Lead Multi-Strand Cable Terminated as a Stereo Pair (4 Cables, 8 Plugs)
- Please Note: The cables on this page have had Van den Hul Berri Bus Banana plugs professionally attached by the Van den Hul distributor (Spade plugs available to special order)
- Hybrid Conductor Material used for both centre conductor & outer groups: High purity dense Silver coated high purity Matched Crystal OFC + Linear Structured Carbon ® saturated layers
- Design Purpose: Highest quality loudspeaker cable for high end stereo systems
- Construction
- Conductor Core Diameter: 5.20 mm²
- Outer Group Diameters Combined: 11.88 mm²
- Total Diameter: 17.07 mm²
- Gauge: ~AWG 5
- Core Strands: 294
- Outer 16 Groups: 42 Strands each
- External Cable Diameter: 12.5 mm
- Resistance
- Core 20°C: 0.332 Ohm/100 m
- Outer Groups Combined: 0.145 Ohm/100 m
- Both Parallel: 0.101 Ohm/100 m
- Outer Insulation Jacket: Hulliflex ® 3
- Jacket Colour: Red with Gold Writing
- Standard Terminated Lengths: 2, 2.5, 3, 4 & 5 Metre terminated speaker cable pairs with VDH Berri Bus banana plugs attached to each end - other lengths available - please enquire
- Connectors: 8 x Van den Hul Berri Bus banana plugs (spade plugs available to special order)
- Manufacturer's Warranty: 2 Years
Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE