Chord Shawline Digital RCA Coaxial Audio Cable
210,00 €
Chord Shawline Digital RCA is a coaxial digital audio cable for home audio components with compatible digital RCA connections. Its ARAY arrangement combines identical signal and return conductors with a separate ARAY conductor. Silver-plated conductors have PTFE insulation, while braided and foil shields help reduce high-frequency interference. Directly silver-plated Chord VEE 3 RCA plugs are fitted. Choose a standard 0.5 m or 1 m length, or request another length.
Chord Shawline Digital RCA is a coaxial digital audio cable for home audio components with compatible digital RCA connections. It carries a digital signal between components and is intended for digital RCA connections rather than analogue RCA connections. Its ARAY conductor arrangement aims to preserve musical detail and a coherent sense of rhythm.
This interconnect suits a home audio system that needs a digital RCA connection between two components. Identical conductors serve the signal and return paths, while a separate conductor completes the ARAY arrangement. Silver-plated conductors, PTFE insulation, and two shielding layers complete the cable construction.
Chord developed the Shawline Digital design with an emphasis on how musical details work together. Bass lines and drum sounds should remain distinct while contributing to the same musical passage. The RCA version uses directly silver-plated Chord VEE 3 plugs.
Benefits
- ARAY conductor arrangement – A separate ARAY conductor joins the signal and return conductors in this digital cable.
- Matched signal paths – Identical conductors are used for the outgoing signal and its return path.
- Silver-plated conductors – The conductors pair silver plating with PTFE insulation.
- Double shielding – A high-density braided shield and a foil shield help reduce high-frequency interference.
- Chord VEE 3 RCA plugs – Directly silver-plated plugs provide the connections on this RCA version.
- Practical length choices – Standard 0.5 m and 1 m lengths cover two common component layouts.
- Custom length option – Other cable lengths can be made to order for a different equipment arrangement.
Who Is This Cable For?
Choose Chord Shawline Digital RCA when both home audio components have the appropriate digital RCA connections. It is intended to carry a digital audio signal between those components. Check the connection type on each component before selecting the RCA version.
A component requiring BNC connections calls for the separately ordered Shawline Digital BNC version. That version uses silver-plated BNC plugs in place of RCA plugs. The BNC plugs are an alternative connector choice; they are not additional plugs supplied with this RCA cable.
This model also suits listeners who value the relationship between individual sounds and the overall musical rhythm. Its design aims to reveal bass and drum detail without treating those sounds as isolated effects. The available lengths let buyers match the cable to their component placement.
Technical Specifications
| Product type | Coaxial digital audio interconnect cable |
|---|---|
| Connections | Directly silver-plated Chord VEE 3 RCA plugs |
| Conductor arrangement | ARAY arrangement with identical signal and return conductors, plus a separate ARAY conductor |
| Conductors and insulation | Silver-plated conductors with PTFE insulation |
| Shielding | Double shielding: high-density braided shield and foil shield |
| Standard lengths | 0.5 m and 1 m |
| Other lengths | Available to order |
| Alternative connector version | Shawline Digital with silver-plated BNC plugs, ordered separately |
Why Choose Chord Shawline Digital RCA?
The ARAY layout gives this cable a distinct conductor structure. Alongside the signal and return paths, a separate ARAY conductor has its own role. Each conductor and shielding layer forms part of a design intended to carry digital audio while maintaining musical coherence.
The construction draws on Chord’s work developing its higher-tier digital cables. That influence appears in the attention given to rhythm as well as audible detail. The aim is for bass notes and drum sounds to make sense together throughout a musical passage.
Shielding and connector selection also matter in a cable placed between home audio components. The braided and foil layers address high-frequency interference around the conductors. At each end, directly silver-plated Chord VEE 3 RCA plugs suit the specified digital RCA connection.
FAQ
Is Chord Shawline Digital RCA compatible with home audio components that have digital RCA connections?
- Yes. This coaxial cable is intended to carry digital audio between components with compatible digital RCA connections. Match the connections on both components before choosing a length.
Can I use this cable between components that require BNC connections?
- Choose the separately ordered Shawline Digital BNC version for equipment requiring BNC plugs. Its silver-plated BNC connectors replace the RCA plugs found on this version.
Is this an analogue RCA interconnect?
- No. Chord Shawline Digital RCA is a coaxial digital audio interconnect. Its RCA plugs are intended for appropriate digital connections on home audio equipment.
What does the ARAY arrangement include?
- It includes identical conductors for the signal and return paths, plus a separate ARAY conductor. This three-part arrangement is a distinguishing feature of the Shawline Digital design.
How are the conductors protected from high-frequency interference?
- A high-density braided shield and a foil shield surround the conductors. Together, these two layers help reduce high-frequency interference.
Which lengths are available?
- The standard choices are 0.5 m and 1 m. Other lengths can be made to order when the component layout requires a different reach.
Which plugs are fitted to the RCA version?
- This version has directly silver-plated Chord VEE 3 RCA plugs. Silver-plated BNC plugs belong to the alternative BNC version.
Choose Chord Shawline Digital RCA for a digital RCA connection between compatible home audio components. Select a standard length or request another length to suit the distance between them.