CLARUS MARK II HIGH CURRENT POWER CABLES

Hear Deeply into Your Favorite Recordings

Clarus high current power cables are ideal for power-hungry components, such as amplifiers, receivers, and powered subwoofers. Clarus designs power cables specifically to minimize noise, support a 50/60 Hz low-frequency AC signal, and supply the current demands of audio components without any loss of dynamics. Noise rejection is critical, and Clarus high current power cables rely on proprietary winding techniques and dual shielding to limit EMI egress and ingress and noise from a building’s electrical grid, thus ensuring a low noise floor for sensitive components. Since line and neutral alternate back and forth 60 times per second, vibration isolation is also critical. Clarus handcrafts power cables with a specialized dielectric formula explicitly developed to dampen AC vibrational noise.

TECHNOLOGY

The Purest Copper Available for the Purest Sound Possible

Clarus designs cables for discriminating audiophiles using the purist copper available. Pure Continuous Cast Copper (PCCC) uses a unique proprietary mold extrusion process that creates substantial lengths of single-crystal copper that is directional, free of impurities, flexible, corrosion-resistant, with low electrical resistance, and non-crystal boundaries that are structurally perfect.

The Importance of Conductor Geometry in Power Delivery

Power amps tend to draw current in pulses, and excess resistance in a power cable may restrict the peak level of a required pulse, limiting the transient response of an audio amplifier. Power cable wire gauges must be sufficient enough so as not to starve current. However, power cables that use only large conductors tend to lose dynamics. Clarus high-current power cables overcome this problem by utilizing a combination of conductor sizes that fully retain transients. Additionally, twisting insulated conductors in a bundle creates distortion-inducing magnetic fields. Because of this, Clarus High-Current Power Cord designs alternate the twist to cancel out magnetic fields and eliminate distortion.

Dual Shielding Reduces RF and EMI Noise

Clarus high-current power cables utilize two shielding layers to minimize RF- and electromagnetic-induced noise. This approach results in an exceptionally low noise floor that allows you to hear deeply into your favorite recordings.

Mark II — The Final Connection – High Current Power Cables

Clarus Mark II high-current power cords are terminated with high-performance US Type B and IEC C15 connectors. Since IEC receptacles are notorious for accidental disconnection, Clarus designed it’s C15 connector with a proprietary high-retention connector. If you look closely at the molded end of the IEC C15, there is a raised collar. Simply insert plug into an IEC receptacle and you will feel a click when the plug has seated securely for a tight fit and reliable connection.

Connector contacts and termination pins are made with C1100 pure copper which has superior electrical and thermal conductivity. C1100 is rated 101% electrical conductivity by the International Annealed Copper Society, IACS. To keep the contacts from oxidizing, the copper is gold plated. High-conductivity materials provide exceptionally low resistance with superior sound characteristics.

The connector housing is machined out of polymethylene (POM) and covered with a multi-layer of brass and carbon fiber. POM boasts excellent mechanical strength and vibration damping properties for noise reduction, while the multi-layer shielding keeps noise from entering the AC signal. A heavy-duty strain relief design provides the final level of protection that guarantees safe, long-term reliability.

Crafted with Clarus MKII Type B and IEC C15 connectors, no other audiophile-grade cables feature the innovative engineering breakthroughs and enhanced high-end performance of Clarus high-current power cables.

Clarus high current power cables are packaged and sold as single cables.

SPECIFICATION

The Clarus Standard of Workmanship and Design

Specifications for our award winning Clarus Aqua and Clarus Crimson MKII are available for download.

We invite you to learn more about professional audio-grade Clarus Aqua and Crimson cables…