The SuperScreen mains cable employs the same overlapped dual foil shields used to such good effect on the Carnival SilverScreen, and borrowing heavily from the configurations used throughout Chord's range of products the high frequency effective heavy gauge foil shields are left fully floating.
Chord have long been aware of the need to control and dampen vibration within interconnects and speaker cables. Mains cables are no exception and the high quality multi-stranded copper conductors are surrounded by a dense but flexible PVC insulation. The dual shields are surrounded by another layer of vibration damping translucent PVC insulation, as used on the companys Epic and Carnival SilverScreen speaker cables.During the work carried out in the development of the original Chord Power Chord, the company found that the internal wiring layout configuration was absolutely critical in order to maximize performance.
The company's decision to fit moulded IEC and mains plugs to the SuperScreen led to fresh experimentation. The internal connector configuration of the moulded mains plug in particular differs dramatically from conventional main plugs, and this gave the company the chance to configure the wiring layout in ways that are not possible when using conventional plugs. The final wiring layout produced outstanding performance and the moulded plugs have been fitted using Chord’s layout configurations and measurements.
There is another advantage to using moulded plugs. The fact is, there is nothing to work loose so the cable will not suffer any loss of performance due to connections becoming loose over a period of time.
Mains cables are a critical part of any hi-fi or home cinema system. Chord has experimented extensively with the SuperScreen mains cable and feels that it is one of the most cost effective upgrades the company has yet offered.
Interference is dramatically reduced, resulting in improved dynamic performance, greater levels of clarity and a much improved soundstage. The SuperScreen mains cable however can also bring dramatic improvements to the contrast, clarity and detail levels of todays high resolution, flat screen televisions and Chord recommend that anyone using a flat screen as part of a home cinema set up should try the SuperScreen mains cable.
