Pro-Ject Line DS XLR

Line DS XLR is the balanced stereo interconnect in the Connect it DS series: XLR plugs at both ends and OFC copper conductors, for linking components that have balanced inputs and outputs.

Line DS XLR: how it is built

The conductor is oxygen-free copper of 99.99% purity, laid out as two 0.2 mm² wires per channel. Insulation is a very flexible cellular polyethylene and the stated capacitance is low, at 90 pF measured over 1.23 m of cable. The Italian distributor describes the conductor layout as semi-symmetrical.

The screen is a helix of OFC copper wound over a carbon-loaded conductive sub-jacket: it keeps interference out without stiffening the cable, which stays easy to route behind a rack. The outer covering is a halogen-free thermoplastic elastomer. Signal contacts are silver plated, which Pro-Ject justifies with better conductivity and lower contact resistance than gold plating; any tarnish is purely cosmetic, since the oxide conducts just as well as the metal. Each cable is made by hand in Europe.

Specifications

• Type: balanced stereo interconnect
• Connectors: XLR at each end, silver-plated contacts
• Conductors: OFC copper of 99.99% purity, 2 x 0.2 mm²
• Capacitance: 90 pF over 1.23 m
• Dielectric: cellular polyethylene, highly flexible
• Screen: OFC copper helix over a carbon sub-jacket
• Outer jacket: halogen-free thermoplastic elastomer (TPE)
• Manufacture: made by hand in Europe