KLE Innovations Classic Harmony Banana plugs (A set of 8 pieces)- High-End Grade

Description: STEREOKRAFT Custom-made. Handcrafted. Exceptional. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION - Brand New, Genuine, Unused KLE Innovations Classic Harmony Banana plugs (A set of 8 pieces) This package includes 8 pieces of KLE Innovations Classic Harmony Banana plugs (4 Black + 4 Red). KLEI’s Harmony Banana plug represents a significant redesign and improvement which provides a better performance with more detail, improved tone, increased depth, more clarity and better balanced presentation. For High-End / Audiophile applications. KL’s Harmony bananas are all at an IACS rating of 101% or greater, and are breaking the conceptual boundaries that have been previously thought to be absolute. The metallurgy utilised in the Harmony banana represents new understandings that have grown out of research into the processes of forming and finishing—also, metallurgical affinities and intrinsic crystalline structures. FEATURES AND FURTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS Below you can find information about the components used in the construction of this product. Proprietary mathematical modeling is utilised to produce the Classic Harmony’s ground to signal pin relationship, parameters, and determines the proprietary metallurgical processes that are used. Extrapolated: >101% IACS Heat resistant thermoplastic polymer Housing The Harmony banana pins allow for crimping, if necessary As a connector, the Harmony banana pins allow for easy soldering of small to large wires and for single stacking/connection of another Banana As an adaptor, the Harmony banana pins allow for dual stacking/connection which permits two Harmony bananas to be connected to one Harmony banana The Harmony banana housing is inserted from the front, after soldering the wire to the Harmony banana pin. Once connected the Harmony banana housing assists in supporting the soldered cable, once the rear door is shut and locked. Cable Conductor OD sizes upto 4mm (6awg) Higher conductivity. Recommendations: depending on the audio system...: Burn-in Time: >125hrs and even >200hrs Advancing the art and science of the Banana plug Keith Louis (KL) proudly introduces the Harmony Banana series Don’t let looks fool you. The KLEI Harmony Banana may resemble other plugs physically. But appearance is the where the story begins and ends. Because of wind tunnel testing, many cars now have the same physical profile, yet they differ dramatically in things that really matter – like performance and safety. The same holds true with banana plugs. KL’s Harmony banana is a turbo charged purebred in a package that from a user’s standpoint is widely accepted and one that has proven to work acceptably well. The Harmony banana is the beneficiary of a significant amount of out-of-the-box thinking. As with his Harmony RCA Plug designs, Keith Louis (KL) once again challenges accepted precepts in banana plug design – from mass, metallurgy, conductivity, to architecture. Resisting the use of metals such as beryllium, rhodium, chromium, or highly machinable brass, he used a protracted period of research to understand new advances in blends, processes, and architecture of complementary metals. He then used this research to select conductors with super conductivity being the goal. Ultimately, it’s the Harmony banana’s superior conductivity that separates it from the other banana connectors on the market – even those that have a similar profile. As a result, it simply sounds better. The Harmony banana, as the successor to the Bayonet Plug (introduced in 2002, an earlier KL invention and design), represents a significant redesign and improvement. The mantle has been passed on, and none too soon. The Harmony banana embodies up to the minute, leading edge technology, delivering better sound than the previous design. MATERIALS: From the very outset, KL has had an understanding of and a sensitivity to electron/energy flow, his designs focus on signal integrity, and the elimination or mitigation of causes of electron/energy turbulence. A central theme in his designs has been his choice of materials. He made a conscious decision to not use a metal housing as standard on his bananas and as such, uses highly heat resistant and electrically inert polymers for the housing. Not as a cost savings, but for better performance. In fact, the tooling required for these polymer housings arguably results in costs that are higher than those for metal housings. OPTIMUM MASS: Bigger, thicker, and more massive doesn’t add up to better sound and in fact, quite the contrary. A studied, optimised, and in most cases a minimalist approach to mass actually results in better sound – and better electron/energy flow. KL’s proprietary signal to ground mathematical formulae, ensure an optimal architectural relationship between all metals and dielectrics that have been utilised. The result is control, and the avoidance of sonic compromises caused by skin effect. Controlling these parameters ensures a complete, full, and extended frequency range, where harmonics are conveyed, intact, from component to component. METALLURGY: This is of paramount importance; and something that’s been central to KL’s designs from the very beginning. KL is committed to implementing and using only metallurgies that are more conductive than pure copper, and even pure silver. KL is in fact responsible for bringing IACS (International Annealed Copper Standard) into the audio conversation. Using pure copper (100% IACS) as a reference, the IACS percentage defines a metal’s electrical conductivity relative to pure copper. For example, brass (25%~37% IACS), bronze (15 ~ 48% IACS), and rhodium (35%~38% IACS) are poor to average electrical conductors when compared to pure copper. Pure silver is better at 105% IACS. Gold is about 70% IACS. These numbers — 100, 28, 105 and 70 are known as percentages of IACS. KL’s Harmony bananas are all at an IACS rating of 101% or greater, and are breaking the conceptual boundaries that have been previously thought to be absolute. The metallurgy utilised in the Harmony banana represents new understandings that have grown out of research into the processes of forming and finishing—also, metallurgical affinities and intrinsic crystalline structures. KL also rejects the use of passivation for preserving and protecting conducting metals—something touted by some connector manufacturers as being a feature. We are opposed to zinc, zinc oxide or these kinds of coatings, and simply will not knowingly compromise our IACS ratings for unnecessary protection. It is important to note that the Harmony banana signal and ground pins are harmoniously formed in a way that the metallurgical processes work together and not in opposition to each other – both electrically and mechanically. Extrapolation indicates, electrically, that the utilised metal complements are at least as conductive as pure copper (100% IACS) or pure silver (105% IACS). In pure annealed form, pure copper and pure silver are too soft to machine and easily bend. As such, the machinable forms of copper and silver, as used in audio applications, have noticeably lower IACS values than their pure copper and pure silver forms. The bottom line is that conductivity (IACS percentage) is defined by a metal’s formation, ie. its completed form. No matter how you get there and to quote KL, ‘the proof’s in the pudding/listening.’ The Harmony bananas excel in this area, better than any bananas we have seen to date. ARCHITECTURE: As a connector, the Harmony banana pins allow for easy soldering of small to large wires and, if necessary, crimping of the wire to be soldered, and for single stacking/connection of another Banana. As an adaptor, the Harmony banana pins allow for dual stacking (connection) which permits two Harmony bananas to be connected to one Harmony banana. The Harmony banana housing is inserted from the front after soldering the wire to the Harmony banana pin. Once connected the Harmony banana housing assists in supporting the soldered cable, once the rear door is shut and locked. The Harmony banana pins have been optimised in terms of shape, mass, and thickness; and are electrically superior and superbly constructed. MATHEMATICAL MODELING: The relationships between ground and signal pin, i.e. metal complement, mass, and other critical parameters, are derived via KL’s signal to ground mathematical formulae, and differs from Harmony banana to Harmony banana model. The Harmony banana metallurgy results in a progression in conductivity, >101% to >107% IACS, as you move through the range. CONTACT US Please contact us if you need larger quantities or if you need a cable customized in any other length, color or connector combination. We can make it for you. Just send us a message. Handling Same business day or 1 business day after receiving your cleared payment. Shipping We ship worldwide with DHL/FedEx/UPS or International Priority Mail (Tracked & Registered). We offer combined shipping and volume discounts for large orders. Just send us a message before placing your order. EU VAT If you reside in the European Union the VAT rate is added to the cost of each item. If you have a valid EU company VAT number please let us know in order to provide you with a VAT exemption. About STEREOKRAFT Custom-made cables, carefully handcrafted by experts with more than 20 years of experience in the Pro Audio Video Industry and High-End Installations. We sell products and materials that we highly trust and personally use. Every single cable is inspected and tested to ensure optimum quality before it leaves our lab. We are proud to offer you some of the finest cables and terminations from manufacturers like: Amphenol, Belden, Cardas, Canare, Elecaudio, ETI Research, Gotham Audio, Furutech, KLE Innovations, Mogami, Neotech, Neutrik, Oyaide, Sommer Cable, Supra, Switchcraft, Van Damme, W&M Audio, and many more. Cables make a difference. Cables can upgrade any AV system and take it to the next level. And don't forget the following important general principles in order to get optimal performance: 1. Select the proper equipment / components. 2. Decide on the best possible cables for your equipment. 3. Choose a room with good acoustics.

Price: 89.99 USD

Location: Thessaloniki

End Time: 2025-01-04T15:24:47.000Z

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