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All cables are available
for free home demonstration allowing you to assess their suitability
with your own unique system and listening environment without
obligation...!

Link Cryo Reference Awarded Hi Fi
World Standard
Hi Fi Choice 5 Star Award

Silver Surfer MK II 5 star award Hi Fi choice March 2013
Your only outlay for loan
cables will be postage charged at cost.
Alternatively all purchases of
standard cables are covered by our 14 day no quibble refund.

Interconnects


The Copper Mine
Our entry level interconnect....
This is a High Quality
Interconnect with PC-OCC Single crystal Copper Conductor & noise free silicone
insulator.
This interconnect is ideal for
budget to mid priced audio systems - also making it a cost effective cable
for high end AV systems and can be produced
in any length required.
Do not be fooled by the
price .
This is a true state of the
art oxygen free copper interconnect and only 6% less conductive than pure Silver
with heavy duty shield for excellent RFI rejection
It comes with a Choice of
Terminations and starts from £49
for a 0.5 metre stereo
pair terminated with Teflon insulated Reference RCAs (add £15 per subsequent 0.5 metre)
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The Silver Surfer MK-II
Hand Built from the finest materials available & assembled
to the highest standards
A High Quality
Interconnect with our Ultrapure Silver Plated Oxygen Free Copper Conductor & PTFE Teflon
Insulator .
Extreme performance at a fair price........
This Interconnect is Ideal for long runs due to very
low capacitance
This Interlink will give an instant and noticeable
improvement over cables costing many times its price .
The Silver Surfer comes with a Choice of
Terminations £72 for a 0.5 metre stereo
pair terminated with Teflon insulated Reference RCAs (add £30 per subsequent 0.5 metre)
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Dont
be fooled by the price this is a hand built Missing Link GIANT SLAYER !
The Alaqeia... The Greek Goddess of
Truth
Quality & Craftsmanship need not cost a
fortune....
The Alaqeia
Interconnect - Hand Built from the finest materials available
& assembled to the highest standards
This design uses two of our Award Winning
Silver Surfer High Purity Silver Plated Oxygen Free Copper
Conductors with PTFE Teflon Insulator in a twisted pair format offering lower
overall resistance due to increased cross section. With the added benefit of a Pseudo Balanced Construction for
Superior RFI Rejection -
- A true challenge to the
majority of high priced mass produced cables on the market
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Fitted with Teflon insulated adjustable Reference RCA plugs as standard
- Also available with balanced XLR Termination....
0.5m stereo pair £99 (add £40 per subsequent
0.5 metre)
Add £40 for Eichmann Bullets
Add £20 for balanced with Silver contact XLR
termination
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The Link Family of
Interconnects
Based
on Science - Not Mythology
Chosen
By David Price for Hi Fi Choice Demonstration room Bristol Hi Fi Show 2012
 
Pearl Finish Link Cryo Refrence
Terminated with Optional WBT Next-Gen AG
Entered into Hi Fi World's - World
Standards - The finest afordable high end interconnect cable available
Hi Fi Choice 5 Star Award
The Concept of perfection
The Link family of audio cables are constructed from the finest materials
currently available with the benefit of 10 years of research into cable
technology and over 25 years involvement within the electronic and sound
engineering industry. With a lifelong passion for the study of physics our
specialist designer Mark Sears has
taken the Link range of cables to the leading edge of cable design. The
conductors used in each Link audio cable are extruded from specially produced
hyper pure laboratory grade Silver bullion that has been tested for purity by
the Metallurgy Department of Bradford University.
The Silver is then drawn into wire on diamond precision jigs with stringent
quality control to ensure there are no imperfections or variations in conductor
diameter or in the mirror surface finish - this is then heat treated and
re- annealed to reduce
oxygen desolations created during the wire production to give an improved crystal structure
and reduction in Oxygen boundaries. This highly specialised process was
perfected by The Missing Link with the help of electron microscope studies of
our post drawn Silver wire. The Silver conductors are then retained in a vacuum sealed atmosphere to avoid
any contamination until the gas tight Teflon extrusion is completed with a
custom stress reducing push pull extrusion system. The coating thickness is
tuned to give the correct impedance and electrical characteristics for the
application for which the cable is intended to be used. The cryogenic super
cooling treatment is now applied and takes in excess of 12
hours to slowly cool the material so as to avoid any thermal stress
- it is
the held at a temperature of – 195 for 3 days to
relieve any stress induced in the cable during the Teflon extrusion
process. Our custom produced cable is returned for quality control inspection by
ourselves between each process to ensure absolute perfection in every cable….
Below is a picture of one of our 0.5 mm
pure Silver conductors after extrusion has taken place. The indentation you can
see is 5 microns in diameter and was created by a Vickers microhardness tester.
The formation you see on the surface in the bottom right hand side of the
picture is known as annealing twins and is commonly caused by cold working of
Silver and Copper - this can be addressed by further annealing and
re-crystallisation with controlled heat treatment for the formation of larger
crystals and a reduction in desolations.. Pure
Silver will re-crystallise at a very low temperature but to achieve the best
results precise control at a specific temperature and a carefully controlled time
span is required. This is just one of the many recipe secrets in producing the
perfect super conductor.
Granular structure of the Re-crystallised Link Cryo reference pure Silver
conductors after our specialised treatment process @ x1200 magnification under
scanning electron microscope, as close to perfection as is curently posible .
Research is the key
The picture below shows 2
prepared
samples of pure Silver - one Cryogenically treated and one control sample. This is
part of the research used into the improvement of conductor technology
during the development of the Link family of cables.
The Silver produced for each conductor starts life at a purity of 99.999
- in samples taken from
cables after production the
Silver retained a purity of between 99.94 / 99.95 as analysed by Laser
Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and is accurate to parts
per billion.
When all materials have passed our stringent quality control tests they
are very carefully wound into twisted pairs on a custom hand-winding machine ( without the use of electrical motors
) so no stress is induced into the
carefully preserved and prepared materials which are then set in an anti
resonant polymer to reduce electromotive forces ready for hand assembly into
finished cables.
Attention
to the finest detail
The jointing method is another area of particular importance and
to which we pay great attention during the production of Link audio cables - using the most conductive materials on earth the last thing
we want to
introduce to the perfect signal path is intrusive Lead or Tin based solder which
increases the resistance substantially at every joint . In the Missing Link
family of cables each joint is
carefully crimped to eliminate solder contamination and then a Tin based solder is applied in a very special
manner to add physical strength to the joint without contaminating the
connection. Each finished cable is electrically tested on a highly accurate and
regularly calibrated resistance
meter that is accurate to 1/10,000 of an Ohm to ensure the assembly is perfect.
Finally each cable receives its unique
registration number & signed certificate with is your guarantee of
unprecedented British quality and meticulous craftsmanship.
A
British company born of passion
We believe the Link family of
audio reproduction cables to be of the very highest
quality available regardless of cost. They are the result of many years of
passion & continuing research by our designer Mark, who's goal it is to
create the very best cables for audio reproduction available today. Mark has a
very understated approach and believes that quality speaks for itself. He also
has a simple motto on which he has based his company The Missing Link.
“Cables based on science not Mythology “ !
Mark has funded numerous joint research programs into the chemical, electrical and physical analysis and evaluation of
materials for use in audio cables
with Nottingham University BAE systems and also Bradford University's excellent metallurgy
department ....his research continues.
Every
one of the Missing Link family of cables is individually created at the time of
order placement... such high Quality Cables as these that are built with
the greatest attention to the finest detail simply cannot be mass produced.
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for full size image colour options include Black, White, Royal blue, Purple
The
Link .....
£238 per 0.5
metre stereo pair terminated with Eichmann bullets (add £120 per
subsequent 0.5m)
Balanced add
£40
Add
£65 for Silver Eichmann Bullet
The
Link Cryo ....
Chosen
By David Price for Hi Fi Choice Demonstration room Bristol Hi Fi Show 2012
£320
per 0.5
metre stereo pair terminated with Eichmann bullets (add £150 per
subsequent 0.5m)
Balanced add
£70
Add
£65 for Silver Eichmann Bullets

The
Link Cryo Reference interconnect cable
Chosen
By David Price for Hi Fi Choice Demonstration room Bristol Hi Fi Show 2012
Reviewed
Hi Fi Choice April 2012
Awarded
Hi Fi World World Standards Best High end interconnect
Outperforming
designs at over twice its cost
£495 per 0.5
metre stereo pair terminated with Silver Eichmann bullets or Balanced
XLR ( add £190 per subsequent 0.5m)
We
believe Quality speaks for Itself....! call us on 01623844478
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for full size image

Customer Reveiws
Balanced LCR with black
braid finish
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Reveiw's cilck picture to read


The
Passion Signature interconnect
The Ultimate in the preservation of the analog audio signal from point A
to point B
Simply
the very finest quality hand made pure Silver Interconnect cable in the world
Are
you in the privileged position of owning high quality ancillaries and seriously
interested in hearing further into your recordings ?
Simply
book a loan cable and listen to the music your ears will tell you everything you
need to know
-
THE MISSING LINK -
The
Passion Signature
is a further development of our award winning Link Cryo Reference range of
Cables
New
chemical analysis of our Silver - down to parts per billion - has assisted us in
creating a specialised process to improve our already high purity conductors.
This is enhanced with our highly specialised heat treatment process.
The
new cable builds on the strengths of our original reference interconnect using a
larger conductor cross section while maintaining the lowest capacitance of any
audio cable we can produce
Of
course we are not able to give away the complete recipe for creating our new Passion
Signature Range of pure Silver audio cables but be assured that each batch
of pure Silver wire is produced to very strict tolerances in very small
individually inspected runs and then, as with all of our cables, is hand
assembled with the greatest of care using the Missing Link specialised methods
of production.
We
are confident that we have now created the very best pure Silver conductor
possible and in turn the finest Analogue Audio Interconnect
available.
If
you are seriously interested in hearing further into your recordings
Simply
book a loan cable and listen to the music your ears will tell you everything you
need to know
A
Half Metre Pair terminated with Silver Eichmann Bullets or optional ballanced
XLR is £920 ( add
£695 per subsequent 0.5m)
Loan
cables are now available – Please phone Jan to book .
Silver
Bullet Passion Signature As good as it gets !


Krell Cast Passion Signature
Ricardo
Franassovici Absolute Sounds
"We
have now and for the passed few weeks tried The Missing Link Passion Signature
Krell cast and we are very pleased with its performance.
its
definitely up there
with the best "

Tone Arm Cables
Phono cables especially designed to
get the very best from your Vinyl
New For 2010 Revelation AG
1.2m Fitted with SME Din & Eichmann Copper Bullets as standard
this is also be available in our popular DIY kit form from £110 see DIY section
(with custom lengths & optional WBT’s available to order)
This represents outstanding value in ‘sound for pound’ and should not be
under estimated - this is a World Class Cable offering a wonderful new level of
insight into your music over the majority of aftermarket arm cables on sale.

0.5
metre stereo interconnect starts at £140 add £35 per half metre...
1.2
metre stereo interconnect starts at £175 add £35 per half metre..
1.2
metre stereo interconnect Kit starts at £110 add £35 per half metre see
our DIY section
Please note this cable in not available balanced.

The
Log-Rhythm MK-2 Phono Interconnect
High
performance Interconnect especially designed for moving coil cartridges
Available
with Silver plated SME 5 pin arm termination and Metal bodied Silver Eichmann
bullets as standard (suits most arms with removable cable) with
custom lengths/terminations & optional WBT’s available to order
This
cable is designed to offer the delicate signal from your phono cartridge the
very least intrusive path possible using our latest cryottone™ Cryogenic treatment process...
0.5
metre stereo single ended interconnect starts at £266 add £79 per half metre..
.
1.2
metre stereo interconnect starts at £345 add £79 per half metre..
1.2
metre stereo Balanced interconnect starts at £455 add £95 per half metre..

Picture Log Rhythm MK-2 Terminated
with standard Silver Eichmann Bullet RCA Connectors
I have now had
the Log-Rhythm Mk2 arm cable for a few weeks and it is nicely burned-in
so I thought I'd share my impressions.
Mark was good
enough to make me a special "slimline" Log-Rhythm Mk2 as
the standard cable configuration couldn't quite negotiate the very
tight confines of the stone plinth housing of my Garrard 301.
Excellent service ... and at no extra cost! I replaced the standard
issue Van den Hul arm cable supplied with my SME IV and popped a selection of
vinyl on the turntable. The Log Rhythm is "quick" - the
dynamics are excellent - and it certainly passes the toe-tapping test.
Soundstage is equally good, both wide and deep, and instrument placement
precise and stable with good bass definition and control at the top end.
There is a general sense of "air" and space around the
instruments and an overall reduction in listening fatigue - in fact zero
fatigue, as evidenced by my inability to get an early night since the arrival
of the cable. I'm someone who listens to music, not equipment, and who
doesn't "fettle" (no disrespect to fettlers) so ultimately the
question for me is about musicality. The Log-Rhythm is musical - it
sings, it dances - and it's like having a new record collection. I
have no hesitation in recommending both the product and the service from
Missing-Link.
Jim Brady

Picture coming soon....
New For 2013
The Passion Signature... Pure Silver
It is an intense development of our very successful original design (an
excellent design in its own right) and is very special indeed for those who
demand the ultimate in sound reproduction this cable introduces a new material
that is a world first for use in audio cables, also we have developed an Innovative
new zero noise shield system that works equally well in single ended
and balanced applications, specially heat treated Ultrapure Silver
conductors are at the heart of this no compromise design the result of many
years of research into the metallurgy and chemistry of Silver and last but not least our
Cryotone treatment process... This statement cable
really does require excellent partnering equipment to realise its whole
potential… if you are in this fortunate position and a serious
vinyl enthusiast it will represent great value with custom lengths/terminations
available to order and our usual refund option if not impressed with
the increased sonic resolution...
0.5metre stereo single ended interconnect starts at
£605 add £190 per half metre..
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1.2
metre stereo single ended interconnect starts at £795 add £190 per half metre..
.
0.5 metre stereo Balanced interconnect starts at
£735
1
metre stereo Balanced interconnect starts at £995 add £245 per half metre..
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