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High Performance Mains Cables

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There are many Mains Cables on the market and the choice can be bewildering .... some  have highly complicated weave patterns - and most claim the be the best on offer, or the first in the field with some new mysterious technology- and then of course there are two main differences in the requirements of cables for high resolution audio equipment.........

The requirement here is to get the power to the respective high current demand area as required by Distribution Units (plug bars) and Power Amplifiers as clean as possible without limiting the current delivery and transient response of the given cable.

One of the problems with some designs of mains cables is that they have a weave pattern that claims to reduce RFI .... while true to some extent this introduces a far bigger problem.... Woven high current cables have a high inductance. 

Inductance has little effect until you try to move current .... when you try to move current affected by high inductance there is a braking effect on the current transfer making for very poor cable transients (or in other words - it adversely affects the speed at which the cable can react to the demand from high current draws such as large amplifiers) ...So for this reason we believe that the problem is best approached with Ferrites - the diameter and amount can be calculated quite simply so as to not cause undesirable effects on the cable transients and yet to remove a large portion of the RFI...together with  the added benefit of reducing electro magnetic interference  between power cables in close proximity to one another.

Primarily Low Current draw components .... Pre Amplifiers - CD Players - Transports - Dacs - Turntables - Power supplies  - Electrostatic Loudspeaker Energizers - DVD and AV equipment... 

RFI shielding plays a far more important roll with the low current draw. The inductance of the cable becomes a far less influencing characteristic and therefore  a weave or twisted cable will have many benefits .... as used in the Opus ..... but this still only goes part way to solving the problems of mains-born interference and its many contributing factors.  One of these being the high contact noise generated by low conductivity brass. This is why we only use Silver Contacts on all of our Mains Leads and Our EPS range of Distribution Bars and Connectors. Brass has a conductivity rating of 28 on the International Conductivity Standard Scale using fully annealed copper as a reference with a rating of 100 . The High Purity Hard Silver plating applied to our EPS range of connectors has an International Conductivity rating of 106 .... thus greatly reducing the contact noise generated. 

We also use Ferrite again on the Opus with a carefully calculated cross section as this attenuates the ultra high frequencies associated with mobile phones - although this is nowhere near audio frequencies it can have detrimental effects on the internal components of sensitive audio equipment ... especially digital equipment - if it gets chance to enter the system via the mains cable . 

The  final solution the Opus-F is also fitted with a state of the art In-line Filter . This has a rejection characteristic better that 55db at 1 mhz and is fitted as close to the source component as possible making for a very cost effective and comprehensive solution to a highly complex problem.....

The Missing Link Ultrapure system

Cables based on Science not mythology

Pictured above The Missing Link EPS-100 Ultrapure Silver plated wall socket v high quality MK wall socket..

 Generated contact noise caused by contact resistance causes distortion to the 50 cycle waveform degrading the quality of the mains - this is a fact.. that's why we were the first company to introduce Silver plated mains connectors to the market over 7 years ago and we have continually improved this process using our own chemist to produce the highest purity plating  possible  as used in our full range of Missing link power cables and connectors as standard.. the test equipment we use for development can measure contact resistance down to 1-10,000 of an Ohm + - 2%

  On the Left is the contact resistance of a Missing Link EPS-100 wall socket with EPS-500 Silver mains plug pin measuring 1.23 milli Ohm - on the Right is a high quality MK wall socket with an MK brass mains plug pin as fitted to most high end mains cables  some costing thousands of pounds ! measuring 5.11 milli Ohm..

 The EPS range of mains connectors offer the lowest measurable contact noise in the world... Fact !

Silver American, Silver Euro and many other power connector options also available 

All  genuine  Missing Link plugs depict our logo, your guarantee of quality...

Just a few of the Silver  plated mains connectors we produce 

..... The main point is - Will it improve your musical experience...?  

Power Cables

The Opus Power Cable is specifically for sensitive and digital front end equipment . It comes in two versions filtered ( Opus-F ) and unfiltered. Rated at 10 amps and 6.5 amps for the filtered version. This cable also uses noise dissipating technology for the removal of unwanted RFI picked up by the many miles of cable connecting your electricity supply All versions use the noise reducing Silver plated EPS-500 UK mains plug at one end and a choice of the  Silver plated EPS-250  IEC 320 (kettle plug) as standard. or 16 amp American style plug or Figure of Eight 2 pin connector at the other end… Offering unmatched performance this gives the added benefit of offering the lowest generated mains contact noise possible and excellent EMI and RFI rejection due to its twisted construction. Prices start from £48 for a one metre cable add £10 per consecutive metre.. Available in all popular termination options for the UK, European and American market.

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The Orbit & Orbit S  Power Cable is designed primarily for power amplifiers and feeding distribution units. This has a current rating of 45 amps at 240 volts and excellent transient response, utilising an unbeatable combination of 7 Silver plated 0.5mm conductors per core and self damping silicone insulation... More than adequate for the most demanding of amplifiers This cable also uses noise dissipating technology for the removal of unwanted RFI picked up by the many miles of cable connecting your electricity supply without  limiting current draw capabilities .... And comes terminated with the noise reducing Silver plated  EPS-500 13 amp uk mains plug and the Silver plated Marinco hospital grade large body IEC 320 as  - The Silver Marinco is arguably the finest 320 on the market & the only Silver plated one we know of the Orbit S new for 2006 comes terminated with the excellent value Silver plated Schurter.... Silver contacts give the added benefit of offering the lowest generated mains contact noise possible. Prices start from only £65 for a one metre Orbit S or £89 for the original Orbit add £12 per consecutive metre. Available in all popular termination options for the UK, European and American market. The Orbit Power cable offers unparalleled performance & Design excellence at a fair price..

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The Missing Link Cryo Reference Power Cable This is a no compromise design offering a combination of the finest materials and design available offering unparalleled levels of EMI and RFI rejection combined with extremely low inductance, ultra fast transient response incorporating our state of the art cryo_ttone™  cryogenic treatment process on all conductive components all you need do is use your ears.. suitable for all audio applications please feel free to contact us to arrange loan cables we think you will be pleasantly surprised. Prices start from £170 for a one metre cable with a choice of pearl or black braid finish add £80 per consecutive metre ......

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Please note all power cables are available with  optional built in spike and surge Ultra Clamp protection....

All cables are available for free home demonstration allowing you to assess their suitability with  your own unique system and listening environment at no cost or obligation...!

Power Distribution

Mains Filters

Introducing Our New Range of plug and play high performance mains filters and  surge protectors  - the  new 'Silver Whisper' mains filter at £69 offers unparalleled price performance owing much of its clever circuit design to the larger 'Silver Silence Reference' mains filter at £169 . We are also currently developing  a powerful stand- alone  earth- referenced surge & spike arrestor

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All units are un-switched and the neon is then disconnected for the removal of undesirable line noise.. the contacts are modified then hard Silver plated making the perfect partner for the EPS-500 Silver mains plug. This brings contact noise and  pin arcing down to almost un-measurable levels ...

The 4 and 6 way distribution bars are finished in black as standard using our high current Orbit mains lead and  the EPS-500  .. prices start at £88 for a 4 way unit & £98 for a six way add £12 per consecutive metre with optional built in spike and surge Ultra Clamp protection....

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The Reference Supplier with mains conditioner 4,6,8 & 10 way

Reference Power  Distribution System.  This has the option of up to 8  sockets together with  a state of the art low inductance high power mains purifier  with better than 89 db noise rejection offering a comprehensive solution to clean mains supply . The Reference Supplier is hard wired from the Silver plated EPS-600 supply plug to the Silver plated EPS-100 un-switched Sockets with our well regarded  high transient Silver Reference mains cable..  the  unit is also fully shielded and Star earthed with external technical  earth post and  all metal construction. This will make one of the very finest fully shielded low noise power distribution systems available..   As demonstrated at the  Heathrow show prices Start from £450  for mains conditioned 4 way unit with one metre of cable  add £80 per consecutive metre..

Diplomat 6 way

This is the perfect solution for those of you using High quality American mains leads. It removes the need for performance reducing adaptors. It comes  with one metre of  low noise high current Orbit mains cable and UK 13 Amp EPS-500 Silver mains plug wired to 6  high quality US sockets with fully shielded all steel construction casing and star earthing from £169...

.....all our mains cables are constructed from silver plated copper... again superior from a line noise point of view to oxygen free copper....