Monopole®
Connector Brackets.
Where there are more than one set of Monopoles®
on a loudspeaker and there is only one pair of Audio cables connecting
these to the amplifier then Bocchino Audio supplies custom fabricated Monopole®
Connector Brackets. These have the FM2/3 profile cut into a
piece of High Conductivity Copper 1.2 mm thick x 32 mm wide and any length
needed to connect the respective number of Monopoles® on the loudspeaker.
The Bracket is first Silver plated and then Gold plated.
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Goto
Monopole® Connector Brackets Pricing.
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B.A.S.S.
StraightTM
Speaker Cable
( Bocchino Audio Single Strips Straight
Speaker Cable )
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Designed exclusively for use to connect Monopoles®
on the amplifier with Monopoles® on the speaker
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Note 1 ) this cable is made from pure Copper strip
( 99.9%+ pure Copper ) 0.7mm wide x 32mm high with a DC resistance
of less than 600 Micro-Ohms per meter. Two strips make up each
cable and these are separated by being located into a low density foam
block with a minimum separation distance of 30mm. Each strip is electroplated
firstly with anodic copper ( >7N ) followed by pure silver for the
entire surface area of the metal strip.
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This completely eliminates the possibility of
the formation of Copper Oxide on the surface of the metal.
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The strips are then wrapped initially in low density
fibre and then wrapped in a very low permeability insulator. This assembly
is further wrapped in low density fibre , low permeability insulator and
then shielded from RF. With a further insulative wrapping before the final
jacket is socketed over the cable assembly. The cable has the
Bocchino Audio FM3 Spade profile integral at both ends for easy connection
to your Monopoles®.
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B.A.S.S. StraightTMcable
is 71 x 71 millimeters in cross-sectional dimension.
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B.A.S.S. StraightTM
is delivered inserted into a plastic pipe so as to maintain its straight
shape. The 'fly-ends' are 350mm long and are flexible enough to be inserted
into the Monopole® interface.
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B.A.S.S. StraightTMwill
bend but over a longer radius than normal audio cable. Not as flexible
as coiled speaker wire but what a difference it makes! Nominal bending
radius is 600mm or 2 feet.
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B.A.S.S. StraightTMis
available in 2.5 meter and 5 meter lengths. Other lengths are available
on special order.
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Also available in Fine Silver ( 4N: 99.99% pure
Silver).
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B.A.S.S. StraightTMSilver
is not plated. Its appearance is its natural metal colour: Silver.
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The principal benefit of using the B.A.S.S.
StraightTM speaker cable is
that it creates a seamless link from the Monopoles®
on the amplifier to the Monopoles® on
the loudspeaker .
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Other than bare wire from amplifier to loudspeaker
many commercial cables are terminated either with spades or bananas. This
introduces two extra interfaces for the signal to transit, with inevitable
loss of signal microdynamics.
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The effect of having a seamless journey down
B.A.S.S.
StraightTM speaker cable allows
for improved microdynamics and better sounding reproduction than cables
that use unnecessary interfaces such as posed by spades and bananas.
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StraightTM Speaker Cable Pricing.
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MonoMassTM
The MonoMassTM was designed
as a record weight. It straddles the centre spindle and rests on
the record label. Being 3 inches in diameter and 2 inches high it is available
in three metals and a series of different finishes. The standard is polished
and then gold electroplated pure Copper. As the MonoMassessTM
are all the same dimensions the only way of increasing the mass of the
MonoMassTM is to utilize metals of
increasing densities.
The table below shows approximate weights
of the four different metals that MonoMassTMare
available in:
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Metal
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Mass in Kg
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Mass in lbs
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Finish
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Copper
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2.0Kg
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4.4
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Gold Plate
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Tungsten
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4.1
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9.0
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Lacquer and Gold Plate
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The MonoMassTM contributes to both
stabilizing the record and dampening out external vibrations while
the record it is being played. The MonoMassTM is
a better stabilizer than any clamp. Clamps have no inertia, the MonoMassTM
is all inertia!
If you have a turntable with vacuum suction to
hold the record down you don't need a MonoMassTM.
Sonic improvements include better image
focus, tauter bass and more realistic vocals.
Before utilizing a MonoMassTM
it
is important to know whether your turntable bearing can cope with the increased
loading.
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Goto
MonomassTM Pricing.
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Note 1
B.A.S.S. StraightTM
Speaker Cable is primarily for connecting M11;
M13; M14; Monopoles®
only. These should be on both the amplifier and the loudspeakers.
The smaller diameter Monopoles®,
M16 and M24 are designed for standard cables and spades.