Chord Epic speaker cable is the result of a successful
marriage of two of Chord's award winning speaker cables.
The silver-plated oxygen free copper conductors, Teflon insulation and
silicone surround are borrowed from Chord Odyssey speaker cable and the
shielding system is taken from the Chord Signature speaker cable.
The development and success of Signature speaker cable proved conclusively
that shielding speaker cable could bring some serious improvements to sound
quality.
The lessons learnt during its development means that we can now apply the
same principles to other cables within the Chord range. Chord Epic is a highly
effective shielded cable with many of the performance characteristics of the
more expensive Chord Signature.
Fitting shielding systems to speaker cables can bring the same sort of
benefits to the sound of a system that improving the shields on interconnects
does.
The lower levels of interference and the resulting lower noise floor bring
obvious improvements to the high frequency performance but it is the jump in
performance across the bass and mid frequencies that really surprises
listeners.
The space and the extra harmonic content that Epic can bring to a system
allows bass instruments to breathe properly.
The complex harmonic information that makes up the timbre of cellos,
violins and violas is carried extremely accurately, likewise piano.
The lower noise floor also makes micro-dynamic information far easier to
hear and it is far simpler to follow, understand and ultimately become more
involved in even the most complex pieces of music.
