Gotham Audio GAC-3, 5.8mm ø, Black or Brown, SOLD PER FOOT, NOT TERMINATED

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The classic 3-conductor mic cable – balanced double Reussen shielded analog audio cable. For three decades, this was the famed IC-3 Interconnect Cable supplied with Neumann Microphones in the USA.

Why three conductors for an audio signal? Here are some answers:

• Grounding/shielding: With the third conductor put to ground, together with the two shields, we have a cable design renowned for superior RF-rejection for 5 decades. This fact has been confirmed in literally hundreds of situations where severe RFI problems were solved simply by a change to a properly grounded Gotham microphone cable. In an AES-paper presented by Neil A. Muncy in November 1994, GAC-3 was named the best performing microphone cable then available. Reference: “Noise Susceptibility in Analog and Digital Signal Processing Systems” presented at the 97th AES Convention, San Francisco, November 1994, Revised April 12, 1995 – Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, Vol. 43 #6, June 1995, p. 435-453.
• Round Construction: 3-conductor constructions are round constructions, and since the cable has the freedom to move in all directions, especially on the strain relief of a connector, the cable will survive more movement cycles.
• Phantom Power: The 3rd conductor can be wired as a drain wire for a reliable connection of phantom power to the microphone, without affecting the shield.

Each of the three conductors consists of 96 (!!) strands of LCOF 0.05mm copper wires. The finest available stranding for audio cables resulting in improved flexibility, better signal transport and longer lifetime (moving cycles).

Construction:

Technical Specifications:

GOTHAM AUDIO CABLE Standard Wiring for GAC-3:

• Brown = Pin 2 + (Hot)
• White = Pin 2 – (Cold)
• Both shields plus Green = Pin 1 (Ground)