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Gamma Geometry gives this interconnect rhythm and bounce
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Gamma Geometry gives this interconnect rhythm and bounce

A Firewire cable that has been given the audiophile treatment

The name might not tell one much, but there’s quite a lot to this cable. Its appearance is certainly distinctive, with the multiple conductors and those intriguing-looking terminator barrels (which actually merely serve to disentangle the conductors), and as with most Ixos cables, the distinctive feature is the ‘Gamma Geometry’ weave.

Many spend thousands of pounds on AV gear and software to play on it, but completely ignore one crucial factor – the mains supply that powers it.

This is Ixos's top Gamma Geometry cable, the big brother of IX1. The two share many features, including proprietary Aptimus-coated conductors and the geometry, but IX2 naturally differs in several waysfrom its cheaper stablemate

Ixos has been around as a cable brand for a few years now and itstrademark Gamma Geometry has become a familiar sight. The essence of Gamma is that the two signal-conducting cores of the cable