Dream V12 AC cords
The Ultra high
performance Dream V12 AC power cords are very thick (approximately
40mm in diameter - thicker, than the Dream and the Dream V10
cords), but still flexible.
Unlike the Dream
and the Dream V10 cords, the Dream V12 conductive material is
unplated, double-insulated oxygen-free copper
The Dream V12
UNI is a user-configurable cord, with fine-tuning feature
(tonality change by moving a special “magnetic field shorting”
collar along the cable)
The user
is able to configure the Dream V12 UNI as Digital, or Wall
/Preamp,
or Power – by himself;
Thus, there is only ONE type of the Dream V12 UNI cord – user (or
dealer) configurable as Power, Digital, Wall or Preamp;
But there are FOUR versions of the standard
Dream V12 cords: WALL, Preamp, Power and Digital (same four
versions as for the Dream and the Dream V10 cords)
All three possible configurations of the
Dream V12 UNI are shown on the picture below.
To reconfigure the Dream V12, simply unscrew
the appropriate black or gold screw and screw in another screw -
according to the legend on the carbon shell.
Both the wall plug and the IEC end are an
integrated part of these cords - which helps the acclaimed
excellent performance of the Dream cords, but creates a problem
with changing the plugs. The Carbon fiber shells are permanently
glued to the cords. Inside the shell, there is a precision
machined collet, which mechanically holds the cord inside the
shell, to prevent stressing the glued joint.
No dealer and no other cable making company (and certainly not a
handy individual) can possibly replace or change a wall plug or
an IEC receptacle on a STEALTH Dream AC cord (any revision). It
is a complex and labor intensive procedure, and thus it can only
be done here, in the USA, at our facility, by a specially
trained technician. The only way is to cut the end completely
off, re-strip the ends of individual wires, refill the cable
core with Helium, seal it, and install a new plug.
The
Dream V12 color coding for the WALL, Preamp, Power and DIGITAL
version of the Dream V12 cords are shown below
and
are the same as for the previous Dream AC cords revisions.
The four types of
Dream V12 STANDARD cords are
similar, but NOT THE SAME: they have the same AC carrying
multipath *** (multiple groups of wires, STEALTH
proprietary configuration), but the ground layout and ground filtering is
type-specific, and thus each Dream V10 AC cord has its type printed on
its carbon shell, plus all four types are individually color-coded
to avoid confusion.
Dream V10 Preamp
(black with blue stripes) - for preamplifiers
Dream V10 Digital
(black with gold stripes) - for digital gear (CD players and
transports, digital processors and AD and DA converters, digital
and class-D power amplifiers)
Dream V10 Power (black
with FIVE silver stripes) - for analog power amplifiers, turntable
motors
Dream V10 Wall (black
with TWO silver stripes) - for AC power conditioners and AC
power strips
PRICING:
Suggested retail price for a
1.2 meters long Dream V12 cord is $4,200;
$4,400 for a 1.5 meters cord,
and then - $1,200 for each consecutive meter;
Suggested retail price for a
1.2 meters long Dream V12 UNI cord is $4,800;
$5,000 for a 1.5 meters cord,
and then - $1,200 for each consecutive meter;
There is no price
difference between 15 Amps and 20 Amps IECs;
Both the American/Japanese
and European (Schuko) wall plugs are priced the same;
*
Star grounding is widely known as the most effective way to
eliminate ground loops and reduce noise and hum;
** Our
proprietary technology, the STEALTH para-vacuum tube is a hermetically sealed flexible tube filled
with Helium; fist, Helium is approximately 15 times lighter than
air, and therefore its energy storage properties are extremely
good: about equal to that of a 15-fold vacuum (i.e. air at 1/15
of the atmospheric pressure); the dielectric
properties of such environment are even better: Helium is inert
and has no ozone or other ionized molecules, and therefore there
are absolutely no current leaks of any kind - and this is better than
any realistic industrial vacuum (pure, or open space vacuum is
impossible to get. Industrial vacuum - i.e. what we get get with
vacuum pumps - is in fact a low pressure air, and it still
contain some oxygen and ionized molecules). In addition, being surrounded by Helium,
the wires will never oxidize or deteriorate. And the last - but
not least, since - unlike any industrial vacuum - the Helium pressure is
exactly the same as the atmospheric air pressure, there is
nothing to force our Helium to leak, plus the tubes remain
flexible, and the Dream V10 cables are user-friendly - unlike all
other "vacuum" cables (which are very stiff and inevitably lose
vacuum with time - i.e. unlike the Dream V10, need periodical
service to maintain the performance).
***Any of the Dream
cords versions and revisions can easily handle several times the power of the
most powerful amplifier on the market; the solid silver contacts
- while made in the 15Amp geometry - offer lower contact
resistance than the 50 Amp rated regular industrial or hospital
grade plugs.
**** We continuously improve our cables and connectors, and add improved and extra features to our products – as we design and test these improvements. The general sonic character of the cable remains the same, it just becomes progressively better and better.
Eventually, with a number of improvements added, the cumulative effect of these improvements becomes significant – i.e. a cable works clearly, considerably better. At this point, we introduce a new revision to a cable model, which summarizes all improvements since the initial release of a particular model (or after the previous revision), making these improvements and features standard for the latest revision.
It’s worth noting that we keep our research and experimentation separate from production, i.e. All cable and connector changes are thoroughly tested before going into production. We never make changes just for the sake of making changes: All improvements that we introduce make perfect and clear sense from the engineering point of view, and are always tested sonically We make absolutely certain that these changes are an actual improvement (i.e. NOT a degradation in any area); we pride ourselves that – since 1999 up to date - no mistakes, errors, or wrong moves have been made or noted. Before adding any improvement, and especially releasing a new revision to any of our products, we always make absolutely certain that the latest revision is better than the previous in each and every respect – being it sonics, appearance, reliability or user convenience.
*****
The IEC standard is confusing because the common molded 15 Amp
IEC shell is printed "10A 250V - while, in fact, it is exactly
the same as printed "15 A 120V". Thus, to avoid confusion, look
at the geometry and NOT at the printed text! More information on
the cable end IECs can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_connector
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