Monday, March 31, 2025

Are Wireworld XLR female to RCA (XLR→RCA) adapter cables compatible with my components?

Most standard XLR female to RCA adapter cables have the XLR pin 3 connected to pin 1. Using an adapter like that can damage some components with electronically balanced outputs that are not designed to drive an impedance of 0 ohms. Those components will work properly with pin 3 disconnected. However, components with transformer coupled balanced outputs will not work with pin 3 disconnected, so connecting pin 3 to pin 1, either directly or through a load resistor is required. To provide compatibility with all components, Wireword XLR female to RCA adapter cables use 10K ohm resistors to connect pin 3 to pin 1. Please note that RCA to XLR male (RCA→XLR) adapter cables always require XLR pin 3 to be connected to pin 1.

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Wireworld® Cable Technology Introduces Series 10 Audio Cables

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL November 1, 2024 – Wireworld Cable Technology, one of the world’s most respected brands of high-performance audio and video cables, is introducing their next generation ‘Series 10’ audio cables. These new cables incorporate several technical and visual improvements over the previous ‘Series 8’. The patented DNA Helix designs have been upgraded with additional strand groups that reduce electromagnetic (eddy current) losses for increased resolution, focus and dynamic contrast. Wireworld’s latest composite insulation technology, COMPOSILEX® 5, minimizes triboelectric noise to provide cleaner sonic textures and quieter backgrounds than previous insulation materials. These material and design upgrades represent five years of additional research and development beyond Wireworld’s critically acclaimed Series 8 cables.

The Series 10 cable line includes a wide selection of audio interconnects, loudspeaker cables, power cords, 75-Ohm and 110-Ohm digital audio cables. There are nine levels of audio interconnects priced from $36 to $3900 per pair. The interconnect range includes five levels of tonearm cables, subwoofer cables and minijack cables. The six levels of 75-Ohm coaxial digital cables are priced from $40 to $2000 for the 1m length. There are four levels of 110-Ohm balanced digital cables priced from $210 to $1850 for a 1m cable. The twelve speaker cables range in price from $1.50 to over $1000 per foot. The outstanding ability of these cables to minimize sonic artifacts and masking effects makes them especially helpful in getting more lifelike sound from basic home music systems to all-out high-end mastering studios.

Wireworld calls their power cords ‘Power Conditioning Cords™’ because they are designed to extend the functions and benefits of power conditioning all the way to the component’s power inlet. With five levels of three-conductor cords starting at $130 and two levels of ‘Figure-8’ two-conductor cords starting at $70, their proprietary Fluxfield™ designs provide highly effective shielding and filtering. The Series 10 upgrade to COMPOSILEX® 5 insulation dramatically increases the filtering abilities of the Fluxfield™ designs.

About Wireworld
Wireworld Cable Technology, founded by industrial designer David Salz in 1992, is a premier provider of leading edge digital and analog cable technology for home and professional A/V applications, including HDMI, USB, Ethernet, fiber optic, interconnect, power and speaker cables. Wireworld earned its world-class reputation by producing measurably superior cables optimized through objective perceptual testing, innovative patented designs, premium materials, and exceptional manufacturing quality.

Friday, May 20, 2011

What's Your Love of Music Origin Story?

Hello Dear Reader,

I can't help it. I must admit, I am a bit of a fan and that may not be the most fair position for me to have... but it is a most fulfilling one.

I want to tell you why I support this company, why I rave about this technology, and why everyone who cares about incredible audio/ video reproduction could at least evaluate a Wireworld cable in their system.

Let's start where it all begins... with passion, persistence, and ultimately, performance. You probably know the Wireworld Origin Story already, if not here's my brief version on how Wireworld began propagating a higher standard in AV cable technology.

The Love: David looooves music. But in 1979, (before he ever thought of building a cable) he acknowledged that sometimes music playback sounded less-than-best. What he found was that different cables created different "effects" in his system. He grew frustrated and decided to do something about it.

The Scientific Method/ Experiment: When David identified cables as the performance variable he decided to remove the variable which meant no cables at all. Now what? He proceeded to establish a direct connection by placing his two components back-to-back with 2 inch copper connections (you really can't get much more direct than that).

The Revelation: What he heard was a revelation. The sonic expression became greater and more dynamic, revealing musical details that sound much more lifelike, promoting deeper engagement and effortless listening. The Direct Connection bypass became the performance benchmark for superior cable design and to this day David holds every Wireworld cable to that standard objective.

The Mission: To make cables that perform as closely to a direct connection for the greatest range of music and video lovers around the world. (<--join us on FB)

By bypassing the common loss issues characteristic of conventional cable function, Wireworld has become world renowned for providing what is arguably the most neutral cable technology available anywhere.

Which make me ask, "What happens when you use a Wireworld cable as your direct connection for better playback?"

Wireworld has a passionate and knowledgeable network of Authorized Dealers all across America. Many of these dealers have great EVALUATION programs that will let you try a cable in your system before you decide to buy it.

Find out what others are saying about Wireworld's cable technology HERE.

What does listening to music do for you? How do you know when it sounds right or when it sounds off? Do you want a chance to win our flagship HDMI cable? Answer a couple questions and enter for a chance to win at Home Theater Review. Good Luck.

Thanks for reading. If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment or ask us on http://twitter.com/#!/WireworldCable


Thursday, May 19, 2011

David Tours Europe and High End Show in Munich


David Salz (pictured here), Designer & President of Wireworld Inc. is touring Europe this month.

From May 19th to 22nd, he will be at the High End Show in Munich with our German Distributor, High Fidelity Studio in Atrium 4 1.OG F127.

David’s expertise has been instrumental in many design breakthroughs in cable technology, leading to numerous patents and engineering innovation awards for Wireworld.

While in Europe he'll be sharing Wireworld's simple presentations & methodologies that demonstrate the differences cables make to video and audio quality, especially HDMI and Digital cables which are sometimes regarded as controversial topics.

This information will be posted on our main website later this year. In the meantime, learn more about the technologies correcting the complex problems of conventional AV cable. Read more.