One of the worst sources of “time smear” (as defined in the Introduction section) is the cables. All audio system cables including the power cords need to be as time coherent as possible. This primarily means reducing skin effect as much as possible using thin ribbon-type conductors; the thinner the better within the other constraints affecting each design application. The skin effect causes so much sonic degradation because it actually spreads all music signal frequency components over time, and the ear-brain system is very sensitive to this subtle “smearing”.

Since Magnan manufactures audio cables, the need not to appear self-serving would seemingly require leaving out any recommendations. However, objectivity and completeness require that we point out that unique in the industry, Magnan cables are designed to be as time coherent as possible.

The Signature interconnect design, using very thin conductive plastic, reduces skin effect time smear to a vanishingly low level limited only by the electromagnetic laws and the constraints of actual input/output circuits.

The Type Vi and Super Bronze interconnects reduce skin effect as much as possible using a metal conductor. These designs reduce the other major source of time smear in cables, dielectric absorption, to a minimum using the best available dielectric system-air space/TFE Teflon.