Kimber AXIOS for McIntosh MHP1000
We are delighted to be able to introduce a brand new range of headphone cables from Kimber Kable – AXIOS. The new cable features an innovative woven design specially developed specifically for the cable.
This version of AXIOS is specifically for the McIntosh MHP1000 Headphones.
Kimber's AXIOS cables are available for a range of headphones and look out for more being added to the website as they become available.
Nate Allen,designer of the new cables, told us:
''The first products that Kimber Kable designed were the 8 wire and the 16 wire speaker cables – such as 4PR and 8TC. The design for AXIOS is based on these original products. The headphone cable starts with an OFHC copper wire braid, comprising 16, individually-insulated 24-gauge strands. The really clever part is where there’s a seamless transition to two, eight-braid tails. To accomplish this, we developed an entirely new hand braiding process for remarkably precise and uniform braids within the transition. This is no easy task. The design team braided over 100 cables before the method was perfected and ready for production. It means that there's no solder joint to impair the signal, and rather than simply twisting the tails together, the famous Kimber Kable weave is maintained.
''We’ve also worked really closely with the headphone manufacturers to develop the connectors. All connectors feature hand-polished wood accents which are matched cosmetically to the headphones. For example, take the cable we make for the Audeze LCD-3. The connectors are finished with zebrawood to complement the LCD-3’s appearance. The cables look as good as they sound''.
The cables can be formatted in the most common and traditional 'Y' format - A single stereo plug at the headphone amplifier end which them splits out in to two cables connected to the left and right headphone speaker. Select 1Y format for this option.
AXIOS can also be configured as a 2Y cable if you have a balanced headphone amplifier with two outputs. The cable will have two connectors for the left and right audio signal at the headphone amplifier end and two connectors for for left and right audio going into the headphones. Cables can be fitted with 3.5mm mini jack; 6.35mm (1/4") jack; or 3 pin or 4 pin XLR.
The connectors for the McIntosh MHP1000 headphones are custom machined and then hand finished in-house by Kimber in beautiful Gaboon wood.
For the headphone amplifier end, again the outer shell is machined and hand finished in-house to match the headphone end. Please note that the wood will match at either end as will the plating. All plug types are supported. You can choose from 3.5mm Mini Jack plug, 1/4" Jack plug, 3 pin XLR and 4 pin XLR.
The connectors on the AXIOS cable for the McIntosh MHP1000 headphones are finished in Gaboon (a medium darkwood) with an extremely high quality Nickel plating on the connectors.
Due to the unique constructions methods involved, AXIOS headphone cables are hand-crafted to order, so delivery times may be up to 4 weeks.
