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Straight Wire is best known for its high performance for the cost Hi-Fi audio analog and digital cables. They have a fast turn around for custom length cables and 90% of their extensive portfolio is made in the USA.

Key to Straight Wire's longevity in the cable business is a fundamental understanding of what matters most in any application - consumer audio, commercial, automobile, marine, avionics - and to be able to provide a cable with the best electrical and mechanical properties for the application including taking into account the acoustical characteristics of the location.

OEM supplier to many well known brands and with over 40 years of experience in matching cables to specific electronics and speaker brands, there are few situations where Straight Wire does not have a great sounding solution at a reasonable price.

Made-to-order, hand-built in-house, custom lengths with a choice of terminations are assembled from Straight Wire's extensive cable stock in days not weeks.

Matching cables to your audio system

Straight Wire sticks to the tried and true because they know that having invested in expensive amplifiers, source components and loudspeakers, 90% of the sound customers are hoping for depends on having cables that take into account the complex impedance characteristics of the amplifier and speakers because if there is a mismatch, boastful cable technologies won't be that relevant. That is why different cable geometries and insulating materials vary between models in the Straight Wire range. Put another way Straight Wire aims to get good results across a broad range of products whereas other manufacturers products may be very good in some situations but not at all good in others.


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Matching cables to your room and personal taste

Neutral is an over used word in Hi Fi audio. Saying a cable is a "filter" is perhaps not the best way to think about how cables interact with components in an audio system. If you've ended up with speakers that sound a little bright in a room with little acoustic absorption, you might want to have a cable with electrical properties so the power response of the system curtails a peaky treble. Your speakers will sound different in a modestly sized concrete basement versus a large open plan home with sheet-rocked 2x4" studs. Some cable geometries tend to expand dynamic range and others contract it while at the same time producing more depth to the sound stage. So it's just as much a a "transfer function" as a "filter" Older ears tend to prefer more mellow sounds versus the more detail craving younger ears.

Upgrade from basic cables

Upgrading your cables is one of the least expensive paths to better sound and video. Cables that come in the box with the equipment should only be considered as temporary hook-ups. To allow your components to perform optimally allow a cable expenditure of 10%-15% of your equipment costs.

A good set of Straight Wire cables made with the right terminations, length, and sonic characteristics for your equipment will often postpone the need to upgrade speakers and electronics and is essential infrastructure for future component upgrades.

The Straight Wire Experience

kemela has been a Straight Wire partner for over 20 years and we work closely with Straight Wire to recommend the best Straight Wire cables for your situation because a cable does not just have it's own sound, it is part of a system. The consultation process is why we list retail versus MAP prices for Straight Wire products on this website, however pricing consideration is given to loyal kemela customers and new customers wanting to upgrade their system with a complete a set of cables which in many cases you may try before you buy at home.

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Straight Wire Symphony 3 Interconnect

  • Silky midrange and rich bass conveys great texture
  • Low noise star quad design of 4 coated OFHC conductors in TPR insulation
  • Dynamic soundstage with superior performance even in longer lengths
  • Compatible with broad range of components
  • Very popular interconnect
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Straight Wire Encore II Interconnect

  • Astonishingly clear midrange approaching reference level
  • Low noise star quad design of 4 coated OFHC conductors with foam PP insulation
  • High compatibility with many components
  • Individually coated conductors for reduced acoustic grain and longer life
  • Attractive red braid and clear jacket allows more extended bass
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Straight Wire Rhapsody 3 Interconnect

  • Clear midrange with detailed articulation and luxurious musicality
  • Six Silver/OFHC conductors with foam PP insulation in optimally packed helix
  • More dynamic than Encore with fuller bass
  • A good all round versatile interconnect with few trade-offs
  • Locking RCA plug
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Straight Wire Expressivo 3 Interconnect

  • New interconnect cable to match Expressivo speaker cable
  • Advanced helix of compressed OHFC conductors in dual foamed PE/PP insulation
  • Well balanced cable with airy presentation and defined soundstage
  • Good information preservation at affordable price
  • Flexible durable grey jacket with optional outer white or black mesh
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Straight Wire Serenade 3 Interconnect

  • Rich smooth sound yet articulate and engaging
  • Advanced helix of compressed OFHC conductors in super foam PP + PTFE insulation
  • Well balanced treble with extended bass
  • More resolving than Rhapsody S
  • Rich spatial soundstage
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Straight Wire Expressivo AG Interconnect

  • New interconnect cable to match Expressivo speaker cable
  • Advanced helix of compressed OHFC conductors in dual foamed PE/PP insulation
  • Well balanced cable with airy presentation and defined soundstage
  • Good information preservation at affordable price
  • Flexible durable grey jacket with optional outer white or black mesh
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Straight Wire Virtuoso R2 Interconnect

  • Wide bandwidth interconnect
  • Classic dual coax design of cert silver coated copper conductors in micro foam PTFE insulation
  • Excels at accurate high frequency timing for precise spatial localisation
  • Full harmonics provide focused vivid lifelike timbres with tight extended bass
  • Used by many manufacturers for final "voicing" of reference designs
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Straight Wire Crescendo 3 Interconnect

  • This physically impressive interconnect offers a vast holographic, dynamic, and well-balanced presentation
  • Advanced helix of cert copper CDA101 conductors in dual super foam PP/PTFE insulation
  • Low resistance attribute unleashes the music within well-dimensioned sound stage
  • Excellent rendering of both low level ambient details and grand scale full orchestra
  • A very satisfying cable that works well in many systems at a realistic price
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Straight Wire Soundstage speaker cable

  • Open highs and well defined bass, deeper soundstage
  • Helix design gives greater sense of space and spatial precision
  • 18ga x 8 OFHC conductors in foam polypropylene insulator
  • 0.36" diameter putty jacket in this easy to accomodate versatile cable
  • Audio Video International Magazine Grand Prix award winner
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Straight Wire Symphony 3 speaker cable

  • Smooth sounding full frequency range cable with capacity for high volume special effects and real sense of soundstage
  • Flexible cable that is easy to work with
  • 16ga x 8 OFHC conductors in foam TPR insulator
  • 0.52" diameter dark charcoal jacket
  • A great cable to take the edge off overly energetic forward sounding speakers
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Straight Wire Octave 4 speaker cable

  • Popular cable for higher power amplifiers and receivers now with eight 14ga conductors
  • Shares many of the characteristics of Symphony speaker cable but with slightly tighter, more controlled bass, and defined midrange
  • 14ga x 8 OFHC conductors with CCT technology in advanced polypropylene insulator
  • 0.57" diameter putty jacket
  • Excellent speaker cable for bi-wiring speakers
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Straight Wire Expressivo 3 speaker cable

  • Improved air core insulation design now with eight 14ga conductors
  • Symmetrical helix design preserves signal nuances while delivering high currents
  • Good noise rejection, focus and air
  • 14ga x 4 certified copper conductors, CCT technology, & air core/polypropylene insulator
  • 0.57" diameter black mesh jacket
  • Great separation and air with realistic 3D soundstage
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Straight Wire Serenade 3 speaker cable

  • Voluminous soundstage and focused engaging performance
  • Bass is powerful and very well extended with softer laid back mid-top range and clear top end
  • Certified OFHC conductors, CCT technology, & advanced foam polypropylene insulator
  • 0.82" diameter clear jacket over black braid pattern
  • Versatile high value high end speaker cable
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Straight Wire Expressivo Grande II speaker cable

  • Big brother to Expressivo with new air core insulation
  • Symmetrical helix design preserves signal nuances while delivering high currents
  • Good noise rejection, focus and air
  • 15ga x 6 certified copper conductors, CCT technology, & air core/polypropylene insulator
  • 0.63" diameter black mesh jacket
  • Captivating spatial articulation with high resolution
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Straight Wire Crescendo 3 speaker cable

  • Vast three dimensional holographic life-like presentation
  • Superbly transparent cable that reveals deeper bass energy
  • High frequency smoothness with sense of space around individual performers within a group
  • Certified OFHC conductors, CCT technology, & unique dual foam PTFE/polypropylene insulator
  • 1.07" diameter clear jacket over black/grey braid pattern
  • Realistically priced high-end speaker cable. Can be configured for tri-wiring
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Straight Wire Mega-Link Digital Cable

  • Premium cable with constant 75 Ohm impedance for accurate transmission
  • 15% Silver coated OFHC stranded conductors with micro foam PTFE insulation
  • Foamed polyethylene insulation with dual silver plated braid and foil shields
  • Straight Wire's most recent high performance digital cable
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Straight Wire Info-Link Digital Cable

  • Absolute Sound praised INFO-LINK as a bargain
  • Pure Silver stranded conductors with super micro foam PTFE insulation
  • Dual silver plated foil/braid shielding
  • RCA or BNC termination available
  • Greatest bandwidth with excellent signal to noise ratio
  • Studio level performance for the most demanding digital interfacing
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Straight Wire USBF USB Cable

  • Features separate data and power conductor filtering on source end to reduce noise and data errors
  • Silver plated OFC low resistance conductors with foamed PE insulation
  • Straight Wire's Compressed Conductor Technology for less "strand jumping"
  • High coverage shielding
  • Perfect for optimal digital transmission especially over longer lengths
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Straight Wire Gray Lightning Power Cable

  • Shielded Star quad, overall 12 GA design
  • Improves power input at a reasonable price
  • 2 x 14 GA OFC stranded conductors per polarity in hybrid TPR insulation
  • Avaiable with 15A and 20A IEC european made connectors
  • High grade Hubbel wall plug
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Straight Wire Black Thunder Mk2 Power Cable

  • Triple quad twist design; separate TPR insulated dual twist ground path
  • Multi-conductor 10 GA design for high current capacity
  • Neutral sounding highly dynamic power cable
  • 12 x 18 GA OFC Stranded PFA and PP insulation power conductors
  • The flexible TPR jacket plus tough black mesh is extremely durable
  • Avaiable with 15A and 20A IEC european made connectors
  • High grade Hubbel wall plug
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Straight Wire Pro Thunder Power Cable

  • Triple quad twist design; separate TPR insulated dual twist ground path
  • Multi-conductor 9 GA design for high current capacity
  • Neutral sounding highly dynamic power cable
  • 12 x 18 GA OFHC Stranded PTFE and PP insulation power conductors
  • The flexible TPR jacket plus tough black mesh is extremely durable
  • Avaiable with 15A and 20A IEC european made connectors
  • High grade Hubbel wall plug
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