{"product_id":"chord-c-stream-cable","title":"Chord C-stream Cable","description":"\u003cp\u003eC-stream is The Chord Company’s network cable for streaming audio, designed in the UK. It has an RJ45 plug at each end, so it links a streamer, network player or streaming DAC to your router or network switch. It is part of Chord’s award-winning C-series, which also covers RCA, USB, HDMI and speaker cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it’s made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-speed oxygen-free copper conductors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndividually shielded, twisted conductor pairs, plus an overall shield.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow-loss, low-density polyethylene insulation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24ct gold-plated signal contacts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn over-moulded plug surround and a non-compression strain relief system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich way round\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eC-stream is directional. Look for the black dot on one of the RJ45 plugs: for the best sound, Chord says the plug with the black dot goes to the source. If you are joining a streamer to a router, the black-dot end goes to the router.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Hi-Fi Choice said\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHi-Fi Choice reviewed C-stream in July 2014. The reviewer found it “certainly well made”, with connectors “noticeably superior in construction to the usual all-plastic RJ45 plugs”: a firm plastic clip and a gold-plated metal screen around the pins. Streaming from a PC, they heard “a subtle improvement in spatial positioning of instruments, compared with a standard computer Ethernet cable”, and put it down to the cable’s screening. Their verdict: “Nice one Chord!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eType\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNetwork (Ethernet) streaming cable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePlugs\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRJ45 at both ends, 24ct gold-plated signal contacts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eConductors\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigh-speed oxygen-free copper, twisted pairs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eShielding\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEach pair shielded, plus an overall shield\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInsulation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLow-loss, low-density polyethylene\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLengths\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5m or 3m (Chord also makes 0.75m, 5m, 10m and 20m)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePick the length in the options above: 1.5m or 3m.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor a network streamer such as the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/shanling-sm1-3-desktop-streamer\"\u003eShanling SM1.3\u003c\/a\u003e (gigabit Ethernet) or the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/fiio-s15-desktop-hi-res-audio-streamer\"\u003eFiiO S15\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChord’s installation advice: switch off all equipment before fitting or removing the cable, avoid touching the contact areas of the plug, route the cable away from power cables, and test it with your equipment before running it through walls or floors. Press the RJ45 release catch before pulling the plug out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChord covers its cables with a lifetime warranty against faulty materials and workmanship: keep your receipt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the box: the C-stream cable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Chord Company","offers":[{"title":"1.5m","offer_id":63214919778691,"sku":"CSE2400.015.1","price":105.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"3m","offer_id":63214919745923,"sku":"CSE2400.030.1","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/3199\/8339\/files\/chord-c-stream-cable-c-stream-float.png?v=1793792730","url":"https:\/\/www.advancedmp3players.co.uk\/products\/chord-c-stream-cable","provider":"amp3","version":"1.0","type":"link"}