Check out the contents by cutting the LAN cable for super high-end audio of over 4,000 yen at 1.5 m

AudioQuest's audio LAN cable that develops audio accessories such as high-end headphones and high-end USB audio conversion adapter "Ethernet VodkaThe official price is 1.5 m(PDF)$ 339 (about 42,000 yen)It is also an ultra high-end LAN cable. The Ethernet Vodka is disassembled by Ars Technica of IT related media and the contents of the contents are released, and the whole picture of the LAN cable for super high-end audio to worry is revealed.

Gallery: we tear apart a $ 340 audiophile Ethernet cable and look inside | Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/gallery-we-tear-apart-a-340-audiophile-ethernet-cable-and-look-inside/

This is decomposed Ethernet Vodka.


The cable is covered with nylon fiber with high fiber physical properties.


For the connector part of the Ethernet Vodka, "Telegärtner's"MFP 8 Cat 6 AIt is calledRJ-45A plug is used and the price is 9 euros (about 1200 yen).


Arrows are marked on the back of the connector, according to AudioQuest, if you connect the connector with the arrow in the same direction as the electric signal flowsThe best sound quality can be drawn outAnd that.


I removed the silver carver attached to the connector part. A small white box attached to the board is a terminator which is said to change the sound quality when worn.


This is a silvery cover removed.


On the underside of the removed cover, something like paper something ......


As I removed it, it was a masking tape like paper. Ars Technica seems to be surprised at the fact that masking tape is used for the LAN cable of over 40,000 yen, "I am talking about the most expensive masking tape I have bought."


RJ45 's claw.


Viewed from the side.


Now we have a white terminator ......


When removed from the cap, metal parts for connecting cables to the board appeared.


Looking from another angle it is like this.


Next is the disassembly of the cable.


I cut the cable by 3.5 cm.


The nylon fiber which covered the cable was said to be difficult to cut even with a knife.


Cable after removing nylon fiber. A cable of the type "CMG 24 AWG" is used.


The outermost part of the cable is a polyethylene cover, and the part inside it is called a braided shield. There is also an aluminum shield on the inside, and 4 cables are placed in it. Cables are covered with a silver shield one by one.


If you cut only the cover, you can see the braided shield and the aluminum shield.


Three shields are used, braided shield and aluminum shield, as well as a shield covering one cable, Ethernet VodkaCategory 7 cableIt is said that it is classified as.


Finally, check the four cables that were on the innermost side.


The cable had two layers of black cover and aluminum shield.


If you peel off the aluminum shield, the intertwined cables and wires will come out.


Light blue and white cable, copper wire.


When removing the outside of the cable, it was silver platedCoated wireCame out.


According to AudioQuest, the coated wire adopted for Ethernet Vodka is optimal for super high frequency sound.


This completes the disassembly of Ethernet Vodka. People who are considering purchasing high-end audio LAN cables seems to be helpful.