Shunyata Research's Phoenix speaker cables strike an ideal balance of extreme value and state-of-the-art performance. The Phoenix 's hand-crafted construction, custom-designed parts and patented technology seem entirely out of place along side competitors machine-made products retailing at $10,000 and up. The Phoenix 's patented counter-rotating dual helix geometry reintroduces the concept of real-world pricing and value in performance, flexibility and ease of use.

Unlike many heavy-gauge copper designs, the Phoenix a will never sound slowed-down, overly warm, fuzzy or indistinct. Rather, the Phoenix propels sound and music with lightning quick transient signatures, pitch defined low-frequencies and overwhelming dynamic impact. Normally these performance attributes describe ribbon and silver conductor designs-which often sacrifice tonal and timbrel realism in order to accentuate timing characteristics and immediacy in sound. The Phoenix presents the precise timing and dynamic elements of the best ribbon or silver conductor designs while preserving the body, weight and harmonic texture that are critical to realistic sound reproduction.

Patented matrix geometry
. Patent US6,242,689
. 4x4 counterrotating, offset helix geometry
. Minimizes inductive and capacitive reactance

True technological advancements in the signal and speaker cable arena are extremely rare. Usually, there is only flag waving and obtuse terminology used to spin and conceal out-dated designs wrapped in a new skin. The Constellation Series speaker cables are anything but yesterday's news, and come equipped with their own patent to prove it.

Exclusive Shunyata Designed Conductors
. Certified CDA-101 copper
. 4x4 Matrix geometry
. 8 conductors of 16 gauge
. Aggregate 10 gauge cross-section
. Cryogenically treated onsite

Application suggestions
The Phoenix hand-braided nine-gauge conductors make it an ideal partner for all power amplifiers and speaker designs. No design or construction element has been left to chance in the Phoenix , and its construction particulars speak to its unprecedented degree of customization. The Andromedas take the technology within the Phoenix and Lyra to the logical extreme, but it is the Phoenix that bridges the gap between state-of-the-art performance and the ultimate value of industry-wide application potential.

Applications of note
All Constellation Series speaker cables have been exposed to a battery of comparisons and tests within the professional, review and audio/visual community --and have emerged with a record of universal success. Reference applications of Shunyata 's speaker cables within the world's foremost studios, such as Philips Crest National 's million-dollar playback system in Hollywood, and David Gilmour's Astoria studios in the UK provide the kind of credibility and quality assurance few competitors can match. The Constellation Series speaker cables have also been adopted as references by top electronics and speaker manufacturers such as Wilson Audio, Halcro, Balanced Audio Technology, Jeff Rowland Design, Audio Research, Verity Audio and many others. Reviews from the editors of Ultra Audio (Greg Petan) SoundStage (Marc Mickelson) and OnHiFi (Wes Philips) have been extremely favorable and descriptive of the Constellation Series speaker cables performance compared to many cost-no-object designs.

Terminations
1. Standard rhodium and silver spades or bananas
2. Optional WBT platinum spades