Chord Cobra Vee3 5 Pin Din-5 Pin Din Interconnect Made in England

The Cable

Cobra VEE 3 is a  similar in construction and configuration to Crimson VEE 3, but with a crucial and performance improving difference. Cobra VEE 3 conductors are constructed from multi-stranded silver-plated oxygen free copper conductors and the conductors are insulated with FEP, a material with very similar performance characteristics to PTFE.  This combination of materials is used extensively in Chord cable designs.  We find that it improves signal transfer across a wide bandwidth, particularly noticeable at frequency extremes.  The balanced conductors are held in place with cotton spacers to reduce mechanical noise and protected with a dual layer high frequency effective foil and braid combination shield.    The shielding is surrounded with a soft PVC to provide further mechanical damping and this is protected with a hard PVC outer jacket. 

The Plugs

The Chord Cobra VEE 3 is fitted with Chord?s custom VEE 3 RCA plug.  The ABS outer shell and the unique silver-plating process applied to the contact areas of the plug improve signal transfer across a wide frequency range.  The signal return surround provides a secure high pressure contact with all types of RCA sockets.  The centre pin is insulated with PTFE and the design of the plug and ABS outer shell provides good strain relief without compressing the cable and compromising performance. 

The Crimson VEE RCA/DIN cable is terminated as standard with a 5 pin PREH DIN, the standard fitting for current Naim Audio equipment. We can also supply the Crimson VEE 3 with standard latching DINs and 4 pin DINs

The Cobra VEE3 is available in the following configurations:

5 Pin Din to 2RCA (Naim and Quad)

2 RCA to 5 Pin DIN (Naim and Quad)

5 Pin DIN to 5 Pin DIN (Naim and Quad)

4 PIN to 2RCA (Naim and Quad)

2 RCA to 4 Pin DIN (Naim and Quad)

4 Pin DIN to 4 Pin DIN (Naim and Quad)

Use it with

Matching cables to older Quad amplifiers fitted with DIN sockets is always interesting. The CobraPlus was always a good choice, but the Cobra VEE 3 raises the performance to a new level, improving detail, dynamics and helping to bring definition particularly across the bass frequencies.

The Cobra VEE 3?s silver-plated, FEP insulated conductors and high frequency effective dual layer shield, combine to carry a signal with a high degree of accuracy.  There are a lot of digital to analogue converters that offer a surprising level of performance in relation to their cost.  Cobra VEE 3 would be an excellent cable to use both with these and some of the entry level CD players that are available.  It will go some way to allowing you to hear the performance that these products are capable of, particularly in terms of detail and dynamics.