Black Rhodium

COMPETITIVELY PRICED AND A GREAT-QUALITY INTERCONNECT.
That’s the verdict of specialist HiFi Magazine HiFi Choice when they recently reviewed Black Rhodium’s new Calypso RCA Stereo interconnect.
Black Rhodium’s new CALYPSO RCA stereo interconnect has been engineered to connect your source components and amplifiers with exceptional clarity and musicality, CALYPSO RCA stereo interconnect can deliver outstanding performance in systems with loudspeakers priced between £1,500 and £2,500, bringing a level of refinement normally associated with far more expensive cables.
CALYPSO RCA gives you;
• Clearer high frequencies from silver plated conductors
• Greater dynamic ranges from full length vibration damping
• Quieter background thanks for excellent screening
• Hourglass silhouette plugs for ease of connection
Calypso RCA is available in 1m (retail price £500) and 1.5m lengths (retail price £700) , with custom lengths on request, and can be purchased from Black Rhodium dealers or from www.blackrhodium.co.uk

YOU TOO CAN ENJOY A WIDER SOUNDSTAGE WITH STREAM S
This is how a happy customer described his experience of Stream S mains power cable in his music system.
He writes “– just to say the Black Rhodium Stream S arrived last week (super quick – within a day!) and I am very pleased with it.
I noticed an immediate sense of greater ‘presence’ around vocals and then over the next hour or two other changes started to become noticeable. In particular, the ‘wider dynamics’ you spoke of … at first I wasn’t 100 per cent sure what you meant by this, but now I’ve listened to it I think I do! The soundstage got wider still and more precise too, often moving outside the speakers. I also noticed that there was, at times, a vertical change as well, pushing the sound higher in the soundstage eg tweeter level and sometimes above. So the soundstage got bigger in essence and there was an enhanced sense of overall musicality too. There is also a greater sense of what I tend to call ‘air and space’ around vocals and instruments, which adds to the levels of refinement – and the 3-D aspect of the soundstage seems to have been enhanced a touch as well (this was already very good and is now even better).
The main reason I am pleased though is that it helps my system balance – Audioquest mains power cables have a rather ‘dark’ and heavy sound. By way of example, I’ve also listened to a Monsoon and that has more bass grunt but not quite the refinement, musicality and enhanced soundstage of the Stream S. In my scoring system the Stream S came out on top in nearly all categories. In essence, it seems to build on the Black Rhodium Xtra sound but with more refinement, musical ‘presence’ and improved soundstaging.
I found, by the way, that it worked best into my HiFi Rose 150B music streamer/DAC. I also tried it with my Audiolab 9000Q pre-amp and there were similar effects there – just not as pronounced, so I am more than happy for it to be situated powering my streamer. I actually wondered whether this phenomenon influenced the name ...?!” D.P. by email
What a wonderful endorsement using Black Rhodium in your music system

HEAR MORE AND FEEL MORE IN EVERY RECORDING
Black Rhodium has substantially upgraded the sound quality of the OPERETTA RCA Stereo Interconnects.
The new OPERETTA (2026) RCA stereo interconnect has been engineered to give consumers a higher quality sound and is now priced midway between the highly acclaimed (‘more than justifies its price tag.’ -HIFI Choice) OVERTURE RCA and recently introduced CALYPSO (2025) RCA.
Attention has been given to more effective vibration damping of the signal wire to given wider dynamic range to music without hardening of sound at loud levels.
OPERETTA RCA is available from Black Rhodium dealers or the Black Rhodium web site and in lengths of 1m pairs or 1.5 m pairs, with other lengths supplied on request.
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DISCOVER MORE IN EVERY RECORDING.
Black Rhodium’s new CALYPSO RCA stereo interconnect has been engineered to connect your source components and amplifiers with exceptional clarity and musicality, CALYPSO RCA stereo interconnect can deliver outstanding performance in systems with loudspeakers priced between £1,500 and £2,500, bringing a level of refinement normally associated with far more expensive cables.
CALYPSO RCA gives you;
• Clearer high frequencies from silver plated conductors
• Greater dynamic ranges from full length vibration damping
• Quieter background thanks for excellent screening
• Hourglass silhouette plugs for ease of connection
Calypso RCA is available in 1m and 1.5m lengths, with custom lengths on request, and can be purchased from Black Rhodium dealers or from www.blackrhodium.co.uk

SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR
OVERTURE LOUDSPEAKER CABLE IS SO NEAR to the sound of Charleston loudspeaker cable which was awarded HiFi Plus ‘Loudspeaker Cable of the Year’ a few years ago.
SO FAR below the price of The Charleston at less that half the Charleston price.
We achieve this remarkable value by using the same design techniques as Charleston but by using less components.
If you can afford Charleston, you will always appreciate its extra musical quality.
Overture loudspeaker cable brings high quality sound to a much wider audience.
Go to your Black Rhodium dealer and ask to hear this remarkable cable or find out more on www.vlackrhdoium.co.uk

CUT THE NOISE – USE BALANCED XLR CABLES.
Balanced XLR cables connected by 3 pin XLR connectors will reduce the noise in your music system by using two audio signals of opposing polarity. In the cable both signals can be distorted by electrical noise. When connected to the amplifier, the amplifier will amplify the difference signal between the two wires. But the noise is almost the same in both cables so the difference between them is virtually zero. In this way the noise picked up by the cable is cancelled and we have a noise-free audio signal.
The benefit of balanced XLR cables is a much clearer audio signal with less distortion of your music. The downside is that 2 wires cost more than the single wire used in unbalanced RCA interconnects and that preamplifiers will require extra circuitry or a transformer to produce the balanced output. That is why RCA connected cables are much more popular in low and medium price music systems. But for the very best music systems, balanced XLR cables are preferred by most aficionados and he best selling cable in Black Rhodium’s top quality Flamenco Cable Collection is the XLR stereo interconnect.
Balanced XLR cables are used extensively in professional audio and recording. For microphones that produce a very low-level signal, balanced connections are essential to minimise noise that picked up on a long cable length.
For your balanced XLR stereo interconnect, go to your local Black Rhodium dealer for a demonstration of their amazing sound quality or buy from www.blackrhodium.co.uk with a cable return option.

ALL METALS USED IN CABLES SOUND DIFFERENT. At Black Rhodium we have tested the sound of almost every metal that can used to make audio cables. They all sound different and the more expensive the metal, the clearer the sound. We have found that precious metals in the ’Platinum Group’, such as platinum and palladium give a much more beautiful sound quality to your music than anything else. That is why, several years ago, we introduced our Cantata stereo interconnect using high purity palladium wire. Cantata has sold steadily over the years to serious music lovers who desire the very best sound from their music. Because the price of precious metals has risen so much in recent years, we can no longer manufacture the Cantata at anything like the same price so we are offering our existing stock at real bargain prices so you can enjoy their sound. We have a small quantity of 1m stereo RCA cables priced at £2000.00 and 0.45m stereo RCA cables priced at £500 available from www.blackrhodium.co.uk. on page
Cantata S (discontinued and custom length) – Black Rhodium #
Buy your Cantata now before stocks are all sold out.

BLACK RHODIUM CABLES IMPROVE SOUND QUALITY as recently received letter from customer testifies.
"Last weekend I went to see James at the Audio House, Worthing.. . . James advised a switch to Black Rhodium cables. I started with mains cables. First the improvements were amazing, increase in timing and clarity, tighter bass control and smoother. Treble form the XTRA mains cable. The rest is Operetta interconnects and speaker cables and terminal links for speakers. 100% music, no noise no hash, no interfering with signal, very quiet cables, the most musical and best I have used. In 53 years, I have tried them all, this is my final loom.
Many many thanks." A.C. by letter

WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM IN YOUR MUSIC SYSTEM?
Is your bass too soft or your high frequencies too harsh oris your system just lacking clarity? You might assume the problem lies in your amplifier or loudspeakers — but our long experience with hi fi systems shows that the real culprit is often the cables. And the good news is that upgrading cables costs far less than replacing equipment.
Cables Matter More Than You Think. The Laws of Physics show that an audio signal travelling through a wire is vulnerable to natural distortions: high frequency interference, magnetic fields, and other unwanted effects. These distortions alter the waveform, blur detail, and reduce musical realism.
The Black Rhodium Approach is to engineer cables to reduce ALL major forms of cable distortion — something far more complex than it sounds. Our breakthrough came with the Charleston loudspeaker cable, the first Black Rhodium design to significantly reduce every major type of cable distortion. Its performance earned outstanding reviews, including the HiFi Plus Loudspeaker Cable of the Year Award. Compared with earlier designs, Charleston delivers a far more natural, lifelike sound.
If your music system sounds indistinct in the bass, lacking clarity in the mid frequencies or harsh and strident at high frequencies, upgrading to Black Rhodium cables can transform your listening experience. In many systems, more than one cable may need upgrading to unlock the full benefit, but the improvement will be worth the effort.
A cable that is highly effective at reducing all major cable distortion types is the Calypso RCA stereo interconnect, a good upgrade opportunity for any mid-range music system.
Go. hear the difference for yourself. Visit your nearest Black Rhodium dealer for a demonstration or purchase directly from our website with the confidence to return it if it doesn’t deliver the sound you want.
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INTRO - THE IDEAL CABLES FOR YOUR FIRST MUSIC SYSTEM
If you are buying your first hi-fi ‘separates’ music playing system, you will want to choose your equipment very carefully to enjoy your music, but to enjoy your music fully you will need good cables. INTRO for FIRST SYSTEM cables have been specially designed to deliver high quality sound, affirmed by 5 Star awards from specialist magazine Hi-Fi Choice magazine. And the price is right – very affordable in the overall budget for your first system, as evidenced by one of our customers;
“Just received my cable which I’m very pleased with the construction and the sound I have placed it between my cd transport and dac it is in place of £90 coax from another manufacturer and on first listening is no worse and to my ears is slightly better for £29 it’s got to be one of the bargains in Hifi well done I’ll certainly be looking at more cables from you Thanks” JC by email
To buy your INTRO for FIRST SYSTEM cables, buy your first music system from a Black Rhodium dealer who can wire your whole system with INTRO.
All Intro Products – Black Rhodium
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