3m Avencore Platinum Guitar Lead with 1/4" Plug

Let's break down Avencore's Pro Audio 3m instrument cable offering here and see what we get...

We'll start at the core of the cable. There you'll find a 24 AWG carrier with 20 strands of 0.12mm Oxygen Free Copper (OFC). Surrounding this is an additional five layers:

1. PE Isolation: A layer of Polyethylene (PE) goes around each copper carrier to isolate it. PE Isolation mitigates the Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) produced by the current going through the carrier from leaking too much signal into nearby cables and equipment. Although not a perfect insulator, PE is better than the cheaper PVC isolation found on a lot of cables and is more than enough to deal with the low voltages used in these cables.


2. Conductive PVC: Next is a layer of Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) modified to be conductive. Rather than isolating the EMI coming from the carrier (which is what the PE Isolation does), Conductive PVC insulates the carrier from outside EMI instead.


3. Cotton Filler: Helps make the cable more round, helps prevent static discharge from inside the cable and absorbs some of the impact from being crushed by various things (chairs, trolleys, stage gear, humans of any kind etc.).


4. TCWB Shield: This is the main shield for the cable and also serves double duty as the grounding connection. Tinned Copper Wire Braid (TCWB) shielding is the best shielding a pro audio cable can have. Tinning the copper extends its lifetime and a braided shield has a higher percentage of coverage than a spiral shield while being much more forgiving to being bent than a foil shield.


5. Outer PVC Jacket: Super not interesting, absorbs impacts and helps take the strain off the internal components.

Joined to each end we have some very nice and well made connectors. All Avencore Pro instrument cables feature high quality, robustly designed connectors for maximum long term reliability and signal quality. Avencore's connectors have superior contact points, higher quality components and tighter tolerances when compared to inferior products and counterfeits. The pins on all Avencore pro audio cable connectors (male and female) are also gold plated for long term, high quality conductivity.

Avencore Platinum Series 3m Instrument Cable Specs:
- Avencore's 5 Year Warranty
- Well made and thought out, reliable, professional level cables
- Genuine high quality 6.5mm connectors with gold plated pins
- 24 Gauge OFC Carrier (20 x 0.12mm strands)
- PE Isolation
- Conductive PVC insulation
- Tin Annelled Copper Wire Braided Shield
- Comes with a reusable velcro tie to aid with storage.
- Black cable with black connectors for inconspicuous use