CONDUCTOR MATERIAL
Litz Wire Construction
Specifications
| Short name | Litz |
|---|---|
| Family | Composite |
| Purity | n/a (construction) |
| Manufacturing process | Strand-by-strand enamel coating + multi-stage twisting |
| Conductivity | depends on base metal % IACS |
| Resistivity | depends on base metal Ω·m |
| Tensile strength | n/a MPa |
Overview
A construction style, not a material: each strand is individually enamel-insulated then twisted with other insulated strands. Forces current to distribute equally across all strands, eliminating the skin effect within the audio band. Type-2 litz nests multi-strand bundles within a larger twisted group.
Typical uses
- high-end IEM cables
- headphone cables
- tonearm internal wire