CONDUCTOR MATERIAL

Litz Construction (Individually-Insulated Strand Bundle)

Construction Litz

Specifications

Short nameLitz
FamilyConstruction
Purityn/a (construction)
Manufacturing processStrand-by-strand enamel coating + multi-stage twisting
Conductivityn/a % IACS
Resistivitydepends on base metal Ω·m
Tensile strengthn/a MPa

Overview

Cable construction technique, not a material: each individual strand inside a multi-strand bundle is independently insulated, and the strands are woven in a precise pattern so that each occupies every cross-section position equally along the cable length.

Eliminates the proximity-effect losses that ordinary stranded conductors suffer above ~10 kHz, where neighboring strands concentrate the current at the strand-pair contact points instead of distributing it across the full strand cross-section. The audible result is improved top-octave detail in cables longer than ~50 cm.

Used in every premium IEM and headphone cable in the catalog including the OCC copper IEM cable, the monocrystal silver cable and the OCC headphone cable.

Typical uses

  • high-end IEM cables
  • headphone cables
  • tonearm internal wire