LAT IC-100 MKII Stereo RCA Analogue Interconnect Cable

IC-100 MKII Analogue Interconnect Cable, by LAT International.

This is our last remaining IC-100 MKII, an absolute classic audiophile interconnect. It is unopened, but has damaged original packaging, yellowed and cracked as per the images above, and the cable is brand new.

The IC-100 MARK II is an upgrade from the original IC-100 MK I that received rave reviews in the British press. This MK II is a significant improvement over the MK I and exceeds the performance of competitive cables costing considerably more.

Like most of LAT’s cables, it too takes advantage of silver in its design through use of proprietary Silverfuse conductors. The solid core conductors, are insulated with a version of Teflon (modified to LAT specifications); resulting in the best insulation available.

LAT developed a shielding system that is completely independent of the signal carrying conductors. This ensures that no RF or EMI gets into the signal – dead quiet background. They have also included a heavy-duty outer jacket to protect the interior and to also prevent against sharp bending of the cable. We have found that cables that do not have this additional protection, if bent too sharply, can be susceptible to sustaining small fissures (cracks) in the conductor which, over a period of time; degrade the performance of the cable. This is one of the reasons that used cable gets into the used cable market. Performance has deteriorated and usually the former owner does not realize why.

EXPLANATION OF THE PROPRIETARY LAT SILVERFUSE CONDUCTOR MATERIAL: Silverfuse is a near alloy of silver and copper. IT IS NOT SILVER PLATED. Silver plating causes a dioding effect when signal is passed through resulting in brightness and distortion. Because silver plating has a bad reputation, some manufacturers try to disguise the fact by calling it silver coated, silver clad or silver copper hybrid. But they are all silver plated. Our Silverfuse process starts with six nines OFHC copper wire with a diameter that is slightly larger than the required size. It is then pulled through a trough of molten silver. The wire with a silver deposit is then forced through a compacting process where it is subject to tremendous pressure. The silver and the high purity copper are fused together into a near alloy. The compacting fusion also reduces the wire diameter to the desired size. No dioding subsequently occurs with this process. The result provides for the benefits of silver; which are excellent definition and clarity, with the high purity copper benefits of warmth and mellowness.