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There are few things we write about that offend a portion of them What is Hi-Fi?<\/em>read more like cable reviews. For many of these readers, the idea of \u200b\u200bspending more than the minimum makes no sense as long as the cable meets the required impedance and current carrying requirements. If they are happy with the sound of their system, we see no reason to disagree.<\/p>\nHowever, in our experience, the quality of the conductor and dielectric, as well as the construction, make a significant difference in how the cable performs. With this in mind, Merlin Cables took a hard look at the affordable speaker cable market and came up with the Tarantula: an understated but carefully considered speaker cable designed to offer best-in-class performance for the money.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>(Image credit: What is Hi-Fi?)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOf course, cables are passive components in a hi-fi system. They can’t improve the music signal like that, they make it worse. With a view to reducing this degradation, Merlin specified the Tarantula with a pair of 99.99% pure, 3.5mm OFC (Oxygen-Free Copper) conductors and wrapped them in XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene) to reduce signal loss compared to the PVC used by other methods.<\/p>\n