Our Cryogenic Treatment Process
The Deep Cryogenic Treatment process brings the temperature of the cable or part being treated down to a temperature between -285 F and -320 F. This extreme low temperature can be achieved using LN2 (Nitrogen) in two ways, Vapour or Immersion. Our process uses Nitrogen vapour which we believe to be superior for the type of products we treat. The vapour technique does not subject parts to the same level of thermal shock as the immersion method. Thermal shock can cause cracking on some parts that contain metal and plastic components due to the different expansion/contraction rates.
The process has three stages:
Ramp Down
After sealing the parts inside the computer controlled chamber, Nitrogen vapour is introduced which slowly brings the parts down to our target temperature.
Soak
Once the target temperature is reached the parts are held at this temperature for a minimum of 24 hours. Our exact ramp down, soak and accent times have been developed by us using the most sophisticated testing equipment available, the human ear! The temperature profile used in our process is unique to Take Five Audio.
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After the soak time has elapsed the chamber is then allowed to slowly return to room temperature, this stage is monitored closely to ensure the temperature does not ascend too quickly.
The Benefits:
Parts and cables that have been cryo treated have a lower perceived noise floor as well as greater transparency, detail, clarity and openness. We believe strongly in the improvement cryo treatment offers, in fact some of our parts and cable are only sold in the cryo treated version.
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