Wireworld Cable Technology, a long-standing leader in the audiophile cable
industry, announces the release of four new cables for turntables with
RCA plug connections. These four cables, named Solstice 8, Eclipse 8,
Silver Eclipse 8 and Platinum Eclipse 8, feature Wireworld’s patented DNA
Helix conductor geometry and Silver Tube RCA plugs, along with ultraquiet COMPOSILEX 3 insulation and external ground wires, to provide exceptionally lifelike sound quality.
The four cables differ in their conductor materials and RCA plugs, which
vary considerably in cost. The conductors in the top-level Platinum
Eclipse 8 are made of OCC-7N (Ohno Continuous Cast 99.99999% pure)
solid silver and the patented plugs are made of carbon fiber with silverclad contacts for the lowest possible noise. Silver Eclipse 8 has OCC-7N silver-clad copper conductors and Silver Tube RCA plugs. Eclipse 8 has OCC-7N copper conductors and Silver Tube RCA plugs. Solstice 8 has
oxygen-free copper conductors and 24K gold plated plug contacts.
Flexible ground wires with small gold spade lugs are included with all four
cables. The cables are also physically flexible enough to avoid interfering with the isolation provided by suspended turntables.
Great analog playback systems are prized for their lively organic portrayal of instruments and voices. However, some of those wonderful musical details and dynamics are lost as they pass through conventional tonearm cables. In learning to minimize those losses, Wireworld developed listening tests that compare real world cables to virtually perfect direct connections. Those objective tests led to the development of the patented DNA Helix conductor geometry, which minimizes the electromagnetic
‘eddy current’ losses of conventional stranded and solid core designs. Wireworld’s COMPOSILEX 3 insulation takes those improvements a step further by minimizing the triboelectric noise that would otherwise mask quiet musical details. These exclusive features are instrumental in creating the feeling of a live musical performance.
These cables are available in standard lengths of 1m, 1.5m and 2m. Custom lengths are also available.
Retail Pricing
Solstice 8 (SOR) $119/1m, $131/1.5m, $143/2m
Eclipse 8 (ERT) $420/1m, $480/1.5m, $540/2m
Silver Eclipse 8 (SRT) $540/1m, $660/1.5m, $780/2m
Platinum Eclipse 8 (PRT) $1200/1m, $1550/1.5m, $1900/2m
The Audiophile History of Wireworld Cables
Wireworld is one of the most established names in the world of audiophile cables, and it didn’t get there by leaning into marketing gimmicks or pseudo-scientific jargon. The brand’s legacy is rooted in engineering, research, and a willingness to challenge long-standing assumptions about how signal transfer happens in audio systems. At the center of that story is David Salz, Wireworld’s founder and chief designer—an audio obsessive who decided early on that if he was going to make cables, they had to prove their worth not just by ear, but by measurement and comparison.
The Wireworld story starts in the early 1990s, during a period when high-end audio cables were becoming more visible, more expensive, and—depending on your view—more controversial. The market was filled with brands claiming night-and-day improvements, often without much explanation. Salz wasn’t having it. His approach was straightforward: develop cables that were demonstrably more transparent, using controlled tests, repeatable metrics, and a deeper understanding of electromagnetic behavior.
Rather than relying on listening alone, Salz developed what he called the “Cable Comparator”—a system that allowed A/B comparisons between a direct connection and a cable connection in real time. This setup eliminated memory bias and delayed perception, letting listeners (and himself) evaluate how much, if anything, a cable was adding or taking away from the source signal. Through this method, he learned that even short lengths of cable could subtly—but measurably—affect sound.
From that foundation, Salz developed Wireworld’s DNA Helix design—an approach that reduces electromagnetic loss and preserves phase integrity by controlling the geometry of the conductors with extreme precision. The idea was to move beyond typical twisted-pair or coaxial designs and create cable structures that actually behaved more like a direct connection electrically. This attention to geometry, conductor material, and insulation became the core of the Wireworld design philosophy.
One of the key differences with Wireworld cables is their flat, ribbon-like shape, which isn’t just a design choice—it’s functional. The geometry is optimized for signal transfer, and in higher-end models, the conductor materials include OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) copper and silver-clad variants, which offer extremely high conductivity and low distortion at audio frequencies.
Wireworld began with analog interconnects and speaker cables, and quickly built a reputation for producing clean, neutral-sounding cables that didn’t hype or dull the system. But the company’s real breakout came when they started applying the same rigor to digital cables—AES/EBU, coaxial, USB, HDMI, and even Ethernet. While many audiophiles dismissed digital cable design as irrelevant (“it’s just ones and zeroes”), Salz approached it from the standpoint of timing, jitter, and signal integrity. He argued that minimizing loss and reflections in the cable could reduce error correction activity, leading to cleaner, more consistent digital playback. Whether or not you buy into the full theory, the results spoke for themselves—many listeners heard tangible differences when switching to Wireworld digital cables, especially in resolving systems.
In the last two decades, Wireworld has expanded its lineup into nearly every major cable category: power cords, HDMI, USB, Ethernet, optical, tonearm cables, and even headphone cables. But the consistency has been in the voicing—neutral, open, and engineered to preserve what’s upstream without editorializing.
Wireworld doesn’t make “flavor” cables. They’re not designed to warm up a bright system or soften harsh digital edges. They’re designed to get out of the way, revealing what your components are actually doing. That’s not a marketing slogan—that’s David Salz’s design brief, and it’s one that hasn’t changed much since the early ’90s.
The brand also avoids the kind of hyperbole that turns off rational listeners. Wireworld doesn’t talk about cables as “components” or lean into magic dust theories. Instead, they publish test data, show waveform comparisons, and invite skeptics to listen for themselves. In a space where credibility can be hard to maintain, that engineering-first transparency has kept them relevant.
