# love cable / Tonmeister
> Handcrafted precision audio cables from the Netherlands. Engineering-first design for audiophiles and professionals. Sound without interpretation.

## About
love cable / Tonmeister crafts high-end audiophile audio cables in Axel, Zeeland, The Netherlands. Founded 2013 by Noel Coquet (Tonmeister), with over 40 years of OEM cable engineering experience. Direct sales only -- no dealers or distributors. Production is intentionally limited.

## Products (Tonmeister line)
- Balanced XLR interconnects: TM-AM (E560/m), TM-DM110+ (E420/m), TM-DM110 (E360/m) -- Neutrik NC3XX connectors
- Single Ended RCA interconnects: TM-DM110N (E460/m), TM-DM110+ (E560/m) -- Klei Copper Harmony connectors
- Digital interconnects: AES/EBU 110R (E240), S/PDIF 75R coaxial (E325), Word Clock BNC 50R/75R (E160)
- USB audio cable: TM-USB+ Pure Copper 90R with EMI/RFI/ESD Guard (E540-E720)
- Ethernet network cable: TM-CAT-MN 100R with Telegartner RJ45 (E725-E900)
- DC power cables: TM-DC2-MQ Co-axial (E140), TM-DC4-MQ 4T Sensing Design for Ferrum Hypsos / Farad Super (E140)
- Phono cable: TM-PHC+ Reference, RCA or SME 5-pin DIN (E480-E600)
- Loudspeaker cables: TM-LCS+ Single-Wire (E350-E1,250) and Bi-Wire (E585-E2,250), 10AWG pure copper
- AC mains cables: TM-MC1600/MC2400/MC3800, Schuko/IEC or US Plug, pure copper, shielded (E480-E760+)

## Knowledge Base
- /acoustical-basics -- Room acoustics, standing waves, bass traps, absorption, diffusion
- /amplifier-classes -- Class A, AB, D, GaN, tubes, Lipinski Square topology
- /bargain-revelation -- Cost vs quality, what drives high prices, professional reality check, psychoacoustics of expensive equipment
- /beyond-digital-purity -- DAC design, harmonics, jitter, streamers, 24 FAQ
- /cable-burn-in -- Why listeners hear changes, what measurement reveals
- /cable-care -- Connector cleaning, handling, storage, fault diagnosis
- /connectors -- Copper vs silver, gold plating, silver plating for S/PDIF, premium pricing and Neutrik/Amphenol/Switchcraft
- /couple-or-decouple -- Speaker isolation, spikes vs platforms, turntable isolation
- /design-principles -- Founder Noel Coquet's story and philosophy
- /digital-hierarchy -- Priorities in modern digital playback: DAC and reconstruction clock first, jitter, asynchronous interfaces, galvanic isolation, electrical noise
- /dsp-last-resort -- Why EQ is a last resort: phase rotation, group delay, minimum vs linear-phase filters, cuts vs boosts, correct order of remediation
- /grounding-and-shielding -- Star ground, balanced connections, shield termination, USB/Ethernet isolation, turntable grounding
- /hifi-history -- 70 years of audio milestones, Part 1 of Reference Guide series
- /impedance-matching -- Voltage transfer, bridging ratio, damping factor, phono loading, digital impedance (S/PDIF, AES/EBU, USB, 50R clock)
- /interconnect-geometry -- Coaxial, twisted pair, star-quad, dielectric
- /lipinski-sound -- Lipinski monitors, Class A amplification, representative info
- /power-supplies -- Linear vs switching, noise floor, Ferrum/Farad compatibility
- /signal-integrity -- Impedance matching, phono loading, cable capacitance
- /troubleshooting -- Diagnostic approach: hum, intermittent signal, channel imbalance, HF/LF problems, measurement tools
- /tube-reference-guide -- Complete vacuum tube specs, equivalents, NOS guide
- /using-roon-properly -- Roon as transport not sound processor: Core/endpoint separation, Exclusive Mode, DSP discipline, signal path indicator, Ethernet over Wi-Fi

## Other Pages
- / -- Homepage
- /start-here -- Philosophy: measurements vs listening experience
- /engineering-standard -- Cable topology, materials, connectors, grounding
- /pricelist -- Full product range with pricing
- /compatibility -- 130+ compatible brands across all categories

## Compatible Equipment (130+ brands)
Amplifiers: Pass Labs, Gryphon Audio, Soulution, D'Agostino, Mark Levinson, McIntosh, Accuphase, Luxman, Audio Research, Bryston, Hegel, Krell, Burmester, Nagra, Lamm Industries, VAC, and others.
Loudspeakers: Wilson Audio, Magico, Sonus faber, Focal, Dynaudio, Harbeth, Bowers & Wilkins, KEF, MartinLogan, Magnepan, Rockport, ATC, Avantgarde Acoustic, Piega, Marten Design, DALI, Tannoy, and others.
Digital/DACs: dCS, MSB Technology, Wadax, CH Precision, Chord Electronics, Esoteric, Holo Audio, Mola-Mola, Benchmark, and others.
Streaming: Naim Audio, Linn, Devialet, Moon by Simaudio, AURALiC, PS Audio, T+A, Taiko Audio, and others.

## Lipinski Sound
Noel Coquet represents Lipinski Sound for NL/BE/DE/FR and worldwide. Lipinski Sound produces Class A active reference monitors with proprietary Lipinski Op-Amps and a capacitor/resistor/coil-free signal path. Trusted by Mobile Fidelity, Warner Bros., Universal, NYU, McGill University, Moscow Conservatory.

## Contact
Noel Coquet -- noel@lovecable.eu -- +31 6 304 873 38
Singelweg 34, 4571 KE Axel, The Netherlands
https://lovecable.eu