Pricelist 2026

The TM-AM uses a star-quad geometry: four conductors, twisted together and wired in two diagonally opposite pairs, with a dual-layer shielding system combining individually woven per-core copper braid and an overall double-layer copper braid. This construction gives us:

- Common-mode noise rejection - each signal conductor has a matching partner positioned symmetrically opposite it in the twist, so the symmetrical geometry reduces effective loop area and improves immunity to externally induced magnetic interference; interference coupled similarly into both signal legs is then rejected by the receiver's common-mode rejection.

- High RF/EMI rejection - the four-conductor twist geometry, combined with individual per-core shielding and an overall braid, gives layered protection against both RF and electrostatic interference.

- Reduced conductor resistance - using two conductors in parallel for each leg (signal+ and signal-) halves the effective series resistance compared with a single conductor per leg.

- Consistent geometry - the fixed, symmetric twist keeps the electrical relationship between all four conductors uniform along the cable's length.

The trade-off is capacitance: the tighter geometry and extra shield layer needed for this level of rejection push capacitance somewhat higher than a simple twisted pair would carry. At 50 pF/m this remains well controlled for the typical lengths in which the TM-AM is offered. Twisted-pair and coaxial designs are established, valid approaches to balanced interconnect cable, and we have engineered such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For the TM-AM, we chose star-quad geometry for its combination of common-mode rejection and layered RF immunity. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.

The TM-DM110+ uses a twisted-core balanced geometry, with internal damping yarn and a dual-layer shielding system: individually woven copper braid around each core, plus an overall double-layer copper braid around the pair. This construction gives us:

- Common-mode noise rejection - the twisted, balanced pair carries the signal as a differential pair, so common-mode noise induced equally on both conductors cancels at the receiving equipment rather than relying on shield geometry alone.

- Low capacitance - at ≤50 pF/m, capacitance is kept low enough that it presents a low capacitive load across typical domestic interconnect lengths.

- Low resistive loss - 20 AWG equivalent Ultra Fine Litz construction in high-purity linear crystal OFC keeps DCR to ≤39 mΩ/m, minimising the cable's own contribution to the signal path.

- Layered shielding against RF and EMI - individual per-core braid handles localised interference on each conductor, while the overall double-layer braid provides a further barrier against externally induced RF and EMI.

- Mechanical stability - the internal damping yarn constrains conductor movement within the jacket, reducing the potential for mechanically induced microphonic noise from cable handling or vibration.

Single-shield twisted pairs and star-quad geometries are established, valid approaches to balanced interconnect design, and we have engineered such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For the TM-DM110+, we chose a twisted-core pair with dual-layer per-core and overall shielding because it gives the low capacitance needed for accurate short-to-medium domestic runs, without the added capacitance penalty that multi-conductor star-quad geometries carry. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.

The TM-MQ75 REFERENCE is our only unbalanced analogue interconnect. Its true coaxial geometry places the signal on the centre conductor, with the surrounding shield serving as both return path and ground reference. Because an unbalanced connection has no separate conductor for common-mode noise cancellation, the shield becomes critical to signal integrity. Coaxial geometry gives us:

- Effective noise shunting - interference is directed through the surrounding shield rather than the signal conductor.

- Controlled return currents - signal return and ground currents remain confined to the shield.

- Minimal loop area - closely coupled forward and return paths reduce susceptibility to magnetic interference.

- Stable electrical characteristics - controlled geometry provides consistent, predictable capacitance.

- 360° RF shielding - the continuous shield forms an effective barrier against EMI and RFI.

Twisted-pair designs are a valid and proven alternative for unbalanced cables, and we have built such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For the TM-MQ75 REFERENCE, though, we chose coaxial geometry specifically for its 360° shielding, stable capacitance and confined return path. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.

The TM-AES/EBU-MQ uses a twisted-pair geometry with rayon fillers, individually woven copper braid per core, and an overall double-layer copper braid shield. Because this is a digital interconnect carrying an AES/EBU data stream rather than a continuous analogue waveform, the design priorities shift accordingly. This construction gives us:

- Controlled 110 Ω characteristic impedance - AES/EBU is a defined digital transmission standard, and consistent 110 Ω impedance along the full cable length is what prevents signal reflections at the source and receiver, which would otherwise cause waveform distortion and, if sufficiently severe, can increase timing uncertainty at the receiver or compromise reliable data recovery.

- Low, consistent capacitance - at 48 pF/m, capacitance is held low and tightly toleranced, since capacitance variation along the cable directly affects impedance consistency, and impedance consistency is what AES/EBU transmission depends on.

- Rayon filler geometry - the fillers maintain a fixed physical spacing between the twisted pair, which is the mechanical basis for holding that impedance consistent along the cable's length, rather than letting it drift with flexing or handling.

- Layered shielding against RF and EMI - individual per-core braid plus an overall double-layer braid protects the digital signal from externally coupled interference, particularly relevant given the high edge-rate, high-frequency content of a digital data stream.

- Low resistive loss - 20 AWG equivalent high-purity linear crystal OFC keeps DCR to ≤39 mΩ/m, keeping the transmission line's loss characteristics predictable.

Other twisted-pair and star-quad geometries are established, valid approaches to digital audio cable, and we have engineered such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For the TM-AES/EBU-MQ, we chose this twisted-pair-with-rayon-filler construction specifically because it holds 110 Ω impedance consistently along the cable, which matters more for digital transmission integrity than it does in an analogue interconnect. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.

The TM-S/PDIF-MQ uses a true coaxial geometry, with a silver-plated high-purity large crystal OFC centre conductor, gas-injected foam polyethylene dielectric, and a combined tin-coated copper braid plus aluminium-mylar shield. S/PDIF is a digital transmission standard defined around a 75 Ω coaxial interface, so the design priorities follow directly from that standard. This construction gives us:

- Standard-compliant 75 Ω characteristic impedance - holding that impedance consistently along the cable is what prevents reflections at the source and receiver connections, which would otherwise cause waveform distortion and, if sufficiently severe, can increase timing uncertainty at the receiver or compromise reliable data recovery.

- Low, controlled capacitance - at under 55 pF/m, capacitance is kept low and stable, since it is one of the two variables (with inductance) that determine characteristic impedance.

- Coaxial return path - as with our unbalanced analogue interconnects, the coaxial structure keeps the return path geometrically fixed and closely coupled to the signal conductor, which is what makes the impedance predictable and repeatable.

- Silver-plated conductor - silver plating on the centre conductor can reduce high-frequency surface resistance relative to an otherwise equivalent unplated conductor; the practical effect depends on plating thickness, frequency and conductor geometry.

- Dual-layer shielding - the tin-coated copper braid plus aluminium-mylar layer combination protects the digital signal from externally coupled RF and EMI.

Other coaxial and twisted-pair digital geometries are established, valid approaches to S/PDIF cable design, and we have engineered such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For the TM-S/PDIF-MQ, we chose true coaxial construction because it is the geometry the S/PDIF standard itself is defined around, and because it gives the most direct, predictable route to holding 75 Ω consistently along the cable. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.

The TM-50REF uses true coaxial geometry, with a solid-core silver-plated copper conductor, PTFE dielectric, and dual-layer silver-coated copper braid shielding. A clock reference may be sinusoidal or edge-based depending on the interface. The cable's job is to preserve the waveform with minimal reflection and distortion at the receiving device. This construction is built for 50 Ω clock interfaces, including the 50 Ω BNC outputs of the TEAC CG-10M-X and compatible 50 Ω clock inputs. The design priorities are:

- Precise impedance matching - clock interfaces are defined around a specific characteristic impedance, and this cable is built to hold 50 Ω consistently along its length. A mismatch at either the source or destination BNC connection causes signal reflections, which can distort clock edges and, depending on the receiver and the severity of the mismatch, increase timing uncertainty.

- PTFE dielectric - PTFE holds a highly stable dielectric constant across temperature and frequency, which keeps capacitance, and therefore impedance, consistent along the cable's length and over time.

- Solid-core silver-plated conductor - a solid core avoids the small geometric variations present in stranded conductors, supporting a uniform impedance profile. Silver plating reduces high-frequency surface resistance relative to an otherwise equivalent unplated conductor; the practical effect depends on plating thickness, frequency and conductor geometry.

- Dual-layer silver-coated shielding - layered protection against RF and EMI coupling onto the signal path, since a clock signal is highly sensitive to any external interference altering its edge timing.

Other coaxial digital cable geometries are established, valid approaches to clock cabling, and we have engineered such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For the TM-50REF, we chose solid-core silver-plated conductor with PTFE dielectric, built to 50 Ω, because the priority for a master clock cable is impedance stability and low jitter contribution. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.

The TM-75REF uses true coaxial geometry, with a solid-core silver-plated copper conductor, PTFE dielectric, and dual-layer silver-coated copper braid shielding. A clock reference may be sinusoidal or edge-based depending on the interface. The cable's job is to preserve the waveform with minimal reflection and distortion at the receiving device. This construction is built for 75 Ω clock interfaces used by selected professional and broadcast digital audio equipment. The design priorities are:

- Precise impedance matching - clock interfaces are defined around a specific characteristic impedance, and this cable is built to hold 75 Ω consistently along its length. A mismatch at either the source or destination BNC connection causes signal reflections, which can distort clock edges and, depending on the receiver and the severity of the mismatch, increase timing uncertainty.

- PTFE dielectric - PTFE holds a highly stable dielectric constant across temperature and frequency, which keeps capacitance, and therefore impedance, consistent along the cable's length and over time.

- Solid-core silver-plated conductor - a solid core avoids the small geometric variations present in stranded conductors, supporting a uniform impedance profile. Silver plating reduces high-frequency surface resistance relative to an otherwise equivalent unplated conductor; the practical effect depends on plating thickness, frequency and conductor geometry.

- Dual-layer silver-coated shielding - layered protection against RF and EMI coupling onto the signal path, since a clock signal is highly sensitive to any external interference altering its edge timing.

Other coaxial digital cable geometries are established, valid approaches to clock cabling, and we have engineered such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For the TM-75REF, we chose solid-core silver-plated conductor with PTFE dielectric, built to 75 Ω, because the priority for a master clock cable is impedance stability and low jitter contribution. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.

LINKUP Cat8 S/FTP is not a Tonmeister design. It is a highly affordable thirdparty Ethernet cable we have chosen to recommend on the basis of measured performance. In our testing it not only measures exceptionally well but is as good as it gets for High Definition Audio Streaming. On that same basis, we have discontinued our own Cat7 Reference Ethernet cable and now recommend this cable instead.This construction gives us:

- Gold-plated connector terminals - 50μ gold plating on the connector contacts resists oxidation and keeps contact resistance low and stable over years of connect and disconnect cycles.

- Pair geometry and shielding - LINKUP's individual pair screens and overall shield are intended to reduce crosstalk and externally coupled interference as data rates increase.

- Double-shielded S/FTP construction - an individual aluminium foil screen around each twisted pair, plus an overall braided shield, gives layered protection against both alien crosstalk from adjacent cables and externally coupled EMI, consistent with the shielding approach we use across our own digital cables.

- Fluke tested - each cable is verified against Cat8 electrical performance standards on Fluke test equipment, rather than relying on the Cat8 label alone.

We evaluate every cable we sell on its own measured merits, not on brand reputation, ours or anyone else's. The LINKUP earned its place in this list because its construction and Fluke-tested performance meet the standard we hold our own designs to, and because 22AWG double-shielded S/FTP Cat8 gives real bandwidth headroom for streaming and networked audio equipment without the price of a bespoke design. Built to a standard that gets out of the way, it was chosen on measured performance rather than reputation. This is a recommendation based on that performance, not an endorsement of every LINKUP product, and it does not change how we approach or price our own cable designs.

Important note: If you purchase the LINKUP Cat8 cable from another source, make sure you order the exact model: LINKUP Cat8 S/FTP Solid Core 22AWG Double Shielded. Other LINKUP cables, or cables merely marketed as Cat8, may have different specifications and may not deliver the same performance. The model referenced throughout this document is the 22AWG, double-shielded Cat8 version designed for 40Gbps performance.

The TM-USB+ uses separate conductor gauges for data and power, bundle-stranded around a center tensile core, with a high-coverage tinned copper braid shield and proprietary EMI/RFI/ESD guard. USB carries both a high-speed differential data pair and a DC power feed in the same cable, and those two paths have different electrical priorities. This construction gives us:

- 90 Ω controlled impedance - targets the differential characteristic impedance specified for USB 2.0 High-Speed data, minimising reflections at the connector interfaces that would otherwise degrade data signal integrity.

- Dedicated data-pair gauge - the 28 AWG data pair is sized for the differential signal path rather than shared with the power conductors, keeping its capacitance and geometry optimised for high-speed data transmission.

- Dedicated power-pair gauge - the heavier 20 AWG power pair keeps DCR low (around 39 Ω/km), minimising voltage drop in the power conductors while leaving the data pair optimised for high-speed signalling.

- Shielding against EMI/RFI - the tinned copper braid with optimised pitch wrap addresses the electrically noisy environment typical around USB ports, where switching power supplies and digital ground noise are common sources of interference.

- Center tensile core - keeps the bundled conductors in a fixed geometric relationship along the cable's length, supporting the consistent impedance the 90 Ω data pair depends on.

Combined data/power gauge designs are an established, valid approach to USB cable construction, and we have engineered such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For the TM-USB+, we chose separate data and power conductor gauges because it lets each path be optimised for what it actually carries, rather than compromising both around a single shared gauge. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.

The TM-DC2-MQ repurposes a coaxial layout as a single-circuit positive/negative DC supply loop, with a silver-plated centre core carrying the positive rail and the surrounding braid carrying the negative return. Although a DC power cable has no RF transmission-line impedance to match, the coaxial geometry still does useful electrical work here. This construction gives us:

Confined return path - keeping the negative return path geometrically wrapped around the positive core minimises loop area, which reduces the cable's susceptibility to radiating or picking up noise, relevant given the ripple and switching-frequency content that can ride on a DC rail.

Low series inductance - the tightly coupled coaxial geometry keeps inductance low (around 0.35 μH/m), reducing transient voltage excursions during rapid changes in load current.

Silver-plated positive core - can reduce surface resistance for high-frequency components on the DC rail, distinct from the cable's low-frequency DC resistance.

Asymmetric conductor sizing - the positive core and negative braided shield carry different DCR figures (under 21 Ω/km and around 15 Ω/km respectively) reflecting their different conductor geometries, both sized to keep total loop resistance low at the rated current.

Twisted-pair and separately jacketed conductor designs are established, valid approaches to DC power cable construction, and we have engineered such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For the TM-DC2-MQ, we chose the coaxial layout for its confined loop area and low inductance in a compact, single-circuit design. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.

The TM-DC4-MQ uses a 4T Sensing Design: a star-quad bundle of four 24 AWG conductors with a rayon matrix binder and an overall woven bare copper shield. Two conductors carry power to the load, and two independent conductors carry a voltage-sense feedback path back to the power supply. This construction gives us:

- 4-wire (Kelvin) sensing - independent sense conductors let a compatible remote-sensing power supply, such as the Ferrum Hypsos or Farad Super, regulate its output voltage based on what actually arrives at the load's DC input terminal, compensating for voltage drop across the power conductors rather than regulating only at the supply terminals.

- Star-quad symmetry - holding all four conductors in a fixed, symmetric twisted relationship means the symmetrical geometry can reduce differential pickup on the sense circuit, while the shield provides additional protection against externally coupled RF and EMI.

- Rayon matrix binder - stabilises the position of all four conductors relative to each other along the cable's length, which is what keeps the sensing geometry, and therefore its noise rejection, consistent.

- Woven copper shield - screens the sense conductors from external RF and EMI, which matters disproportionately here since the sense path operates at very low signal levels compared with the power conductors it shares the bundle with.

Separately jacketed sense-wire designs are an established, valid approach to remote-sensing power cables, and we have engineered such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For the TM-DC4-MQ, we chose the star-quad bundle because it keeps the sense pair's noise rejection tied to the same fixed geometry as the power pair, in a single cable. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.

The TM-PHC+ uses twisted conductors separated by a PE cloth layer, wrapped in an anti-static viscose fibre, beneath an oversized wrapped copper shield. A phono cartridge signal is the lowest-level, most cable-sensitive signal in an analogue chain, so the design priorities here differ from a line-level interconnect. This construction gives us:

- Controlled low capacitance - cartridge loading, particularly for moving-magnet designs, is directly affected by cable capacitance, which forms part of the electrical circuit shaping the cartridge's own high-frequency response. Keeping cable capacitance low reduces the cable's contribution to the cartridge's total capacitive load, particularly important with moving-magnet cartridges where inductance and total capacitance form a frequency-dependent electrical network.

- Oversized shield - given phono output levels of only a few millivolts prior to RIAA gain, this stage of the signal chain is the most vulnerable to hum and RF pickup in the system; the increased shield coverage is sized accordingly.

- Anti-static viscose fibre wrap - reduces triboelectric noise associated with friction and conductor movement, which can matter in very-low-level phono applications but is generally much less consequential at line level.

- Twisted conductors with PE separation cloth - keeps the two conductors in a fixed, consistent spatial relationship and reduces loop area, helping limit inductive pickup of external interference.

Coaxial and star-quad geometries are established, valid approaches to phono cable design, and we have engineered such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For the TM-PHC+, we chose a twisted pair with oversized shielding and anti-static wrapping because it addresses the specific vulnerabilities of a cartridge-level signal. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.

A note on cartridge compatibilityThe TM-PHC+'s conductor-to-shield capacitance (<115 pF/m) contributes to the cartridge's total capacitive load in a single-ended RCA connection. For moving-magnet cartridges, this figure should be considered together with tonearm wiring and the phono stage's input capacitance. This makes the cable well suited to both moving-magnet and moving-coil cartridges, though for different reasons. MM cartridges have comparatively high coil inductance, so cable capacitance interacts directly with that inductance and the phono stage's input impedance to shape high-frequency response, keeping conductor-to-shield capacitance low and predictable avoids an unwanted treble peak or roll-off. MC cartridges have far lower coil inductance and are much less sensitive to capacitance either way, but their much lower output level makes shielding quality the more important factor, where the TM-PHC+'s oversized shield and anti-static wrap do the heavier lifting. For MM specifically, total system capacitance (tonearm internal wiring plus interconnect plus phono stage input) is what ultimately determines the result, so it's worth checking this cable's per-metre figure against your cartridge's recommended total load capacitance.

This cable uses a Combined concentric parallel single-core path: rather than a separate shield, the outer concentric layer is repurposed as the return conductor for the same signal path. This geometry gives us:

- Tight conductor coupling - the concentric arrangement holds the forward and return conductors in a fixed, closely spaced geometry along the full cable length, which is the primary mechanism keeping series inductance low (around 0.22 μH/m).

- Low resistive loss - 10 AWG high-purity linear crystal OFC keeps DCR below 4.22 Ω/km, minimising the cable's own resistive contribution in the signal path.

- Consistent geometry - because the concentric relationship between conductors is fixed by construction rather than by twist pitch or lay length, the electrical parameters stay uniform along the cable's length.

Twisted-pair and separately jacketed conductor-pair designs are established, valid approaches to speaker cable construction, and we have engineered such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For this cable, we chose the concentric parallel path for its low inductance and low resistive loss in a bi-wire configuration. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.

The TM-MC2400 uses a 7-core fine-stranded OFC assembly, cabled with a short pitch over a central tensioning core, beneath an overall tinned copper braid shield and high-density PVC dielectric. As a mains cable, its priorities centre on safe, low-loss power delivery and RF containment rather than signal-transmission characteristics. This construction gives us:

- Fine-stranded conductor construction - improves flexibility for routing behind equipment racks, while the multiple strands provide the conductor cross-section for the intended current rating. At 230 V and 16 A, the nominal apparent power is 3,680 VA; at unity power factor, that corresponds to 3,680 W.

- Central tensioning core - gives the 7-core assembly a stable mechanical anchor, helping the cable resist kinking and conductor migration under repeated flexing.

- Overall tinned copper braid shield - reduces RF noise coupling in both directions: radiating from the mains cable into nearby signal cables, and conversely screening the conductors from externally coupled RF/EMI before it reaches connected equipment.

- High-density PVC dielectric - provides the dielectric strength and mechanical durability required for a mains-rated cable at this current level.

Unshielded and lighter-gauge mains cable designs are established, valid approaches at this power rating, and we have engineered such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For the TM-MC2400, we chose a shielded, fine-stranded 7-core construction for its combination of flexibility and RF containment. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.

The TM-MC3800 uses heavier 10 AWG ultra-high-purity OFC strands, with each core individually wrapped in a double-sided copper-coated polyester non-woven foil, plus a drain wire, beneath an oversized dual-layer bare copper wire overall shield. It's built for higher-power applications within the same 16 A current rating as the TM-MC2400, and recommended for mono power amplifiers and power distribution devices. This construction gives us:

- Heavier 10 AWG conductor - a larger cross-section than the TM-MC2400 reduces conductor resistance and voltage drop under higher-current loads, while the complete cable remains within the same 16 A system rating.

- Ultra-high-purity OFC strands - provide a larger conductor cross-section, reducing conductor resistance and associated I²R losses in higher-power applications within the 16 A system rating.

- Layered shielding - layering the individually wrapped cores, a drain wire, and an oversized dual-layer bare copper wire overall shield gives more extensive shielding coverage than a simple braid, appropriate for mains runs feeding amplifiers where mains-borne RF noise is a bigger practical concern.

Single-layer braided shields are an established, valid approach for mains cables, and we have engineered such designs ourselves for OEM partners. For the TM-MC3800, we chose the heavier conductor and layered shield combination to reduce resistance and improve RF containment in amplifier and distribution applications, while retaining the same 16 A system rating. This is a design choice, not a verdict on the alternative.