in-akustik Speaker Cables
LS-8005 AIR
The flagship. 32 waveguides. 38 mm cross-section.
The LS-8005 AIR is in-akustik's ultimate speaker cable, featuring 32 Cross Link Super Speed waveguides and a massive 38 mm total conductor cross-section. Its Point-to-Point Air Helix architecture delivers virtually loss-free signal transmission, with an optional grounding connection for electromagnetic interference protection. Each pair is hand-assembled from thousands of individually threaded components at in-akustik's German facility.
At a Glance
●38 mm total conductor cross-section
●32 Cross Link Super Speed waveguides
●Point-to-Point Air Helix (5th gen)
●360 degree three-axis BFA & spade lugs
●Pressure-grouted rhodium contacts
●Handmade in Germany
Key Features
32 Cross Link Super Speed Waveguides
The largest complement of hand-threaded waveguides in the range, preventing eddy currents across the entire audible spectrum.
38 mm Total Cross-Section
Massive conductor area ensures negligible resistance even over long cable runs, delivering effortless current flow to any loudspeaker.
360 Degree Connectors
Three-axis rotation BFA banana and spade lug connectors with beryllium and tellurium copper contacts, rhodium-coated and pressure-grouted at 1.5 tonnes for a gas-tight, solder-free bond.
Point-to-Point Air Helix
Fifth-generation air insulation architecture extends from connector to connector, eliminating conventional dielectric material entirely.
Technologies Inside
AIR Technology
Air is the perfect insulator.
Now in its fifth generation, AIR technology uses air as the primary dielectric instead of traditional plastics like PVC. Conductors run freely suspended through the cable via precision-engineered clips at defined intervals, reducing capacitance by approximately 83% compared to standard cables. The Point-to-Point Air Helix architecture extends this principle from connector to connector for almost loss-free signal transmission.
Cross Link Super Speed
Eliminating eddy currents at high frequencies.
Cross Link Super Speed waveguides are hand-threaded into the cable structure to prevent eddy current effects at high frequencies. This preserves the full detail and extension of the audio signal across the entire audible spectrum, ensuring transients remain sharp and high-frequency information arrives intact.
Multicore Architecture
Overlapping fields, lower inductance.
in-akustik's multicore conductor arrangements use four-fold structures where the overlapping magnetic fields of individual conductors deliberately cancel each other out. This reduces inductance and minimises the skin effect at high frequencies, delivering a more neutral, dynamic frequency response.
360 Degree Pressure-Grouted Connectors
Three-axis rotation. 1.5 tonnes of force. Zero solder.
in-akustik's 360-degree BFA banana and spade lug connectors move across three axes, making connection and disconnection effortless while preventing cable stress. Instead of soldering, which introduces additional metal alloys and weak points, each connector is pressure-grouted at 1.5 tonnes of force — creating a gas-tight, vibration-resistant bond. BFA bananas use beryllium copper with solid metal housings, while spade lugs use tellurium copper, both rhodium-coated for lasting conductivity and corrosion resistance.
AIR Helix Point-to-Point
Fifth-generation air insulation, from plug to plug.
The AIR Helix design suspends conductors in a helical arrangement through the cable using specially engineered clips at precise intervals. Air replaces traditional plastic insulation as the primary dielectric, reducing capacitance by approximately 83%. The fifth-generation Point-to-Point innovation extends this architecture from connector to connector, with specialised transitions for each plug-cable combination eliminating the last remaining sections of conventional insulation.
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