Transit Lab cables are made by hand by Félix-Antoine Dandenault in Canada.
According to his product descriptions, his cables are made from two silver plated copper solid core conductors individually insulated in a linen braid. The linen braid is custom woven, and there’s almost no plastic in these cables.
I think Félix-Antoine reached out to me to demo this product because I’ve written about environmental sustainability in touring. One of the biggest ways to reduce waste in the world is to limit single-use plastics. Though cables aren’t single-use, a lot of people do buy cheap rubber/plastic cables that they have to replace every year.
I’m a firm believer in reducing all waste, and buying a few high-quality cables rather than a lot of cheap ones is one way to do that. And if that quality cable uses less plastic, even better, IMO.
And this is a quality cable. It’s more of a studio cable than a gigging one, partly because of its solid-core construction (stranded cables can take more of the abuse cables sustain at live shows and on tour) and partly because you want to take care of this cable “like your favorite t-shirt.”
But how does it sound? To my ears, it sounds great, and I’ve used it in dozens of demos over the past few months. According to the product description, “The conductors produce precise and clean highs while the linen braided dielectric provides an increase in details and textures through out the frequency range.” I don’t know about all that, especially whether or not the linen braid does anything to improve the sound.
I also have to point out that these are very expensive cables. They’re about $200 CAD for a 10′ cable. That’s about $18 USD per foot. Again, that cost is due to the handmade/boutique nature of the assembly and the solid core used in the construction (it’s my understanding that solid core is generally more expensive).
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