Harmonic Technology has been working with Inex Innovation to develop and distribute their Cyberlight Interconnect cables. These are the powered photon fiber optic cables (ultra low loss non-metal audio cables) that are in use by many audiophiles today. I use them in one of my review systems. But ever since these cables hit the market, audiophiles have been asking this question: can there ever be a fiber optic cable developed to go between the amps and speakers?

Well folks, Inex have done it. (Well not really as they do terminate into a box that connects to your speakers via conventional speaker cables - Ed.) Inex is an audio engineering company and while developing this high current fiber optic cable as a speaker cable they discovered something amazing, you didn't need a conventional amplifier any more! That's right …your preamp now drives your speakers directly by means of the Photon AmpliCable amplifier modules. (It should be noted that these are in fact some form of an amplifier that is using the signal being carried as light to produce power to drive your speakers. How they are doing it is the question - Ed.) Inex's products are distributed exclusively by Harmonic Technology. Harmonic Technology is headed by Jim Wang, their very friendly and brilliant CEO.

I'll also report right now that they work extremely well if, and only if, you have an excellent sounding preamp! I've heard them demonstrated in an all mbl system, Marten Design/E.A.R. system, with passive preamps, with active preamps, in my main review system powering my Avalons, and connected to my new reference E.A.R. 912 Control Centre. The Photon AmpliCables mimic your preamp. That is they create the illusion you are listening to an amplifier with nearly the identical musical characteristics of your preamp. Some of this will be explained by the various cable components which are a bit complex, but not overly complicated by any means. I'm certainly not a technician …I'm an audiophile.

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