JMF Audio DP5 C digital cable

Carrying the signal…  Caring for the music.

It is with a decades-long experience in the manufacture of audio cables that JMF Audio has approached the study of the AES-EBU digital audio link. This was conducted in parallel with the development of the DXC2.2 MKII converter and finally the CD transport. It was important to benefit from the most qualitative digital link between these two elements, in order to develop their interfacing circuits with serenity. The first cable, called DP3, was added to our range of products and received praise. A few years later, the DP5, technologically advanced and robust, became the reference.

Normalized for studio applications, the balanced interconnect is the most appropriate for high quality transmissions. Compared to the single ended SPDIF (coaxial), the AES-EBU norm defines 10 times larger signals magnitude (better eye diagram), full balancing and galvanic isolation (common mode rejection of noise and electromagnetic interferences).

Impedance matching is a key parameter in digital circuits. An AES-EBU link must present 110 ohms of impedance to signals in the 1MHz to 100MHz range, which impedance is defined by construction. Only correct impedance matching can ensure coherent sound rendering, especially on spacial image. With the DP5, we have pushed further toward precision impedance matching with the proprietary DIM concept.

Another key point is sensitivity to noise and electromagnetic interferences. On this aspect, the DP5 inherits of the TSD shielding technique that JMF Audio developed many years ago and successfully applied to the CM4/CM8 modulation and SR4/SR8 speaker cables. The latest DP5-B cable features our new proprietary EHF super shield technology.

Like the other cables, it is made in-house by JMF Audio and takes advantage of the company’s more than 40 years of experience in the fields of high-frequency electronics and transmissions as outlined in the page History of the brand.

The DP5 cable is distinguished by a soft natural, faithful and homogeneous sound, free from granularity, revealing an exceptional and coherent soundstage and unsuspected details of dynamics.

The DP5 cable has linked audio devices in different setups with excellent results. It also creates a matched link between JMF Audio elements (DMT 3.7 transport, DXC 2.2 converter). The philosophy is preserved, especially with the latest cable version.

Since 2016, DP5 model, each individual cable has been identified with a serial number with the corresponding manufacturing and measurement notes stored in JMF Audio’s files. Before delivery every cable has passed through a break-in period and listening tests in our studios for verification compared to our references. We are proud to deliver our latest models to you in the deluxe boxes they deserve.

Key features

• DIM precision digital impedance matching, JMF Audio concept
• TSD specific JMF Audio shielding technique. Improved with EHF super shield starting from DP5-B.
• NAS neutral solder made to measure for JMF Audio (solder of conductors and shields to connectors)
• High quality metal XLR connectors with gold plated contacts