About ANTICABLES
Built around one idea.
Less between the source and the speaker. More of what was recorded.
It started with Paul Speltz.
ANTICABLES began with a simple question: how much of a cable is actually necessary? Paul Speltz spent years experimenting with conductors, insulation, geometry, and termination, pursuing a design that would add as little as possible between an amplifier and a loudspeaker.
That work led to the approach that became ANTICABLES: solid-core conductors, minimal insulation, and straightforward construction. The idea was not to make a cable more complicated. It was to remove what did not need to be there.
The philosophy is still simple.
Use fewer materials. Keep the signal path direct. Build the cable around the music, not around the cable.
Solid-core conductors
A single conductor rather than a bundle of strands. It is a deliberately straightforward construction chosen for its simplicity and consistency.
Minimal insulation
Less dielectric material around the conductor means a simpler cable with less construction between the electrical connection and the listening system.
Hand-finished
Every cable is terminated and finished with the same attention to the details that make a simple design work properly.
A New Chapter for ANTICABLES
Today, ANTICABLES is owned and operated by Clayton Shaw, whose work in high-end audio spans more than five decades, from loudspeaker design and acoustics to complete audio-system development. His work includes Emerald Physics, Spatial Audio, Clayton Shaw Acoustic Lab, as well as Auralux Audio.
Clayton and ANTICABLES founder Paul Speltz have worked closely together for more than a decade, sharing demo rooms and exhibiting together at high-end audio shows. That relationship made the transition a natural continuation of the company rather than a change in direction.
The philosophy remains unchanged: make the cable purposeful, keep the construction honest, and eliminate complexity that does not serve the music.
Nothing extra.
No unnecessary layers. No elaborate story around a simple product. Just a cable designed to get out of the way.
Cables built to let the music speak for itself.