Chord Company OdysseyX Speaker Cable (Per-Metre)

OdysseyX Speaker Cable, by The Chord Company.

Chord Company OdysseyX uses the same materials as RumourX but features heavier gauge conductors. This can help bring more detail and dynamics to a system also allowing a degree of control and definition that can transform the performance of both floor and stand mounted loudspeakers.

Odyssey was launched in 1998 and set a new standard of performance. It’s neutrality, its compatibility and consistency of performance from system to system made it very rapidly the most popular speaker cable made by The Chord Company.

Hi-Fi News magazine liked Chord Odyssey so much because of its performance and price that it won the best speaker cable award for five years in a row. Over the years, changes have been cosmetic only. The current version OdysseyX has a white PVC outer jacket with a diameter of 8 mm, still discrete in speaker cable terms and still good enough to let even the biggest of systems sing like they should.

Previous versions of Odyssey speaker cables used PTFE insulation (often referred to as Teflon) and until the arrival of Taylon, this was a go-to material. Although expensive, PTFE offered the best performance.

Material technology is constantly developing and improving and alternatives to PTFE are now available. While the high cost of Taylon® prevents Chord from using this in all of their ranges, another insulator – XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene) came to their attention. One particular version of this material proved to be clearly better than PTFE, so OdysseyX was born.

The conductors used in OdysseyX are also found in Chord Epic and EpicXL speaker cables. If you’re considering OdysseyX you should also have a listen to the similarly priced Chord ShawlineX, too.

Please note this is a SINGLE WIRE cable. For a stereo pair (left / right), please order two (x2) units.

Specifications

• Conductor: Silver-plated OFC
• Insulation: XLPE
• Configuration: Twisted pair
• Shielding: None, PVC outer jacket
• AWG: 12
• mm2: 3.31
• Diameter: 8 mm

Length Options

Chord OdysseyX is available at £25.00 per-metre (ex-VAT), in any length up to 50.00 metres.

Lengths of 1.00 - 20.00 metres may be ordered directly using the purchase options above, or an entire 50.00 metre drum. For all other lengths please contact us to discuss your requirements.

Termination Options

Chord OdysseyX can be supplied unterminated, or we can terminate each end of your cable with any of the following connectors:

• CCS 4 mm Banana Plugs (Pair)
• CCS 8 mm Spade Connectors (Pair)
• CCS Combicon Connectors (Pair)
• Chord Ohmic 4 mm Banana Plugs (Pair)
• Chord Ohmic 8 mm Spade Connectors (Pair)

Termination Cost

The price for our professional termination service includes the cost of your chosen connectors, plus labour and materials.

If you wish to terminate this cable yourself, please select "None / Unterminated" for your amplifier / loudspeaker termination options, and order your required connectors from our wide range of termination options.

More Information

• OdysseyX Speaker Cable, by The Chord Company