The Forte is a flexible and rugged microphone cable that faithfully passes the character of the microphone to a preamp without change and allows what’s being recorded to be captured with authenticity.We use our proprietary single solid-core IGL-ECS (Increased Grain Linearity) copper conductors for positive and inverted runs of the signal path.The negative effects of strand interaction are eliminated from the signal by putting an enamel coating over the individual strands of the conductors. This allows the conductors to measure and sound like a single solid-core conductor, yet retain the flexibility and ruggedness of a cable using stranded conductors.The braided shield provides outstanding noise rejection.High-purity IGL-ECS copper conductors result in distortion-free midrange and high frequencies.20 awg conductor size keeps skin-effect distortions outside the audio spectrum while offering ample cross-sectional area.High-density shielding blocks noise.Carbon-loaded extrusion for protection from triboelectric noise.