Hand-crafted in Medford, Oregon, USASince 1986
The Absolute Reference.
Custom hand-crafted audio cables, recognized with more than 60 awards and recommendations from The Absolute Sound, Stereophile, Positive Feedback and more.
Since 1986: The world’s most award-winning high-end audio cables
All awardsThe TARA Labs collection
Every TARA Labs cable is custom hand-crafted to order, from interconnects and speaker cables to power, digital, phono, headphone and instrument cables.
Speaker cables16 modelsFrom The Caprice I to the flagship Grand Master Evolution, hand-built to order in the length your system needs.
Interconnects19 modelsFrom the Apollo Extreme to The Grand Master Evolution with dual “Monoblock” HFX Ground Stations.
AC power cables10 modelsFrom the Apollo Extreme AC to The Grand Master Evolution AC, built to replace the stock cords on your components.
Digital and USB cables10 modelsSeven digital cables and three USB cables, from the RSC® Prime M Digital to The Grand Master USB.
Phono cables6 modelsFrom the Apollo Phono to the Grand Master Evolution Phono with HFX Ground Station.
Headphone cables3 modelsThe Echo Live, The Master Live and The Omega Live with HFX Floating Ground Station.
Speaker links5 modelsReplace the factory bridge plates on bi-wire speaker terminals, from the Apollo to The Grand Master Evolution.
Subwoofer cables4 modelsIncluding the six-inch Caprice Sub Y-Cable for two-into-one connections.
Instrument cables3 modelsFor the stage and the studio: The Artist, The Master and the Master M-Series microphone cable.
- Used in recordings by
- Stanley Clarke
- Patrice Rushen
- Kenny Burrell
- Endorsed by
- Al McKay
- Ben Harper
- Larry Carlton
- David Benoit
- Nathan East
- Tim Carmon
- Jamie Anderson
- Jeffrey Weber
- Clark Germain
- Found in
- Carnegie Hall
- Capitol Records Studios
- Sony Studios
For decades, the world’s leading high-end audio reviewers have chosen TARA Labs cables for their reference systems
TARA Labs — A legacy of innovation
Since 1986, TARA Labs has been at the forefront of high-end audio cable design and technology. Many of the innovations pioneered by TARA Labs have since become commonplace throughout the high-end audio cable industry.
Industry firsts
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1986
Air-Tube™ Dielectric Technology
First to introduce Air-Tube Dielectric Technology, reducing dielectric interaction between the conductor and insulation.
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1988
Solid-Core Conductors
First to successfully introduce solid-core conductors in place of conventional stranded conductors in high-end audio cables.
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1990
Non-Round Conductors
First to change the traditional round conductor geometry to a non-round conductor design, developed to reduce the effects associated with skin effect.
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1993
Dress Barrels
First to introduce dress barrels as a refined alternative to conventional heat-shrink termination finishing.
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1998
Vacuum Dielectric Technology
TARA Labs became the first and only cable manufacturer to introduce a true vacuum dielectric to the high-end audio industry.
Extended or controlled?
TARA Labs cables are voiced to be neutral. Within that, the range comes in two lines, so you can match the cable to your system and to the sound you want.
Extended bandwidth
“A sound that is neutral, more detailed, with more high-frequency information and extension.”
Recommended for most audio systems. Lower capacitance and less dielectric make these cables sound more open, neutral and transparent. The Air Series is the classic example.
Controlled bandwidth
“A sound that is smoother, with less glare in the high frequencies, providing more weight and warmth.”
Recommended for systems that sound slightly etched or overly detailed. The ISM™ OnBoard Series adds presence and midrange warmth without giving up detail or high-frequency extension.
What reviewers and listeners say
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“Best speaker cable I’ve ever heard!”
YK Chan, Audiophile, Hong Kong -
“It is clear that TARA Labs is a champion of spacing and imaging, the soundstage is extremely wide and deep.”
Wojciech Pacuła, Positive Feedback -
“…takes the sound to another level of liquidity, transparency, and limitless high-frequency extension.”
Michael Fremer, Stereophile -
“The mids were tonally brilliant and seamlessly extended to pure and soaring highs.”
Audiodrum magazine -
“The most beautiful sounding speaker wire; TARA Labs Omega Evolution”
Chen, HIFI Shou magazine -
“TARA Labs Evolution is a brilliant cable … The dynamics and events in the back of the stage are presented in an absolutely remarkable way. I have never heard anything like it.”
Krakow Audio Society, Poland -
“This new cable (Zero Evolution) has the fastest, cleanest transient I’ve come across, with absolutely no grain or edge marring its excellent delivery.”
Marshall Nack, Positive Feedback -
“Absolutely killer reference-class performance, and in my experience, ne plus ultra.”
David Robinson, Positive Feedback -
“…shows the depth of the stage and everything happening there better than any cable I’ve ever heard.”
Rysiek B., Krakow Audio Society -
“The Omega Evolution speaker cable is as perfect as any cable could be. Blending a remarkable soundstage with instruments hanging delicately in space and absolute neutrality allowing every nuance to shine through. Truly a platinum standard for both tube and solid-state systems alike.”
Carl Jerrits, Apex Audio -
“The soundstage was phenomenal in depth … I have never heard this recording sound so impressive before. In short, the TARA Labs grandmaster cables are by far the best loudspeaker and interconnect cables I have ever experienced in my audiophile journey of more than thirty years.”
Audiocrack, What’s Best Forum
Hear it in your own system
A showroom demo can’t tell you how a cable will sound with your components, in your room. The loaner program can.
- Choose your cables. Interconnects, speaker cables, digital cables and AC power cables are available for home demo, subject to availability.
- Place a refundable deposit. Send your contact details and a loaner deposit of 40% of the retail price. Shipping is UPS Three Day.
- Listen for 14 days. Hear the cables in your own system, in your own room, with your own music.
- Keep or return. Buy new and your deposit is credited toward the price. Return them and your deposit comes back, minus shipping.
Sold through specialist dealers
In the United States, TARA Labs cables are sold through premier dealers, and online through The Cable Company. Elsewhere, our distributors cover 30 countries and regions.
Australia, Belarus, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Vietnam.
SKROOZ
A new entry-level cable division of TARA Labs. Affordable premium performance.