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Cobalt Cable Privacy Policy (The short version)

At Cobalt Cable, privacy and trust are very important to us. We have NEVER, nor will we EVER share any customer information with any outside companies. In our opinion, this is a breech of trust, and just plain-old bad form. Of course, you are more than welcome to tell all of your friends, relatives, mail carriers, crossing guards, construction workers, and anyone else who will listen about us!

We also do not store ANY credit card numbers on any of our servers, or in our offices. All credit card numbers are deleted and/or destroyed immediately after payment transactions have been completed. In our opinion, this is the most we can possibly do to protect your vital credit information from ANY other parties.

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All standard-length Cobalt Cables come with a 90-day money-back guarantee. If you need to return a cable for warranty replacement, or for refund, please complete the following steps:

1. Send us an e-mail or call us. . Please reference the issues you are having with your cable, your original order number, and the specific cable(s) that you need assistance with.

2. After we have received your message/call, we will issue you an RMA number. IMPORTANT: Returns CANNOT be accepted without an RMA.

3. Mail (or ship) the cable(s) back to us, referencing the RMA number you are given. Here is the address to send the package back to:

Cobalt Cable Returns
Attn: RMA #XXXX (where XXXX is the RMA number you were issued)
6206 East Trent Avenue, Bldg. 3A
Spokane, WA 99212

3. Once we have received the returned cables from you, and verified their condition, we will either ship out your replacement cable(s), or issue you a 100% refund (we do not charge a stocking fee)* **.

* - For full refund, cable(s) must be in like-new condition. Any damaged items are subject to a 30% restocking fee.
** - For cable replacement, original logo imprinted heatshrink and/or connector barrels must be completely intact. Only one replacement per ordered cable.

Cobalt Cable is pleased to be able to offer several different shipping options to best suit your needs. All orders ship out of our Spokane Valley, WA warehouse.

USPS Priority Mail: FREE on all domestic (US) orders. Typical transit time is between 2-3 days*.

Two-Day Shipping : $20 per order. Transit time is guaranteed by 5:00 PM two days after shipment*.

Standard Overnight: $40 per order. Transit time is guaranteed by 5:00 PM the next day after shipment*.

Standard International Shipping (Int'l Orders Only): $30.00 per order. Typical transit time is 3-5 days*.

* - Order fulfillment typically takes between 24-48 hours for standard lengths, and 48-72 hours for custom lengths. We build all cables in-house, and no order ships until it passes our rigorous quality standards testing.

To calculate the time until you receive your order, simply add the fulfillment time with the transit time. For example, if you were to order a standard length cable on Monday, the order would most likely ship out on Wednesday. If this order was shipped via USPS Priority Mail, the shipment would likely arrive on Friday.

At Cobalt Cable, quality and optimal performance are of utmost importance to us. That is why all of our professional quality cable components are manufactured and assembled by us. This way, we can insure that only components that are the finest in design and performance are used in our products. We hand-assemble all of our cables and each finished cable is individually tested to ensure optimal performance before being shipped.

All of our standard cables come with a 90-day money-back guarantee. We believe that the most important opinion of our cables is our customer's, and we are pleased to offer a no-obligation trial period for all of our cables. If, for any reason, you are not totally satisfied with your Cobalt Cable purchase, simply return your cable(s) within 90 days from the purchase date for a full refund*.

We are also pleased to offer a lifetime "no questions asked" exchange policy on all of our cables (even custom cables). That is, no matter what happens to your Cobalt Cable product, simply return the original nonfunctional cable for an equivalent replacement, free of charge**.

* - For full refund, cable(s) must be in like-new condition. Any damaged items are subject to a 30% restocking fee.

** - For cable replacement, original logo imprinted heatshrink must be completely intact. Only one replacement per ordered cable.

Professional Clients

At Cobalt Cable, we believe in building win/win relationships with our customers, no matter how big or small. Our unique manufacturing size allows us to not only give each and every professional customer personal attention, but to also build large volumes of premium quality audio and video cable assemblies.

Whether your project requires a high-volume standard cable design and length, or a complex custom design and assembly, we can deliver. Each and every custom assembly is developed and prototyped until we know it is perfect, and all cable assemblies come with a lifetime warranty. We are more than happy to put our engineering and manufacturing expertise to work for our customers who demand the highest quality.

Here is a brief list of some of the professional customers we are currently serving:

Texas Instruments
Nasa
NBC News
All Branches of US Military
Canadian Broadcast Company (CBC)
BAE Systems
Raytheon
US Coast Guard
Georgia State University
The Beverly Hilton
University of Nebraska

Here is what our customers are saying about their cables from Cobalt Cable...

"Wanted to share with you my experience comparing your Ultimate Speaker Cables with MITerminator 4 bi-wired and LAT International SS-800 speaker cables. Your speaker cables gave a much greater front row stage presence with bass performance I never knew I had with my Martin Logans. Your speaker cables sounded great from the start. No need to burn-in for over
100 hours like the other two cable competitors and at half the cost. The other two cables are going back where they came from. Thank you for the excellent phone and customer support in making my order an easy and pleasant one. The Ultimate Subwoofer Cable is next on my list to have." BL from Fremont, CA

"I can't believe the sound of the Cobalt Cable. I have tried for years to get this sound. To anybody who wants a great sound, you can't go wrong with these cables. This is the first day I have had the cable hooked up, the sound is natural, you'll love them!" TC from Gahanna, OH.

I just wanted to let you know that I just received my audio interconnects and BOY- What a difference! My previous set was a very well known and reviewed boutique brand so I was not expecting much of an improvement. My experience with your speaker cables was so positive though , I just had to try your interconnects.

The sound improved so much that even my roommate (who could not care less about such things) noticed the diference right away. I heard instrument detail I had not noticed before on my Super Audio CDs, especially on the surround channels. The bass was more refined and the highs were much clearer and more crisp.

Granted, your product is more expensive than the boutique brand I owned but they are a great value at twice the price. Nicely done Cobalt. You have brought my listening enjoyment to the next level. D.P. from Miami, FL

"Received my 5.1 SACD Cables today. Unbelievable! Phenominal difference. Thank's so much." TS from Clearwater, FL.

I think the cables sound great, especially for the price. I have grown up on thousand dollar high end audio cables (which the dealers told me I had to get to go with my tens of thousand of dollar stereo components), and the Cobalt speaker cables sound as good as some of the super high end cables I have used in the past. I was so impressed – I already sent an e-mail out to some of my audiophile friends. I plan to try out Cobalt interconnects next in my home theater and reference audio systems.

The guitar cable is also very nice. I have a home recording studio with too much equipment and too much electrical interference, but the Cobalt cable works great – no hum, clear tone, and works fine with my fussy tube amplifiers.

Finally, the level of customer service you have shown by following up on appropriate shipping days was fantastic.

I am now, a devoted Cobalt Cable fan (and you can post the above as a testimonial if you like – and I will be telling my all my audioholic friends about you guys). R.W. from Piedmont, CA

Thanks for your Cable Myths Explained section. So refreshing to hear the truth. It is just exausting reading the ridiculous claims of snake oil out there. Then to see pictures of "audiophile" magazine editors and writers home systems with their cables up off their floors on expensive esoteric cable stands!!! I've never believed any of that hog wash. I'd like to thank you and Audioholics for offering the "true" music lovers of the world a measure of common sense and balance as regards cables and interconnects.
I will be placing and order with your company for my total interconnect and cable needs of my brand new very expensive high end two channel music system. J.P. via E-Mail

Yes, I have been very impressed with the quality of the cables. I should have ordered more when you were running the 20% off sale. It looks like I will be making another order before the end of the year when I add some new speakers. Thanks. E.F. from Castalian Springs, TN

Yes I am still very happy with my cables. Very clear and detailed sound. Quite suprising to me how much of my sound was being filtered out by the monster cables I was using. The Cobalt Cables have been just what I wanted, and at a great price. Keep up the good work, and I will be sure to order any future cables I need from you. E.F. from Denver, CO

The sound is as good or better than the previous cables I had. You guys were great to deal with as well. Thanks for the excellent customer service and quality product. R.P. from Lake Forest Park, WA

Just wanted to say thank you! I was worried about running a 30ft DVI cable to my projector. I built a HTPC (Home Theatre PC) and have your Ultimate DVI cable connecting my DLP Projector to an ATI video card in the PC. The picture quality is awesome! I had a decent progressive scan Sony DVD player hooked up via Monster Cable component video cables before, but this new set up is so much better. Great cable, super quick shipment and a good value! Now I'm finally getting everything out of my projector. K.T. from Brooklyn Park, MN

"As a cost-conscious audiophile, I'm a little wary of exaggerated claims of ultra-expensive audio cables using exotic materials. Sure, as an engineer, I know the basic electrical properties--impedance, capacitance, inductance--have a definite effect on the sonic quality of an audio cable. I also know materials, cable geometry, dielectrics and shielding are important design criteria. But when high-end cable make dramatic claims of drastically improved performance, all at a astronomical price (of course), I find their claims and arguments to be nothing more than specious sophistry.

Now, with Cobalt Cables, I have found a real improvement in sonic quality. The sound is louder, sound staging more defined and bass more pronounced and detailed. All this improvement at a very reasonable price. I used to use MITerminator 4 interconnects/speaker wire and Monster 550/Studio Pro 500, 1000 cables, and never noticed any difference; with Cobalt, I do." SS from La Quinta, CA

"Just wanted to let you know I have plugged in the Ultimate Power Cable and like it. It definitely sounds better than the Asylum cord it is replacing. I don’t know how to describe it other than the music sounds crisper. Maybe a quieter background is what is happening. The cord is in a key spot in my system as it provides power to the entire front end. It is the primary cord to a Richard Grey power unit then everything else is plugged into the power unit. So thanks for another great product. When I save up a bit I may try more of your Ultimate Power Cables through out my system. Your prices are so much better than a lot of the Power Cables I have considered. " BZ from Spokane, WA

"Just got in your Ultimate XLR cables....hooked them up to my Lexicon 12B and Bryston 6BSST...absolute silence: no hum, no buzz, no coloration. Great cables!! Deep, tight bass, and crispness throughout the mids and highs. Love em. Thanks!" WS from Pawleys Island, SC

"I received my first...not last...Ultimate Audio Interconnects from you a few hours ago. I had been trying a pair of [name deleted to protect the guilty] cables from the dealer I work with, they would have cost me $700 and are supposed to be completely Transparent. Baloney! The cables had what were billed as low pass filters on them, to keep out the rf the braid should be keeping out. They were low-pass all right, they passed everything under about 3k Hz, as far as I can tell, really injured the crisp Highs I am used to. Installing your cables returned my stereo system to its healthy norms. As I need more cables, I'll be purchasing them from you; thanks for a good product." DG from North Andover, MA

"Just wanted to let you know the Cobalt Ultimate Speaker Cables you sent are fantastic. They only have about forty hours on them to date, and my mid-fi set-up already sounds better than some of my friends BIG $ hi-fi systems. Detail, imaging, staging, range ... all top shelf with the addition of your cable. I'll be back for more interconnects as I continue to build my system. Thanks for a great product at an unbelievable price." RK from Bella Vista, AR

"Everything about these cables is outstanding. The price is terrific, the build quality is superb, and the sound is even better. All of my cables are from Cobalt, and my system has never sounded better. Thank you Cobalt Cable!" MM from Aiken, SC

"I received my new 3 meter Ultimate Audio Interconnects for my home system. Running CD Player directly to high end Headphone amplifier. I noticed a HUGE difference in the sound quality and noise dampening compared to a "Mass Market" brand that I thought was good. Excellent cables at a great price. Awesome job!!!!" GR from Saint Petersbury, FL

"It's hard to believe but I used to think monster cables were "state of the art". Thanks for waking me up to Cobalt Cable. I am literally amazed at the detail and the overall improvement in sound in my Monitor Audio Silver 9s since I switched to your Ultimate Speaker Cables (I am trying to avoid the nebulous, trite verbiage so often used to describe sound). Your Ultimate Subwoofer Cable...superb. It is also refreshing to have a single choice instead of ten." JS from Chesterton, IN

"I just wanted to say thank you very much for your great work and amazing products. I am using your Ultimate Component Video Cable with progressive-scan DVD, and picture is amazing. I compared your cable with very expensive monster cables, and guess what? Cobalt wins (very good quality, great picure, amazing price!!!). Simply put, it is great improvement over Monster.

I am also using the Ultimate Coax Digital Audio Cable. Stunning performance for both cables. For the first time, I heard a difference between the analog and digital input. Imaging and clarity are great, and I had to recalibrate my system becuase the improvment was so much more than I expected.

That was the fastest delivery ever, and you could teach other companies, like Pioneer, about customer service. The antistatic bags the cables arrived in were beautiful. You are the best, and I wish you all the best." TZ from Chicago, IL

"I was completely blown away by the picture improvement from your Ultimate Component Video Cable. When I order my replacement cables I plan to replace all my other non-Colbalt cable." RS from Seattle, WA

"I just wanted to let you know how pleased I am with the Ultimate Guitar Cables I purchased. I started with two, one for guitar to pedal, and one from pedal to amp, and was amazed at the improvement in fidelity, and reduction of hum and buzz. My guitar room is also the one where my computer is located and the EM interference before using your cables was incredible. I ordered another to replace the stock one between the head and cabinet on my vintage '65 Fender Bandmaster, and I was amazed at the further improvement in sound quality and noise suppression. I've played every one of my guitars for hours using your cables and every one of them sounds better with them. Fidelity and accurate reproduction of sound is critical to me, both in my playing for pleasure and in bench-testing guitars in my luthierie business, and your guitar cables deliver more than I could have imagined. You've made a believer out of me, and a customer for life." LD from Roswell, GA

"Installed Ultimate Speaker Cables all around this past weekend. What a pleasure! Great neutral sound, briliiant clarity, spacious soundstage, visually beautiful cables. I'll be referring anyone I know in the market for cabling to you. Thanks Cobalt! P.S. Monster who?" A.S. from Arlington, TX

"Just received my 10' Ultimate Guitar Cables and had to write to tell you how pleased I am with it's performance. Your company has made available to everyday, working musicians a great cable loaded with "high end" features, specifications, build quality & good looks at an extremely reasonable price. (Even your packaging is well thought out & carefully chosen!)

I play a 2001 Buscarino archtop jazz guitar with a custom Kent Armstrong pickup mounted on the fingerest and had not been completely satisfied with my amplified sound using Monster Cable, George L's, etc. until trying your cable. Now I just "plug and play"-I get the sound I want with a perfectly flat setting on my amp. Great." CF from Saratoga Springs, NY

"I received all of my cables the other day. I am very happy with the performance of the Ultimate Speaker Cables. They are a great improvement over my Tara Prism 2+2 cables." SN from Largo, FL

"I purchased a bunch of Cobalt Cables and think they are some of the best cables I have ever used. I just can't imagine how you can charge so little for them. Getting ready to re-cable the music system. Hope the next sale comes soon." KF from Irving, TX

"Just wanted to say that I received my 4 each 5 meter Ultimate Balanced XLR cables a couple of days ago and would like to thank you. The build quality and choice of raw materials is excellent and I couldn't be happier." JK from Ashburn, VA

"Good value and very good performance. Excellent construction. I highly recommend these to other audiophiles." AH from Westfield, NJ

"The Sub Cable appears to be very solid in quality. The sound from my sub is excellent. Friends that know Audio better than me are impressed with the quality and price of your cables so they went ahead and purchased your cables for themselves! I plan on buying more from you in the future." DF from Allentown, PA

"These are the finest performing and looking cables [Ultimate Guitar Cable] I have ever owned. I was beyond surprised, I was shocked at the seamless delivery of the output of the guitar pickups to guitar amp in comparison to every other "top end" cable I have used in my 30 plus years of playing." DB from Scottsdale, AZ

"Best I have ever used. Perfect picture from dvd player on 72 Inch wide screen TV." RW from Brandon, MS

"I recently purchased 5 Cobalt Cable Ultimate Balanced XLR cables, and have been very impressed with the improvement in sound. These cables offer very high quality construction, and good looks as well. Customer service is also first rate. Highly recommended!" SV from Truth or Consequences, NM

"The cable quality [Ultimate Audio Interconnect] is excellent. I immediately noticed the difference in sound quality. The low frequency hum that I had experience before was no longer present. I am able to enjoy my music with more clarity and definition." BB from Queens Village, NY

"The performance is just as good as my Kimber 4PR bi-wired cables. Looks are great. Solid, well-constructed and stylish. Hefty without being too stiff. Value is through the roof. I don't put too much stock between different cables sounding wildly different. Because of the mystique around "boutique" cables, It's nearly impossible to find a well-constructed, attractive cable at a reasonable price." MD from Temple, TX

"Great cable [Ultimate Subwoofer Cable] and I am still planning on replacing the rest of mine with Cobalt as soon as I can afford it!" J.H. from Green Bay, WI

"Performance is very good. Looks are very good. Value is excellent. These cables [Ultimate Speaker Cables] made a great improvement of system clarity, bass control and imaging." P.M. from Mentor, OH

"Excellent looks and performance." P.L. from Grand Island, NY

"Something that really attracted me to Cobalt Cable was the value. The price was reasonable for a quality cable. The Subwoofer Cable has performed nicely to remove the hum from the subwoofer. The build quality feels real nice. I know I won't have any troubles with the cable for many years." JH from Schererville, IN

"Very nice and professionally made cable. Before my equipment sounded ok using some off the shelf radio shack cables. But my equipment is not very expensive or top line quality. After using a quality cable that I got from you [Ultimate Audio Interconnect] it showed up very quickly that I need to upgrade my equipment. Sound is great." DF from Gastonia, GA

"I couldn't be happier! My S-Video cable run is 38 feet, but the signal quality is undiminished by that length. I considered inserting a Camelot Excalibur S-Video cable amplifier, but don't really see the need with my Cobalt Cable." DH from Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

"The price to quality ratio is incredible. The look and finish are first rate. Customer service has been outstanding. Communication and shipping is great." BZ from Spokane, WA

"I think the value is execptional the cable's [Ultimate Subwoofer Cable] quality can not be missed as you pull it out of the package. The feel and look of the cable only reinforce this as you work with it during installation. It truly is a beautifully crafted cable." PR from Voorheesville, NY

"Great performance and value. I intend to keep on upgrading my cabling as budget allows. The ones I have are "perfect." Can't think of anything I would change." JP from Columbia, MD

"Love everything about them. Looks great, has great performance and value."
EK from Massapequa Park, NY

"The cables have worked quite well. Well made and perform well." DH from Oakland, CA

"I noticed a huge difference in quality when I recently upgraded from my Radioshack gold interconnects to my new Cobalt Cable Ultimate Audio Interconnects (the 5 channel custom set). The music sounds much more full and has more emotion. These cables reproduce the sound without changing it at all. I am very satisfied with these, and would recommend them to anyone considering audio interconnects. These cables look great. Cobalt made the ends of each cable a different color(as I requested). This made hooking everything up a breeze. These cables are very well built. These suckers are very thick, and for the money, it would be hard to beat Cobalt when seeking cables. I wont ever buy cables from anywhere else now that I have dealt with Cobalt. The customer service is great (John answered all of my questions,and made my tough decision very easy), and the fact that they ship Priority doesn't hurt either:)." FD from Rocky River, OH

"The Cobalt XLR Cable is very well constructed and performs very well. Very good value compared to other cables. The cable is also very flexible. Highly recommended product." SL from San Jose, CA

"I am well pleased with the S-Video cables I have purchased from you company. They have given me no trouble, which is what I'm looking for." ES from Shreveport, LA

"Great value - very musical. I use long runs for the balanced connection between my Anthem and the Krell amp (15 ft), as well as for the subwoofer (40 ft). They perform flawlessly and are flexible enough to make for easy routing." LN from Hinsdale, IL

"Excellent in all aspects. Price for performance is excellent." AG from Colorado Springs, CO

"I just wanted to let you know how pleased I am with your Ultimate Subwoofer Cable. I am so relieved to find a top quality cable source. I didn't buy any of my sound equipment from Circuit
City, now I don't have to buy my cables from them either. The sound of the sub is just perfect using your cable, balanced & musical. Subtle when necessary and powerful when called for. I can't ask for more, thanks! You've got a lifelong customer." JS from Chesterton, IN

"I am a cautious purchaser. I bought one Cobalt Cable [Ultimate XLR Balanced Audio Cable] to use in a home theater surround system. It connects to the rear channel. I am using Monster Cable Sigma 2000 cables of similar length for the two surround channels. I honestly cannot tell the difference, other than the Monster Cables are twice the diameter and many times the cost." P.M from Tiburon, CA

"You are incredible. Thank you very much for your services and courtesies. It was far beyond expectations. I hope in a small way I have been able to advertise your quality company by telling as many people with electronic equipment that I know, "that if they need cabling, they should contact Cobalt Cable."

I sincerely wish you and your company the very best and hope that you will prosper and grow beyond your wildest expectations. You are unique and an exciting discovery, and helps restore my confidence, in what I sometimes consider, a decadent society." BW from Tryon, NC

"I like the performance of the cables, looks are understated which is fine. They are a good value." AC from Eden Prairie, MN

"Performance of the Subwoofer cable is great. Looks of the casing and connectors is also great. Value is excellent." JP from Green River, WY

"So far very pleased. Sound is very good, as are the looks. Price was excellent." EA from Atlanta, GA

"Performance is excellent. Value is very good." MB from Putnam Valley, NY

"It is amazing that the change from my basic RCA cable to yours was so noticeable. If I could afford them, I would get your speaker cables." JE from Fort Collins, CO

"These cables are a terrific value. Coupled with their lifetime warranty, as far as I am concerned, represent an unbeatable combination." MS from Walnut Creek, CA

"The performance was equal cables costing MUCH more. The look and durability was second to none." EJ from Spokane, WA

"The looks are great. The performance is great and the value is good. As with anything I think the price point is high but worth the price once they are plugged in." MF from El Dorado Hills, CA

"The build quality of your product and your customer service are outstanding." RM from Studio City, CA

"I thought the cables [Ultimate Component Video Cable, Ultimate S-Video Cable] were well made. I am running mine through the attic, so I appreciate the heavy duty jacket. The performance seems excellent. The video quality is very good, and I'm making a 25 ft run, so I'm impressed." RA from Austin, TX

"I'm very satisfied and think about changing speaker cable to Cobalt Cable." JO from Torrance, CA

"I replaced my subwoofer cable with your subwoofer cable and the difference was remarkable. I would like to consider replacing my other speakers (center channel and surrounds) to achieve optimum sound, but the installation would be a bear. Everything is run under carpet, and behind walls making it difficult to replace." MA from Plano, TX

"I like the cables. I believe them [Ultimate Speaker Cables] to be better than a pair of Cardas twinlinks that I have." GD from Oklahoma City, OK

"Excellent build quality, especially terminations. Very good price to quality ratio. Transparent sonic qualities." JM from Plymouth, MI

"Looks good, performs well, great value. Quality appears to match custom cables costing much more." MS from Roanoke, VA

"Excellent. Competes very favorably with my Cardas reference." WN from Upland, CA

"Quality construction. Nice tight connections. I was previously using cheapie cables. I noticed a definite cleaner sound and picture after switching." PB from Oakland, CA

"Received product unbelievably fast! Build quality looks excellent." JR from Streamwood, IL

"I love it it looks great. Overall I love it [Ultimate Component Video Cable] and am happy with the quality" KD from Dacula, GA

"The performance of these cables are great. I sold all my monster cables on ebay in order to replace them all with cobalt cable. Not only do they perform equally if not better, but they are much more attractive with a better build quality and are CHEAPER too." BM from Los Angeles, CA

"I'm still getting used to the new cables, but I've been very pleased with the results, so far. Excellent construction and appearance for the price, and I really appreciate the option for different sized spades at each end - the binding posts on my speakers are smaller than those on my amplifier, so this was an important consideration. Additionally, the free and speedy Priority Mail shipping is an outstanding service." SE from Abington, PA

"The cables look great and sound better. The price was very reasonable compared to other high quality cables. I am using these cables to transfer old analog recordings (vinyl cassette) to CD. My A-D converter only accepts XLR connections and the receiver only outputs RCA connections. You were the only place I could find that could give me a quality cable with both connections." SL from Arlington Hts. IL

"I am very happy with [my] Cobalt and better cables. Monster cable is ok. I prefer Cobalt for value looks & performance over Better cables mostly for value." JG from North Hollywood, CA

"I'm very pleased with the quality construction of the cable [Ultimate Subwoofer Cable]. " NB from Elko, MN

"I shopped around and your cables seemed to be the best value, when looking at high end cables. But your custom length cables by far are a great value the 30' component video cable I purchased saved me a nice chunk of change." TB from Plymouth, MI

"They work great. I ordered the cables from your company because you offer custom lengths. Monster cable goes from two meters to four meters with nothing in between. The quality and workmanship of the cables is excellent." JA from Stillwater, MN

"Very good value compared to other prices I saw online. When buying 5 at a time $200 a piece becomes a large purchase" ML from Hayward, CA

"I am very pleased with the quality of the cable [Ultimate Subwoofer Cable]." SS from Cleveland, OH

"Great performance and looks." RC from Midlothian, IL

"The speaker cables perform great." IR from Miami, FL

"I am Very pleased with your cables. I work at a television station and Cobalt Cables Rival the durability, quality and performance of the custom cables that my station uses." JL from Highlands Ranch, CO

"I like the nylon cover, helps them slide when being fed through tight spaces. The connectors are tight and well made. Your flexibility in ordering custom lengths is a real help. The performance is excellent, especially over longer lengths." KJ from Rialto, CA

"Good value and performance." JT from Wexford, PA

"The new cables sound great. It's been nice doing business with you and I thank you for the prompt delivery." RM from Springville, IN

"I originally bought all monster z300 cabling, but was referred to Cobalt by audiorevolution.com. I decided to try a pair of your component video cables when switching to HDTV and I was very impressed. The cabling was much thicker than monster with a much better build quality. The performance difference was hard to notice, but on bright scenes the cobalt actually seemed better! The price is very nice and being able to pick the length you want for the price is the biggest thing going I think." RL from Los Angeles, CA

"Great products!" JS from Anchorage, AK

"The look and feel of your cables are excellent as well as the value. The performance of your cables are very good, probably the best performance for the money, especially given your excellent warranty policy. I am very pleased with my cables." MM from Nashville, TN

"Picture very excellent for its price, clear and smooth cable look very beautiful." PN from San Francisco, CA

Have something to say about YOUR Cobalt Cable? We would love to hear it! Please click here to contact us with your feedback.

Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, May 2005 (http://www.hometheaterhifi.com)
Review by John E. Johnson, Jr.

Excerpt: "I was really expecting to find degradation in picture and sound quality due to the extraordinary lengths I was using, but it didn't happen. Undoubtedly, it is the heavy gauge conductors at work. The 30 foot XLR worked great, and so did the 50 foot component video cables. I used the XLR for subwoofers across the room, and the component video cables for going up the rear wall, across the top of the side wall, and down to the projector mounted below a soffit in the rear. Nice deep bass (my subs are flat to 15 Hz). Great picture. No hum. No video noise. No problem."

Click Here to Download the Entire Review

About.Com, May 2003
(http://hometheater.about.com):
Review by Robert Silva

Cobalt Interconnect Cables
Full Product Review

Guide Rating:

Home theater components are useless without good interconnect cables. Factors such as interference, internal breakage, and bad contact fittings can make an otherwise excellent home theater setup perform in less than a stellar manner. There are many cable makers claiming that their products improve video and audio quality, some are exaggerated, however some are not. Cobalt Cable definitely makes a product that definitely improves your system's performance where its used.

The basic features of Cobalt's cable products center around construction and lack of signal loss over long distances.

Each cable is heavily shielded for resistance to interference. Connector barrels made of heavy-duty, polished metal. Speaker cables can be ordered with choice of connector types, depending on your speaker terminals. Toslink (digital optical) cables have a heavy duty jacket and metal connector to increase durabiity.

Each cable is hand-assembled, individually tested before shipping, is individually packaged, and signed. On the customer service end, Cobalt offers a lifetime exchange policy or 90 day money back guarantee on standard length cables.

Lastly, cables can be ordered in standard or custom lengths to suit any installation requirement.

I recently received the following cables from Cobalt Cable for evaluation: S-Video (10 meters), Component (10 meters), 5-Channel Audio Bundle for SACD/DVD-Audio (2 Meters), Digital Coaxial (2 meters), and Digital Optical (2 meters). All of the cables were impressively constructed. The Component and 5-channel audio bundle, although still flexible, were a bit stiff and weighty (you need a bit more space behind your components to fit them into your installation), but their excellent performance more than offsets this minor inconvenience.

Most impressive, however, was the excellent signal strength by the 10-meter long S-video cable. Using a Technics DVD-A10 DVD player in a booth 30 feet from an Optoma H56 video projector (projecting a 10ft diagonal image on a theatrical quality screen), the picture quality was improved enough to be noticable when using the Cobalt 10 meter S-Video or component video cable than a another branded cable. Upon inspection, edge articfacts and color bleeding where decreased using the Cobalt cables. Moving the DVD player closer to the projector and using a shorter 12 foot generic S-Video cable in comparison to the 10 meter S-video cobalt cable, the cobalt was still slighlty better, despite its much longer length.

I was also impressed with the connectivity of the Cobalt's Toslink (digital optical) cable. Such cables often times don't fit well and are usually quite delicate and subject to internal breakage. However, with Cobalt's metal jacket and metal connection fitting, the Toslink was easily securely fastened and passed all digital surround signals as hoped. I personally prefer using Digital Coax connectors for surround applications, but on components where the Toslink connection is the only option, the Cobalt is an excellent product to use. In fact, the Digital Coax sample that Cobalt sent also had a good tight seal once connected and performed as would be expected.

The only cable sample that was a little unwieldy for me was the 5-channel audio connection bundle used for DVD-Audio and SACD applications. Don't get me wrong, the cables connected and performed well, it's just that the outer plastic channel-identifying sleeves made the cable ends stiffer, once again necessitating more room behind my components to plug them in. It will be great when DVD-Audio and SACD signals can be transfered with a single iLink or other type of cable other than the current need for a separate audio cable for each channel. Obviously, this is definitely not the fault of cable makers (however, they do sell more cable this way).

In conclusion, with the exception of some points outlined above, I found the Cobalt Cable products to be excellent performers under all conditions and definitely worth considering for installations that require the best quality over long distances or where interference is an issue. These cables are not cheap, however, they are less expensive than some other estoric cable brands. I also found their customer service quite helpful. The fact that you can order custom lengths so quickly and easily was a real plus. If you are planning to install a home theater system, definitely consider Cobalt Cables to connect it all together.

Vintage Guitar Magazine, May 2003 (http://www.vintageguitar.com):

Cobalt Ultimate Instrument Cable
An excerpt from "Cable Summit" by Eric Kirkland

"Cobalt Cable is an enthusiastic company that builds extremely high quality cables at a very low price. Everything about their product, from the reinforced ends to the fireproof black jacket, says quality. And, I'd like to note that the cables were beautifully packaged in antistatic bags and double-boxed, using only sturdy and attractive biodegradable recycled materials-this made for a pleasurable experience from the time they reached the door to the final listening test. The highly durable and very flexible instrument cable is extremely transparent and provides performance that shouldn't be possible in this price range. In terms of high-end clarity, the Cobalt delivers nearly the same performance as many of the very expensive cables, lacking only some of the low-end oomph, accuracy and depth of the $300+ offerings. Jazz players and anyone looking for shimmering clarity on a budget can't go wrong with the Cobalt. The speaker cable was the most transparent in the test, with pure sparkle and utter clarity-match it to a warm lead."

Home Theater Advice (http://www.htadvice.com):

Any home theater enthusiast will tell you that the cables used to connect your components, speakers and TV together are just as important as the components themselves.

With so many connections to make, it's pretty easy to spend hundreds of dollars on cables to connect an entire system. So, when a cable company arrives that makes spectacular quality cables at reasonable prices, they should be applauded and the word spread so other home theater enthusiasts can benefit from their products.

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11.24.05
New HDMI Cable
Cobalt Cable has recently introduced their exceptional HDMI cable offering. Like our outstanding, and critically-acclaimed Ultimate DVI Cable, the Ultimate HDMI Cable is guaranteed to deliver FLAWLESS HDTV video performance at lengths up to 10M! For more, please visit the Ultimate HDMI Product Page.

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At Cobalt Cable, our design philosophy is simple. We strive to build cables that provide the truest connection possible. We want to transfer as much of the original signal from the source component to the receiving device. There are many, many design tricks a lot of companies use to manipulate the signal as it travels over a cable (introduce capacitance issues, silver plating, etc.), however that is not what we believe in. We use true physics of the actual signal in all of our designs and not misguided theories that sound great, but do not actually work. We do believe in keeping the signal as unaltered as possible, so that YOU have full control over signal processing instead of a cable doing it arbitrarily for you. We want you to see/hear what YOUR system looks/sounds like, not what your cables look/sound like.

Another fundamental concept in all Cobalt Cable products is one of value. We strive to create products with the highest value possible. We do not make the cheapest cables in the world, nor do we make the most expensive. Instead, we build cables with the highest value (or bang for the buck) possible. We set our prices as low as we can so that we can pass the value and savings on to you.

Cobalt Cable was founded and operates on the premise of providing true, ultra high-performance audio and video cable systems. We believe that amazing, high quality cables should not cost a fortune; quality does not mean expensive prices. We would like to extend the opportunity for you to try audio and video cables that offer the truest possible sound and image reproduction at a sensible price.

We realize that great performance begins with the basics. That's why Cobalt Cable designs and manufactures the cable components we use. You will not find "me too", copycat products to ours anywhere. We design our own components for the simple reason that only the best will do.

Each and every Cobalt Cable is hand-assembled and individually tested by our own staff, in the USA. If the cable doesn't meet our strict standards, it is scrapped. This is how we are able to offer you a 90-day money-back guarantee and a lifetime "no questions asked" warranty. That is, no matter what happens to your Cobalt Cable, simply return your nonfunctional original cable* for an equivalent replacement, free of charge.

At Cobalt Cable, we provide friendly, honest advice to go along with the quality cables you purchase. No pressure, no hype- just exceptional value, refreshing honesty and straightforward answers. We are always glad to assist you with whatever your cable needs may be, or answer any questions regarding your cable applications. Are you ready for the truth? That's what you'll get from Cobalt Cable.

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