Oyaide 3398 Series Hookup Wires Overview

The Oyaide 3398 Series Hookup Wires are high-quality UL-3398 style wires designed specifically for audio equipment, delivering exceptional performance and reliability. Using Oyaide’s premium 102SSC (Special Surface Copper) and insulated with XLPE (Cross-Linked Polyethylene), these hookup wires provide superior conductivity, heat resistance, and voltage durability, making them an excellent choice for both DIY audio projects and professional audio equipment installations.

Key Features

High-Purity 102SSC Copper Conductor:
- The 3398 Series wires utilize Oyaide’s proprietary 102SSC copper, which offers 99.9998% purity and a smooth, ultra-polished surface, ensuring minimal signal loss and distortion.
- This high-quality copper guarantees excellent signal transmission, resulting in more accurate and detailed audio reproduction.
XLPE (Cross-Linked Polyethylene) Insulation:
- XLPE insulation provides superior electrical insulation and resistance to heat, chemicals, and abrasion, making it ideal for high-performance audio applications.
- The XLPE insulation has a high dielectric strength, ensuring minimal signal interference and maintaining signal integrity even under demanding conditions.
UL-3398 Compliance:
- The Oyaide 3398 Series wires meet UL-3398 standards, ensuring that they offer excellent safety, reliability, and performance. This makes them suitable for a wide range of audio applications, including internal wiring for audio equipment, speakers, amplifiers, and DIY projects.
- UL-3398 compliance also means that the wires have excellent resistance to high voltage, withstanding up to 600V.
High Temperature Resistance:
- With an operating temperature range of -40°C to +105°C, the 3398 Series wires can handle the heat generated in high-power audio equipment without degrading, ensuring long-term reliability and performance.
Flexible and Easy to Work With:
- Despite their high-quality construction, the wires are highly flexible, making them easy to handle and install, even in complex or tight spaces. This flexibility is ideal for custom installations or when connecting audio components.

Benefits for Audio Applications

Superior Signal Transmission: The combination of 102SSC copper and XLPE insulation ensures that the wires offer excellent conductivity and minimal signal loss, providing a clean and accurate audio signal path.
Enhanced Durability and Safety: The high temperature and voltage resistance, along with UL-3398 compliance, ensure that these wires are safe and reliable for use in a variety of audio equipment.
Versatile Applications: Suitable for internal wiring of audio components, speakers, amplifiers, and other high-end audio devices, making them a versatile option for both DIY enthusiasts and professional installers.

Recommended Usage

Internal Wiring for Audio Equipment: Ideal for wiring inside amplifiers, DACs, preamplifiers, turntables, and other audio components where high-quality signal transmission is crucial.
Speaker Wiring: Suitable for use in speaker cabinets, providing a clean and distortion-free signal path.
DIY Audio Projects: Perfect for hobbyists and DIY enthusiasts looking to upgrade or build their own audio equipment with high-quality hookup wires.

Why Choose Oyaide 3398 Series Hookup Wires?

High-Quality Materials: The use of 102SSC copper and XLPE insulation ensures that these wires deliver exceptional audio performance and long-lasting durability.
Reliable and Safe: Meeting UL-3398 standards, the 3398 Series wires are designed to handle high temperatures and voltages, making them a reliable choice for professional audio installations.
Enhanced Audio Quality: With superior conductivity and insulation, these wires help reduce signal loss and interference, allowing your audio equipment to perform at its best.

Pricing and Availability

Price: The Oyaide 3398 Series Hookup Wires are sold per meter, with pricing varying based on the gauge and length required.
Availability: Available through authorized Oyaide dealers, high-end audio retailers, and online stores that specialize in high-performance audio equipment components.

Installation Tips

When using these wires for internal audio wiring, ensure clean and secure connections to maximize signal integrity and minimize resistance.
Use appropriate solder and connectors that match the quality of the Oyaide 3398 wires to maintain the highest level of performance.

The Oyaide 3398 Series Hookup Wires offer an exceptional combination of high-purity copper conductors, advanced XLPE insulation, and UL-3398 compliance, making them a top choice for audiophiles and professionals alike. Whether you’re upgrading existing equipment, building a new audio system, or undertaking a DIY project, these wires provide the performance and reliability needed to ensure the best possible sound quality.

Basic

UL-3398 style hookup wire series for audio equipment with excellent heat and voltage resistance, using precision conductor “102 SSC” and “XLPE” insulation.

Both black and white color outer sheath of 16AWG, 18AWG and 22AWG wires are available.

Features

“102 SSC” – Oyaide Electric Precision Conductor

To avoid impurities as much as possible, only virgin copper that does not contain any recycled copper is used in accordance with JIS C1011.
Peeling process is applied to remove 100% of impurities attached to the surface.
In order to facilitate the flow of electrical signals through the surface layer of the conductor, the strand is made finer using a natural diamond die to improve the surface smoothness of the strand.
The stranded wire is processed with a processing accuracy of ±1μm, far exceeding the standard error tolerance of ±8μm.
Two annealing processes are used to eliminate mechanical stress distortions in the strands.
Thorough product control of manufacturing control values, maintenance, shipping days, etc. Achieved the highest conductivity of 102.3% IACS.

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Features of the 3398 Series

The “3398 Series” of internal hookup wires for audio equipment uses the precision conductor “102SSC”.
Complies with the U.S. UL Standard AWM Style 3398 (except 3398-SY).
Oyaide Electric’s original “102SSC” precision conductor for audio applications is used.
XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene), whose molecular structure has been reinforced by electron beam irradiation, is used as the insulator.
XLPE has high heat resistance (rated 150°C), high withstand voltage (rated 300 V, peak voltage 600 V), and is not easily melted by soldering heat.
In addition to three conductor sizes (16AWG/18AWG/22AWG), a single-core shield wire (3398-SY- non UL style) is also available.
The 3398-SY has a spiral shield consisting of 34 strands, eliminating gaps between strands and providing excellent shielding effect. PVC is used for the outer sheath to ensure excellent flexibility.
It can be used for a wide range of applications, including internal wiring of amplifiers and speakers and self-made audio cables.
All 3398 wires are compliant with RoHS2 .

Specs

Product Name	3398-22 BK	3398-22 WT	3398-18 BK	3398-18 WT
Sheath Color	Black	White	Black	White
Stranding	13/0.18mm		34/0.18mm
Conductor Size	22AWG（0.3sq）		18AWG（0.75sq）
Cable outer diameter (Nominal）	1.6mm		2.0mm
Standard ／ Rated Temperature and Voltage	UL AWM Style 3398 VW-1 ／ 150℃　300V AC（Peak Voltage 600V）
Conductor / Insulator	102SSC ／ XLPE
Put-Up type / Length	Reel ( 100m / 340ft.)
Release Date	1/30/2015

Product Name	3398-16 BK	3398-16 WT	3398-SY
Sheath Color	Black	White	Black
Stranding	52/0.18mm		Center：21/0.18mm Shield Conductor：34/0.18mm
Conductor Size	16AWG（1.25sq）		Center：20AWG( 0.5sq) Shield Conductor：17AWG ( 0.86sq)
Cable outer diameter (Nominal）	2.4mm		3.0mm
Standard ／ Rated Temperature and Voltage	UL AWM Style 3398　VW-1 ／ 150℃　300VAC（Peak Voltage 600V）		－
Electrostatic Capacity			280pF/m（Between the wires of the center conductor and the shield）
Conductor / Insulator	102SSC / XLPE		102SSC / XLPE Outer sheath PVC
Put-Up type / Length	Reel ( 100m / 340ft.)
Release Date	1/30/2015

Hookup Wires

Oyaide 3398 Series Hookup Wires UL-3398 style hookup wires for audio equipment with excellent heat and voltage résistance, using “102SSC” and “XLPE” insulation.