Oyaide Continental 5S V2 The ultimate USB 2.0 cable named after the five continents

Oyaide Continental 5S V2 USB 2.0 Cable Overview

The Oyaide Continental 5S V2 is a premium USB 2.0 cable designed to provide exceptional digital signal transmission for high-end audio systems. Named after the five continents, the Continental 5S V2 represents a global standard of excellence in USB cable design and performance. Built with 5N (99.999%) pure silver conductors and engineered with precision, this cable ensures unmatched clarity, speed, and accuracy for your digital audio signals, making it the ultimate choice for audiophiles and professionals who demand the best in USB connectivity.

Key Features

1. 5N Pure Silver Conductors:
   • The Continental 5S V2 features conductors made from 5N (99.999%) pure silver, one of the most conductive materials available. Silver’s superior conductivity ensures that digital signals are transmitted with minimal resistance, resulting in exceptional signal clarity, accuracy, and speed.
   • The use of pure silver conductors provides a noticeable improvement in audio quality, delivering clearer, more detailed, and dynamic sound reproduction, especially when used with high-resolution audio equipment.
2. True USB 2.0 Specification Compliance:
   • The Continental 5S V2 is designed to meet the strict USB 2.0 specification, ensuring that it delivers data transfer rates of up to 480 Mbps. This makes it suitable for high-resolution audio applications, guaranteeing stable and reliable signal transmission between your USB-enabled audio devices.
   • This compliance ensures that the cable maintains compatibility with a wide range of USB audio components, from DACs and amplifiers to high-end audio interfaces.
3. Double-Layer Shielding for Noise Protection:
   • To ensure noise-free performance, the Continental 5S V2 is equipped with a double-layer shielding system. This includes a combination of aluminum foil and a silver-plated copper braid, providing exceptional protection against electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI).
   • This shielding ensures that your digital signal remains clean and free from noise, allowing your audio equipment to perform at its best.
4. High-Quality Insulation with Fluoropolymer (PFA):
   • The conductors of the Continental 5S V2 are insulated with a high-quality fluoropolymer (PFA), which offers excellent dielectric properties and resistance to heat. This insulation minimizes signal loss and maintains the integrity of the digital signal, ensuring accurate audio reproduction.
   • The PFA insulation also provides durability, ensuring that the cable performs reliably over time.
5. Precision-Machined USB Connectors:
   • The Continental 5S V2 features precision-machined USB A and USB B connectors, plated with silver for optimal conductivity and signal transfer. The connectors are designed to fit securely into USB ports, ensuring a stable and reliable connection without any signal degradation.
   • The connectors are encased in a durable and elegant aluminum housing, offering both aesthetic appeal and protection against physical damage.
6. Flexible and Durable Design:
   • Despite its high-quality construction, the Continental 5S V2 remains flexible and easy to handle, making it suitable for various installations and setups. The outer jacket is made from a durable yet flexible material, ensuring the cable’s longevity and resistance to wear and tear.

Benefits for Digital Audio Applications

• Superior Signal Transmission: The 5N pure silver conductors ensure that digital audio signals are transmitted with the highest level of accuracy and clarity, resulting in improved audio quality and detail.
• Noise-Free Performance: The double-layer shielding effectively blocks external interference, ensuring a clean and noise-free digital signal for superior audio reproduction.
• High-Speed Data Transfer: Compliant with USB 2.0 specifications, the Continental 5S V2 delivers high-speed data transfer rates, making it suitable for high-resolution digital audio applications.

Recommended Usage

• High-Resolution Audio Systems: Ideal for connecting USB DACs, amplifiers, and other high-resolution audio components, ensuring superior digital signal transmission.
• Professional Audio Setups: Suitable for use in recording studios, mastering suites, and other professional audio environments where high-quality USB connections are essential.
• High-End Home Audio Systems: Perfect for audiophiles who want to achieve the best possible sound quality from their USB-enabled audio components.

Why Choose Oyaide Continental 5S V2 USB Cable?

1. Pure Silver Conductors for Optimal Performance: The 5N pure silver conductors provide superior conductivity, ensuring accurate and high-quality digital signal transmission.
2. Double-Layer Shielding: The advanced shielding effectively blocks interference, ensuring a noise-free and clean digital signal for improved audio performance.
3. Precision Engineering: The high-quality construction and precision-machined connectors ensure reliable, stable connections and long-lasting durability.

Pricing and Availability

• Price: The Oyaide Continental 5S V2 is available in various lengths, with pricing varying based on the chosen length. It is positioned as a premium USB cable, reflecting its high-quality materials and construction.
• Availability: Available through authorized Oyaide dealers, high-end audio retailers, and online stores specializing in audiophile-grade cables and accessories.

Installation Tips

• Ensure that the connectors are securely inserted into your audio components’ USB ports to maintain a stable connection and achieve optimal signal transmission.
• Avoid excessive bending or twisting of the cable to preserve its structural integrity and performance over time.

The Oyaide Continental 5S V2 sets a new standard for USB 2.0 cables, combining the exceptional conductivity of 5N pure silver with precision engineering and advanced shielding technology. Designed for high-fidelity digital audio transmission, it provides audiophiles and professionals with a superior connection that preserves the integrity of their audio signals. Whether you’re connecting a high-resolution DAC, amplifier, or other USB audio components, the Continental 5S V2 delivers the clarity, speed, and accuracy needed to experience your music at its absolute best.

Basic

“Continental 5S V2” is the premium Hi-Fi USB cable created for audio enthusiasts with concentration by our years of experiences.

As an “Oyaide” product means completely MADE IN JAPAN. Taking any compromises out, we have tried to achieve production based on our continuous analysis and accumulation of technical know-how.

“Continental 5S V2” is truly a product of the craftmanship of Oyaide Electric and which is represented of 5 core factors starting from capital S.

＜Continental 5S＞

Special…The plating of the contact parts is double-layered plating which has been applied to many products of Oyaide and proven its effectivity along with our long time experience. The inner layer is silver plating which has the highest conductivity among all metals. The outer layer is rhodium plating which has excellent rigidity and durability.

Silver… The conductor of “Continental 5S” made of 5N jewelry grade pure silver makes high-speed lossless data transmission.

Shield… This multi-layered shielding composed of copper foil shielding to separate signal/power lines and aluminum foil shielding, is applied to attenuate jitter loss and was developed for achieving our goal, unlimited transparency.

Signal… 480Mbps USB2.0（HI-SPEED）compliance. The control of the cable impedance was done by maximally considered design and strict pitch adjustment.

Silk… we installed “silk fillerment which prevents rise of electric permittivity by filling layer and enhances its flexibility.

The connector： The connection part between cable and connector is where changing magnetic fields and noise interfusions. After soldering cable and plug, it is covered by metal shell before molding process. In addition, outer shell made of brass is installed on the plug to protect the contact part from external noise.

Features

Silver — 5N Pure Silver for Its Conductor

Pure silver is the best material for high-speed transmission due to its excellent electrical conductivity which is far superior to high-purity copper.

For the core of “Continental 5S”, 5N jewelry grade pure silver, which is far better than industrial grade, is used. After being melted in a ceramic crucible, it is molded into 15mm diameter round bars. It is further reduced in diameter by means of 19 repetitions of the cold rolling process. Afterwards, the silver wire is further reduced to 1.05mm by a low-speed drawing process.

After the final rolling operation and mirror surface finishing, stress and strain that is generated by the drawing process is slowly removed by a lengthy annealing operation in a high-frequency electric furnace filled with inactive gas to prevent the silver from combining with oxygen. The completed ultra-pure silver wires are immediately packaged in nitrogen gas and are safely stored until the next process.

Shield — Perfect Difference from all Kinds of Noise

When we conceived of the Continental 5S, our goal was unlimited transparency. To achieve ultra silent background, its shielding design was deeply considered to be adopted to all king of noise generated from complicated system enviroments.

The answer is “Signal-Power separation shielding”. The most of existed USB cables, for their signal and power lines, has just twist pair structure which causes jitter-loss frequently due to the fact that noise from power line internaly jump onto signal line.

“Continental 5S” has not only twist pair structure for its signal and power lines but also completely separated each line by copper foil shielding which has 100% of shielding ratio. In addition on its outer periphery, it has “alminum foil shielding layer” and “silver plated copper braided shielding layer” which are strongly effective for external high frequency noise.

The connection part between cable and connector is where changing magnetic fields and noise interfusions. After soldering cable and plug, it is covered by metal shell before molding process. In addition, outer shell made of brass is installed on the plug to protect the contact part from external noise.

This multi-layered shielding might sound overmuch, but we applied it because we know taht it is very effective to attenuate jitter loss and was developed for achiving our goal, unlimited transparency.

Special — Contact Parts

The material of the contact which is the core factor for signal transmission is made of RoHS compliant high quality copper allly. And for better conductivity and durability, we applied double-layered plating which has been applied to many products of Oyaide and proven its effectivity along with our long time experience. The inner layer is silver plating which has the highest conductivity among all metals. The outer layer is rhodium plating which has excellent rigidity and durability.

Signal — 480Mbps USB2.0 (HI-SPEED）

The control of the cable impedance was done by maximally considered design and strict pitch adjustment. For stable signal transmission, the distance, thickness, and strand have to be structured reasonably.
“Continental 5S”has clean electric signal wave by this impedance control and makes excellent transmitt stability preventing noise generation. Although the conductor diameter of regular cables is usually AWG28, the conductor diameter of “Continental 5S”is thicker AWG25 which helps to lower conductor resistance and prevent jitter loss.
Silk——100％ silk filament has ultra-low electrostatic capacitance

Although a conductor is the most important factor when a signal transmit through a cable, an insulator is also very significant to prevent loss of signal transmission.
We applied fluorine contained resin (PFA) for its insulation material for its ultra-low permittivity.

However, PFA is a material that is easily charged by static electricity. When signal transmit in a cable, it generate very tiny vibrations and the material charged by static discharges by it. To solve this problem, we installed “silk filament” which prevents rise of electric permittivity by filling layer and enhances its flexibility.

Silk — 100％ Silk Filament has Ultra-Low Electrostatic Capacitance

Although a conductor is the most important factor when a signal transmit through a cable, an insulator is also very significant to prevent loss of signal transmission. We applied fluorine contained resin (PFA) for its insulation material for its ultra-low permittivity.

However, PFA is a material that is easily charged by static electricity. When signal transmit in a cable, it generate very tiny vibrations and the material charged by static discharges by it. To solve this problem, we installed “silk fillament” which prevents rise of electric permittivity by filling layer and enhances its flexibility.