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OJAS is the creative pen name of Devon Turnbull. As a university student studying Audio Engineering he started using the name across a variety of disciplines including graffiti, music, graphic design and clothing design. In 2003 Turnbull co-founded the clothing brand Nom de Guerre with Isa Saalabi, Wil Whitney and Holly Harnsongkram. For the next decade, while primarily working in fashion, the name OJAS was kept alive on sound sculptures Turnbull was crafting for himself and a growing number of audio enthusiasts around the world. With a particular interest in high efficiency speakers and low powered tube amplifiers, Ojas audio equipment aims to bring realistic, natural sound to the listener. These products are the result of two decades of experimentation, engineering and explorations in the audio underground.
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The Nature of Sound


Sound is considered to be of two kinds, one a vibration of ether the other a vibration of air.
The vibration of ether which cannot be perceived in the physical sense, is considered the principle of all manifestation the basis of all substance the “music of the spheres” it forms permanent numerical patterns which are the basis of the worlds existence, this kind of vibration is not caused by physical shock as are audible sounds. It is therefore called anahata “unstruck”, the other kind of sound is an impermanent vibration of air, an image of the ether vibration. It is audible and always produced by a shock. It is therefore called ahata or “struck”.
Struck sound is said to give pleasure. Unstruck sound leads to liberation (Narada Purana).
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Ojas TPLC Speaker Wire

$700.00
$700.00
Ojas TPLC Speaker Wire
$126.00
$126.00

TPLC-9-OB

Details

Ships within 2-4 weeks

16 AWG TPLC Speaker Wire,

$126/ 9’ pr

$280/ 40' Single

$700/ 100' Single

Custom lengths also available, please email us at info@ojas.nyc

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• 16 AWG Stranded Copper Tinned Speaker Wire
• Lacquered Cotton Dielectric
• USA made
• Available in: Orange/Black, Blue/Grey, Green/Grey
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For me and some of my friends, the holy grail of audio wire is vintage Western Electric switchboard wire repurposed for use in our hi-fi systems. There is a sweet and natural sound that only makes sense coming from the simple materials: copper, tin and cotton. But sources are scarce and I am frequently (more often than not) frustrated by a bad batch. So if you don’t want to make wire collecting, auditioning and selecting your new hobby, you likely turn to another standard alternative, Belden 9497. The orange and black twisted pair has become iconic. But one can’t help but miss the purity of simple stranded copper and cotten. The PVC insulation on 9497 feels so plastic-y (probably because it’s plastic) and they are very UV unstable making them turn an ugly yellow color wherever they are exposed to sunlight.

This new wire, made in the USA by a partner that’s as meticulous as I am, is very similar to the original WE wire, only it’s readily available (for now). We’ve done the first run in orange and black as a nod to 9497.


The entire system in HiFi Listening Room Dream No.1 was wired using this new TPLC wire. If you made it to the show I hope you agree: this is beautiful wire.

Ojas TPLC Speaker Wire
Ojas TPLC Speaker Wire
Ojas TPLC Speaker Wire
Ojas TPLC Speaker Wire