Solid conductors prevent strand-interaction, a major source of dynamic distortion in cables.
0.5% Silver-Plating is applied to AudioQuest's Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors to improve Noise-Dissipation.
Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation shields noise effectively, absorbing and reflecting most RFI before it reaches the ground layer.
Foamed-Polyethylene's high air content minimizes energy absorption for clearer sound.
All internal conductors are Direction-Controlled to reduce RF noise.
Description
Solid 0.5% Silver Conductors
Solid .5% Silver-Plated Copper Conductors: A superbly cost-effective way to turn up the “sharpness” for a subwoofer, enhancing articulation and intelligibility.
Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation
It's easy to accomplish 100% shield coverage. Preventing captured radio-frequency interference (RFI) from modulating the equipment's ground reference requires AQ's Noise-Dissipation. Traditional shield systems typically absorb and then drain noise/RF energy to component ground, modulating and distorting the critical "reference" ground plane, which in turn causes a distortion of the signal. Noise-Dissipation "shields the shield," absorbing and reflecting most of this noise/RF energy before it reaches the layer attached to ground.
Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation
Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy. Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Because air absorbs next to no energy and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile, Foamed-PE, with its high air content, causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials.
Symmetrical Coax Geometry
Identical positive (+) and negative (-) conductors prevent the shield from being used as an inferior audio conductor.
Cold-Welded, Gold-Plated Terminations
This plug design allows for a connection devoid of solder, which is a common source of distortion. Instead of solder, the process employs a high-pressure technique. Because the ground shells are stamped instead of machined, the metal used can be chosen for low distortion instead of machinability.
- Solid .5% Silver Conductors: Solid conductors help eliminate strand-interaction distortion and reduce jitter.
- Compatible with most subwoofers: For wide-ranging use.
- 0.5% silver-plated copper material: Helps prevent signal distortion.
- Nitrogen-injected insulation: Reduces timing errors and soundstage smearing.
- Metal-layer noise-dissipation system: Minimizes RF and EMI noise before reaching the equipment ground plane.
Specification
Materials & Design
Metal: Solid 0.5% Silver
Geometry: Symmetrical Coax
Insulation: Foamed-Polyethylene
Jacket: Red on Black Nylon Braid
Terminations: Cold-Welded, Gold-Plated
Features & Performance
Noise-Dissipation: Metal-Layer
