"Massive Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS) Conductors

Perfect-Surface technology applied to extremely pure silver provides unprecedented clarity and dynamic contrast. Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS) is AudioQuest's highest quality metal. Massive conductors prevent interaction between the strands, a major source of cable distortion. Extremely pure Perfect-Surface Silver minimizes distortion caused by the grain boundaries that exist within a metal conductor, almost eliminating hardness and significantly increasing clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N, and other copper.

FEP Air-Tube Insulation (FEP is a fluoropolymer)

Any solid material next to a conductor actually becomes part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and printed circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and later released as distortion. However, air absorbs almost no energy and FEP is the best extrudable solid insulation, absorbing less energy than other materials. The use of FEP Air-Tube insulation, with almost nothing but air around the massive conductors, enhances the sound focus and dynamics of an audio system.

Dielectric Bias System with Radio Frequency Trap

All insulation between two or more conductors is also a dielectric whose properties will affect the integrity of the signal. When the dielectric is unbiased, dielectric involvement (absorption and non-linear release of energy) causes different amounts of time delay (phase shift) for different frequencies and energy levels, which is a real problem for very time-sensitive multi-octave audio. The inclusion of an RF Trap (developed for AudioQuest's Niagara series power products) ensures that no radio frequency noise is induced in the signal conductors of the DBS field elements. (DBS, US Pat #s 7,126,055 & 7,872,195 B1)

Carbon-Based 4-Layer Noise-Dissipation System

It is easy to achieve 100% shield coverage. To prevent captured radio frequency interference (RFI) from modulating the equipment's ground reference, AQ's Noise-Dissipation System (NDS) is required. Traditional shielding systems typically absorb noise/RF energy and then dissipate it to the ground of the components, modulating the critical "reference" grounding plane and causing signal distortion. NDS's alternating layers of metal and carbon-loaded plastic "shield the shield" and absorb and reflect most of this noise/RF energy before it reaches the layer attached to the ground."