MASSIVE PERFECT-SURFACE COPPER + conductors (PSC+)

Perfect-Surface Copper+ has an amazingly smooth and pure surface. Patented metal processing technologies protect the surface of the conductor at every stage of the production process, from drawing to manufacturing. When copper with high purity and minimal oxides is kept as soft, pure, and smooth as possible, you get a fantastic PSC+ conductor with low distortion. The result is a sound quality that is even more focused and simply less obstructive. For over 30 years, AudioQuest has been a pioneer in the use of superior metals, but even we were surprised by this enormous leap in performance made possible by Perfect-Surface technology. PSC+ clearly outperforms previously available copper metals, regardless of price. Conductors are solid. Electrical and magnetic interaction between the wires in a conventional cable is the main source of distortion, which often results in a somewhat frayed and harsh sound. Solid conductors are essential for the very clean sound of.

DOUBLE BALANCED ASYMMETRICAL GEOMETRY

Specially designed for single-ended applications, it provides a relatively lower ground impedance and a richer and more dynamic experience. While most single-ended cable designs use the same conductor for both ground and shielding, the Double-Balanced design separates them for cleaner and quieter performance.

CARBON-BASED 3-LAYER NOISE-DISSIPATION SYSTEM (NDS)

Achieving 100% shielding is simple. 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 component's ground, modulating and distorting the critical "reference" ground plane itself, which in turn causes signal distortion. The alternating layers of metal and carbon-loaded plastics of NDS "shield the shield" and absorb and reflect most of this noise/RF energy before it reaches the ground layer.

FEP AIR-TUBE INSULATION (FEP is a Fluoropolymer)

Any solid adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Cable insulation and printed circuit board materials absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and released as distortion. Uses Air-Tube insulation for all conductors because air absorbs virtually no energy and FEP is the best extrudable solid insulation material, which also absorbs less energy than other materials. The FEP Air-Tubes used in surround the solid PSS conductors with almost nothing but air.

DIELECTRIC-BIAS SYSTEM WITH RADIOFREQUENCY TRAP

All insulation between two or more conductors is also a dielectric whose properties affect the integrity of the signal. When the dielectric has no bias, 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 serious problem for highly time-sensitive audio with multiple octaves. The inclusion of an RF Trap (developed for AudioQuest's Niagara series power products) ensures that radio frequency noise is not induced into the signal conductors of the DBS field elements. (DBS, US Pat #s 7,126,055 & 7,872,195 B1)

COLD-WELDED DIRECT SILVER-PLATED PURE 'PURPLE-COPPER' RCA PLUGS

This plug design allows for a solder-free connection, a common source of distortion. Because the plugs are not machined but pressed, a metal with low distortion can be chosen without considering machinability. Purple copper offers a cleaner, clearer sound than the nickel-plated or OFHC metals typically used in the plugs of competing manufacturers. The direct silver-plating adds even more purity and protection to the original signal.