
AudioQuest Big Sur Offers Clarity, Balance, Refinement
Writing for AudioReviews.org, Alberto Pittaluga finds there's nothing basic about AudioQuest Big Sur interconnects.
High-Definition Audio Cable
A menudo, la elección entre terminar tus cables de altavoz con terminales de horquilla o conectores banana se reducirá a la preferencia personal. Sin embargo, los postes de unión aislados compatibles con la UE utilizados en algunos amplificadores de potencia a menudo hacen que sea difícil, si no imposible, apretar los terminales de horquilla con alto torque o presión. En estas aplicaciones, el conector banana de AudioQuest es la elección superior, y puede ser la única opción.
AudioQuest ha realizado una encuesta bastante extensa de fabricantes de amplificadores contemporáneos para determinar si los terminales de horquilla o los conectores banana serán más apropiados para una marca y modelo de amplificador determinados. Por favor, contáctanos, proporciona la marca y el modelo del amplificador, y te responderemos con el tipo de conector óptimo.
Aquí típicamente recomendamos el conector U-Spade o banana. Sin embargo, aunque hay menos peso y presión en este lado del cable (particularmente para conjuntos BiWire), es importante tener en cuenta el diseño del poste de unión. Si un conector banana no puede asentarse completamente en el poste de unión, recomendamos uno de nuestros conectores de horquilla.
Semi-Solid Concentric 5% Silver Conductors
Semi-Solid Concentric Conductors greatly reduce strand-interaction distortion and reduce jitter. Silver-plated conductors are excellent for very high-frequency applications, like USB audio. These signals, being such a high frequency, travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. As the surface is made of high-purity silver, the performance is very close to that of a 100% silver cable, but priced much closer to a copper cable. This is an incredibly cost effective way of manufacturing very high-quality USB cables.
Multi-Layer Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation
This cable's negative conductors are covered with partially conductive Carbon-Loaded Polyethylene. This remarkable material reduces radio-frequency garbage being fed back into the amplifier. The sonic benefit is exactly the same reduction in "hash" and improved dimensionality that comes whenever RF interference is reduced in an audio circuit. In addition, a carbon layer damps interaction between positive and negative conductors, and an external Carbon-Based NDS System reduces external interference.
Hard-Cell Foam Insulation
Hard-Cell Foam (HCF) Insulation ensures critical signal-pair geometry. 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. Hard-Cell Foam Insulation is similar to the Foamed-PE used in our more affordable Bridges & Falls cables, and is nitrogen-injected to create air pockets. Because nitrogen (like air) does not absorb energy and therefore does not release any energy from or into the conductor, distortion is reduced. In addition, the stiffness of the material allows the cable's conductors to maintain a stable relationship along the cable's full length, producing a stable impedance character and further minimizing distortion.
Direction-Controlled Conductors
All drawn metal strands or conductors have a non-symmetrical, and therefore directional, grain structure. AudioQuest controls the resulting RF impedance variation so that noise is drained away from where it will cause distortion. The correct direction is determined by listening to every batch of metal conductors used in every AudioQuest audio cable. When applicable, arrows are clearly marked on the connectors to ensure superior sound quality. For most models of AQ cable, the arrows not only indicate the direction that optimizes metal-directionality as part of Noise-Dissipation, but also indicates non-symmetrical attachment of shield and GND in order to optimize full-system performance. A fundamental aspect of AudioQuest's multifaceted Noise-Dissipation technology, Direction-Controlled Conductors ensure induced noise is dissipated and drained properly.
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Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation for USB A - B and USB 3.0 A - 3.0 Micro
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Carbon USB-A > C Factory Certified RefurbishedDesde $180.00 Ver detalles | Forest USB-C > A Desde $99.95 Ver detalles | Canela USB-C > A Desde $129.95 Ver detalles | Carbono USB-A > C Desde $239.95 Ver detalles | USB-C de diamante > A Desde $899.95 Ver detalles | |
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5% Silver Semi-Solid Concentric
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0.5% Plata Semi-Sólida Concéntrica
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1.25% Plata Semi-Sólida Concéntrica
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5% Plata Semi-Sólida Concéntrica
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Negro con rayas verdes PVC
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Gray on Black Nylon Braid
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Negro con rayas plateadas PVC
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Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation for USB A - B and USB 3.0 A - 3.0 Micro
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Disipación de Ruido en Capas Metálicas
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Disipación de ruido de capa metálica
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Disipación de ruido basada en carbono para USB A - B y USB 3.0 A - 3.0 Micro
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Disipación de ruido basada en carbono para USB A - B y USB 3.0 A - 3.0 Micro
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