For many applications, the speed of digital communication isimportant. Most visibly, speed is about transferring large files as quicklyas possible, or carrying enough data for HD video. For FireWire® audio (and forHDMI audio), speed is critical not because of how-much how-fast, but becausetime relationships within a digital stream are critical to the reconstructionof the analog wave form that brings information, music and joy to ourears.   Time-based damage (jitter) to thisinformation within the data package makes the sound small and flat instead of3D, harsh and foggy instead of smooth and clear. SOLID 100% PERFECT-SURFACE SILVER (PSS) CONDUCTORS:Perfect-Surface Technology applied to extreme-purity silver providesunprecedented clarity and dynamic contrast. Solid conductors prevent strandinteraction, a major source of cable distortion. Extremely high-purityPerfect-Surface Silver minimizes distortion caused by the grain boundarieswhich exist within any metal conductor, nearly eliminating harshness andgreatly increasing clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other coppers. SOLID HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE INSULATION: Any solidmaterial adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wireinsulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of thisenergy is stored and then later released as distortion. Solid High-DensityPolyethylene Insulation ensures critical signal-pair geometry while minimizinginsulation-induced phase distortion. DIELECTRIC-BIAS SYSTEM (DBS, US Pat #s 7,126, 055 &7,872, 195 B1): All insulation slows down the signal on the conductor inside. When insulation is unbiased, it slows down parts of the signal differently, abig problem for very time-sensitive multi-octave audio. AudioQuest’s DBScreates a strong, stable electrostatic field which saturates and polarizes(organizes) the molecules of the insulation. This minimizes both energy storagein the insulation and the multiple nonlinear time-delays that occur. Soundappears from a surprisingly black background with unexpected detail and dynamiccontrast. The DBS battery packs will last for years. A test button and LEDallow for the occasional battery check. TERMINATIONS: Precision direct-silver plated pins arecarefully attached with the very best solder. Through choice of flux andmetallurgy, AQ solder has been optimized to make a low-distortion connection. The difference you hear between solders is a result of connection quality. AQSolder does not have a high silver content because the more silver there is insolder, the more difficult it is to make a good connection. Available in 6-6, 6-9, and 9-9 configurations. ]]>

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