AudioQuest
The broadest range we carry by some distance, from an affordable HDMI cable up to serious high end. The brand to start with if you want one name covering an entire system.
About AudioQuest
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AudioQuest's engineering, from solid-core conductors to DBS
Bill Low started AudioQuest in Irvine, California in 1980 selling cable out of the boot of a car, and the company still rests on the same set of engineering positions. They have been unusually consistent about them, which is rare in a field where fashion moves quickly.
The first is solid-core conductors rather than stranded. Stranded cable has thousands of tiny contact points between strands, and AudioQuest's view is that current moving between them is a source of distortion. Solid core removes the problem at the cost of flexibility, which is why an AudioQuest cable feels stiffer than most.
The second is metal purity and surface quality. Long-Grain Copper, Perfect-Surface Copper and Perfect-Surface Silver are AudioQuest's own conductor grades, and moving up the range is largely a matter of moving through them.
The third is the Dielectric-Bias System. A small battery pack maintains a charge on the insulation so it is not being asked to form and collapse a field along with the music signal. It is AudioQuest's answer to a problem most cable makers address by changing insulation material instead.
AudioQuest also make the DragonFly portable DACs, the Niagara power conditioners and Storm series mains cables developed under Garth Powell, and a well-regarded set of AV care products.
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AudioQuest name their ranges by cable type rather than running one ladder across the catalogue, so the speaker cable equivalent of a Cinnamon HDMI is not called Cinnamon. The metals run through the digital cables, Rocket and Folk Heroes cover speaker cable, and Bridges, Falls and Rivers cover analogue interconnects. Mythical Creatures is the only naming that runs across every type.
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From£1,915.83Ex. VATThe ThunderBird is the first entry in AudioQuest new reference-level range of analogue interconnects: the Mythical creatures. With Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ conductors, silver-plating on the RF drain and plugs, and a 72v DBS system, this is a remarkably quiet cable that allows your music and system to perform naturally.
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From£2,624.17Ex. VATThe ThunderBird is the first entry in AudioQuest new reference-level range of analogue interconnects: the Mythical creatures. With Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ conductors, silver-plating on the RF drain and plugs, and dual-72v DBS system, this is a remarkably quiet cable that allows your music and system to perform naturally.
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From£3,624.17Ex. VATThe FireBird features a similar construction to the ThunderBird, but introduces pure Perfect Surface Silver to deliver even more information, and also features silver-plated barrels on the bespoke connectors to maximise their potential to drain RF away from the plug due to silver's lower impedance.
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From£5,665.83Ex. VATThe Dragon is AudioQuest's crowning achievement in their 42-year history. It features Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS) conductors, PSS drains to take the NDS to Level 7 and silver-plated barrels, resulting in the highest performance ever offered by any AudioQuest cable. This cable will be hard to unhear and difficult to go back from. -
From£6,874.17Ex. VATThe Dragon is AudioQuest's crowning achievement in their 42-year history. It features Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS) conductors, PSS drains to take the NDS to Level 7 and silver-plated barrels, resulting in the highest performance ever offered by any AudioQuest cable. This cable will be hard to unhear and difficult to go back from.
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From£452.50Ex. VATThe Yosemite Tonearm cable features the same Perfect Surface Copper conductors, FEP insulation and 72v DBS pack as the standard analogue cables, but also comes with a separate grounding cable. This product is available with either a straight or 90° DIN connector. Some tonearms may require specialist DIN connectors, so it is worth contacting us to see if AudioQuest can make a bespoke cable for you.
Please note: this is a special order item, so longer lead times will apply.
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£452.50Ex. VATThe Yosemite Tonearm cable features the same Perfect Surface Copper conductors, FEP insulation and 72v DBS pack as the standard analogue cables, but also comes with a separate grounding cable. The Yosemite comes with a Saturn GroundGoody cable as the ground cable, as standard, making this product excellent value.
Please note: this is a special order item, so longer lead times will apply.
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£929.17Ex. VATThe Angel turntable cable from AudioQuest represents a major step up from the Yosemite. Featuring solid, perfect-surface silver conductors, FEP insulation, a 72v DBS pack and a separate Saturn GroundGoody cable, the Angel is AQ's highest-spec turntable cable.
Please note: this product is a special order item, so longer lead times will apply.
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From£607.50Ex. VATThe Angel turntable cable from AudioQuest represents a major step up from the Yosemite. Featuring solid, perfect-surface silver conductors, FEP insulation, a 72v DBS pack and a separate Saturn GroundGoody cable, the Angel is AQ's highest-spec turntable cable. The DIN connector is available with either a straight or 90° angle. Some tonearms may require a specialist DIN connector, so it is worth contacting us to see if AudioQuest can make a bespoke cable for you.
Please note: this product is a special order item, so longer lead times will apply.
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From£582.50Ex. VATAudioQuest’s top-of-the-line Dragon BiWire Jumpers employ Direction-Controlled Solid Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS) covered with a Conductive Carbon-loaded extrusion that reduces RF pick-up. Dragon BiWire Jumpers are 8” long and available with AudioQuest’s 1000-Series Hanging-Silver plated extreme-purity Red Copper spades or bananas on either end — simplifying the connection where the speaker cable is attached. -
From£782.50Ex. VATAudioQuest Cherry Cola 48 Active Optical HDMI is AudioQuest’s premier solution for long-length HDMI applications that demand full 48Gbps/8K bandwidth without an external power source. Available in 5m, 10m, and 15m lengths, Cherry Cola 48 is the premier solution for long-length HDMI applications. Regardless of current need for 4K/120 or 8K/60, Cherry Cola 48 offers superior performance for 10.2Gbps, 18Gbps, and 48Gbps sources, still without requiring an external power source. -
From£49.96Ex. VATTower's Solid Long-Grain Copper allows a smoother and clearer sound than cables using regular OFHC (Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity) copper.
