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£99.96Ex. VATMaking use of 4 audio/video pairs capable of 12Gbps, the Cinnamon 48G HDMI cable is capable of carrying up to 10K Ultra-HD video (it is, of course, still compatible with 4k displays). Whether for regular viewing or for gaming, this HDMI cable delivers highly on picture and sound quality. A step up from the Pearl, the Cinnamon has an extra level of metal layer noise dissipation and features 1.25% solid silver conductors for even greater performance.
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From£212.46Ex. VATRed River’s solid Long-Grain Copper allows a smoother and clearer sound than cables using regular OFHC (Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity) copper.
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From£41.62Ex. VAT
The AudioQuest Black Lab Subwoofer Cable presents a top-tier solution for audio enthusiasts seeking unparalleled sound quality and reliability. Crafted with Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors and Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation, this cable minimises strand interaction distortion and improves signal stability.
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From£108.29Ex. VATFollowing on from the success of the Storm Series NRG power cables (Thunder, Tornado, Hurricane & Dragon), AudioQuest have utilised trickle down techniques to create a new series of affordable, entry level NRG power cables. Featuring the excellent Noise-Dissipation technology employed in the Storm Series, this new range of NRG-Y and NRG-Z cables outperform their old NRG-X and NRG-1/1.5/2 counterparts by a landslide. The NRG-Y2 replaces the NRG-X2 & NRG-1 however it outperforms even the NRG-1.5.
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From£129.12Ex. VATThe NRG-Y3 is AudioQuest's new generation entry-level mains power cable, replacing the old NRG-X3. Borrowing some manufacturing techniques from the industry-leading Storm Series, the NRG-Y3 delivers no Characteristic Impedance for uncompressed current transfer on Long-Grain Copper conductors, with silver-plated shield drains mitigating RF noise.
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£7.08Ex. VATThe X2 speaker cable use a special semi-solid concentric arrangement that keeps the bundled strands in the same position throughout the length of the cable. -
From£44.95Inc. VATAudioQuest's Forest Digital Coax cables are designed to minimize distortion across an extremely wide bandwidth. For many applications, the speed of digital communication is important. -
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AudioQuest Evergreen 3.5mm to 2 RCA Audio CableSKU: AQ Evergreen Mini Jack - RCA
(18 reviews)From£58.29Ex. VATThe Evergreen 3.5mm to 2 RCA cable has 100% shield coverage by virtue of AudioQuest's Noise-Dissipation System, and Foamed Polyethylene insulation on Solid Long-Grain Copper conductors working together to reduce distortion. This gives the Evergreen cables a smooth clear and dynamic sound. This product comes factory-terminated with Cold-Welded gold-plated plugs. -
From£157.50Ex. VATFor many applications, the speed of digital communication is important. Most visibly, "speed" is about transferring large files as quickly as possible, or carrying enough data for an HD video. -
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AudioQuest DragonTail USB Adaptor for Android Devices USB-CSKU: DRAGONTAILUSBC
(17 reviews)£21.62Ex. VATThe DragonTail USB adaptor activates USB Host Mode on most Android devices, allowing the devices to transmit USB digital audio to an outboard digital-to-analog converter (DAC). -
£83.33Ex. VATAll eight of Rocket 44’s conductors are solid. Solid conductors prevent strand interaction, a major source of cable distortion. -
From£33.29Ex. VATOver the past several years there’s been a revolution in the way people store, distribute, and access digital media (in real time), including photos, movies, and, of course, music.
