Performance
The volume range across HDMI, interconnect and digital. Improved conductor and shielding, and enough for most mid-price systems.
Performance is the range most people mean when they talk about QED. It covers HDMI, analogue interconnect, optical, coax and Ethernet, with better conductor quality and shielding than Connect, and it is enough for the large majority of mid-price systems.
Below it, Connect is the entry range for a system where the cable should not be the focus of spend. Above it, Reference uses higher purity conductors and better shielding, and it is the step for a system where the source and amplifier are already well matched.
For most systems the honest answer is that Performance is the right place to land and the remaining budget is better spent on the electronics or the room. We would rather say that than sell you something your system cannot show you.
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NEWFrom£40.83Ex. VATThe QED Performance Audio is a stereo RCA interconnect for connecting CD players, DACs, tuners and other analogue sources to an amplifier. Each channel has two isolated solid-core 99.999% OFC conductors of different diameters, shielded by a dual electrostatic screen and an overall Zn/Mn ferrite jacket, and finished with gold-plated QED phono plugs. Available in 0.75m, 1.5m and 3.0m. -
NEWFrom£49.17Ex. VATThe QED Performance Subwoofer is a mono RCA cable for connecting a hi-fi amplifier or AV receiver to an active subwoofer. It uses two isolated solid-core 99.999% OFC conductors of different diameters, a dual electrostatic screen and an overall Zn/Mn ferrite jacket to keep interference out over long runs. Gold-plated QED phono plugs. Available in 3.0m, 6.0m and 10.0m.
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NEWFrom£32.50Ex. VATThe QED Performance J2J is a 3.5mm to 3.5mm stereo jack cable for connecting a phone, tablet, laptop or other portable source to a hi-fi or powered speaker. Each channel has its own screened 99.999% OFC conductor, the return path has six times the copper of a signal conductor, and the gold-plated plugs have a stepped design that fits through most phone cases. Available in 1.5m and 3.0m.
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NEWFrom£32.50Ex. VATThe QED Performance J2P connects a 3.5mm stereo output, such as a phone, tablet, laptop or TV headphone socket, to the RCA inputs of a hi-fi amplifier. Each channel has its own screened 99.999% OFC conductor, the return path has six times the copper of a signal conductor, and the stepped 3.5mm plug fits through most phone cases. Available in 1.5m and 3.0m. -
NEWFrom£32.50Ex. VATThe QED Performance Digital is a 75 ohm coaxial S/PDIF cable for connecting a digital source to a DAC. A single solid-core 99.999% OFC conductor in a low-loss foamed polyethylene dielectric keeps insertion loss and jitter low, and a braid plus aluminium Mylar foil gives a 100% coverage, dual-layer screen. Supports hi-res audio up to 24/192. Available in 0.75m, 1.5m and 3.0m. -
NEWFrom£40.83Ex. VATThe QED Performance Optical is a Toslink digital audio cable for connecting TVs, games consoles, streamers and CD players to soundbars, AV receivers and DACs. Its low-loss PMMA fibre has a stepped refractive index core, and the fibre ends are precision polished for a clean, secure light path. Supports 24-bit/192kHz hi-res audio. Available in 0.75m, 1.5m and 3.0m. -
NEWFrom£24.17Ex. VATThe QED Performance Ethernet is a CAT6 FTP network cable designed for connecting a music streamer to a router or network switch. It uses large 24AWG twisted pairs of 99.999% OFC with asymmetric twist rates and a full HDPE spacer to reduce skew and crosstalk, with shielded, gold-plated RJ45 plugs. QED rate it for hi-res streaming up to 24/192 and DSD1024. Available in 0.75m to 6.0m. -
NEWFrom£24.17Ex. VATThe QED Performance USB A to B is a USB-IF certified High Speed audio cable for connecting a computer, streamer or music server to the USB-B input of a DAC. A separately screened 99.999% OFC data lane is kept apart from large isolated power conductors in a triple-screened design. Suitable for hi-res audio up to 24/192 and DSD512. Available in 0.75m, 1.5m and 3.0m. -
NEWFrom£24.17Ex. VATThe QED Performance USB A to C is a USB-IF certified High Speed audio cable for connecting a computer or streamer's USB-A port to a DAC, dongle DAC or portable DAC/amp with a USB-C input. A separately screened 99.999% OFC data lane is kept apart from large isolated power conductors in a triple-screened design. Suitable for hi-res audio up to 24/192 and DSD512. Available in 0.6m and 1.2m. -
NEWFrom£24.17Ex. VATThe QED Performance USB C to C is a USB-IF certified High Speed audio cable for connecting a USB-C phone, tablet or laptop to a DAC, dongle DAC or portable DAC/amp with a USB-C input. A separately screened 99.999% OFC data lane is kept apart from large isolated power conductors in a triple-screened design. Suitable for hi-res audio up to 24/192 and DSD512. Available in 0.6m and 1.2m. -
NEWFrom£24.17Ex. VATThe QED Performance USB C to B is a USB-IF certified High Speed audio cable for connecting a USB-C laptop, tablet or phone directly to the USB-B input of a hi-fi DAC, with no adapter needed. A separately screened 99.999% OFC data lane is kept apart from large isolated power conductors in a triple-screened design. Suitable for hi-res audio up to 24/192 and DSD512. Available in 0.6m and 1.2m. -
NEW£7.50Ex. VATQED Performance Speaker Cable connects amplifier to loudspeaker through large 2.5mm² conductors of 99.999% oxygen-free copper, giving a low loop resistance of 0.017Ω/m. QED's X-Tube Plus Technology keeps the current more evenly spread from bass to treble, and factory-fitted Airloc banana plugs are cold-welded for a lasting, oxidation-free connection. Pre-terminated in 2m, 3m and 5m lengths.
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