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QED Performance Digital Coaxial Audio Cable - Custom Length

£34.95 £29.12
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QED Performance Digi Coax Custom
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Select the desired length for your cable from the drop-down menu.

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SPEAKER CABLES:

A quantity of 2 means you will receive a pair of speaker cables e.g. for your front left and front right speakers. By entering a quantity of 1, you will get a cable for a single speaker e.g. centre speaker and this option also enables you to vary the length (and termination) of your cable for each speaker.

OTHER CABLES:

A quantity of 1 means you will receive a single cable in the case of aerial, satellite, subwoofer, digital coaxial & optical cables and a pair of cables in the case of 2 rca to 2 rca analogue audio cables.

NON-CABLE PRODUCTS:

A quantity of 1 means you will receive 1 of the specified products.

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QED's multi award winning coaxial optical digital audio cable.

QED Performance Digital Coaxial Audio Cable - Custom Length

 

QED's multi award winning coaxial optical digital audio cable.

The multi award winning Performance Digital Audio cable is designed for connections between CD players, Blu-rayTM players or any other SPDIF source to your DAC or AV amplifier digital input. The QED design principle is to use a top down approach so this Performance cable shares many of the design characteristics of the top of the range Signature cable. In this instance the Performance cable uses Oxygen Free Copper conductors and twin electrical screening for enhanced signal integrity. All QED cables come with a QED Lifetime Guarantee.

 


"This is an excellent all-rounder and a better performer than many pricier alternatives. You’d have to spend significantly more to get a noticeable improvement, and even then you’d struggle to find better value for money."

Best Coaxial Digital Cable - What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision Awards 2012

QED Performance Digital Coax What Hi-Fi 5 Stars Review

"This Performance coaxial digital audio cable from QED lives up to its name. It boasts twin-electrical screening and gold plated connectors. Sound is clean, vibrant and detailed, making this a cheap and effective upgrade to your system" (Read more)

What Hi-Fi Sound & Vision October 2008

 

Oxygen Free Copper Conductors

99.999% Oxygen free copper for minimised signal attenuation.

 

Optimised Coaxial Design

True 75Ω ± 2% characteristic impedance co-axial construction – for low jitter data transmission

 

24k Gold Plated RCA Plugs

Precision engineered plug with integrated user grip. Six leaf 24k gold RCA ground ring for a stable ground connection

 

Enhanced Signal Protection

Twin electrical screening for enhanced signal integrity

 

QED Very Low Jitter

Very Low Jitter

Jitter is the undesired deviation from true periodicity of an assumed periodic signal in electronics and telecommunications, often in relation to a reference clock source. A cable displaying very low jitter has been measured at
typically 50ps.

 

 

Specification :

  • Conductor Section (mm2): 0.19
  • Conductor Material: 99.999% OFC
  • Screening Material: Aluminium Mylar & Double 99.999% OFC Braid
  • Conductor Dielectric: Low Density Polyethylene Parallel
  • Capacitance: (pF/m) 61.0
  • Characteristic Impedence: (ohm) 75
  • Overall Size (mm): 6.2 Dia
  • Finish Pearl: Purple
  • Lifetime Warranty

 

About QED Cables Made in United Kingdom

QED is an award winning British company with over 40 years of experience in the audio-visual connectivity industry.

In 1973 Bob Abraham and Ian Vine founded QED Audio Products and changed the way people think about hi-fi cables. By the time QED 79 strand speaker cable was launched in 1978, it wasn’t looked upon as ‘just another speaker cable’ but was instead regarded as a serious hi-fi component, making a fundamental change in the way people thought about cables.

QED's reputation for innovation and technical excellence is known throughout the world. The latest computer-aided design techniques allow their research and development team to keep pace with technological advances and deliver products that achieve the highest levels of performance and reliability. This is why QED products are recommended by so many of the world’s leading hi-fi and home theatre equipment manufacturers.

QED offer a range of connectivity products spanning from both consumer and installation cables, wireless products and switching devices to satisfy every audio visual need.

QED is Europe's number one award winning connectivity brand and has won more prestigious cable awards from ‘What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision’ magazine than any other brand (Awards 1981–2013).

Specification :

  • Conductor Section (mm2): 0.19
  • Conductor Material: 99.999% OFC
  • Screening Material: Aluminium Mylar & Double 99.999% OFC Braid
  • Conductor Dielectric: Low Density Polyethylene Parallel
  • Capacitance: (pF/m) 61.0
  • Characteristic Impedence: (ohm) 75
  • Overall Size (mm): 6.2 Dia
  • Finish Pearl: Purple
  • Lifetime Warranty

UK Delivery

 

1. We use Royal Mail 1st Class Services as a Standard Postage Option

Orders received before 4.30pm Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) are usually dispatched the same day by FIRST CLASS post (unless premium postal or timed courier services are selected), subject to stock availability. Over 98% of our orders are usually delivered the next working day including Saturdays.

Standard delivery is usually within 2-3 working days, although 98% of all orders are delivered the next working day including Saturdays . In extreme cases, such as delivery to the Highlands and Islands, this may take 3 days.

All items are fully insured and come with an invoice from Futureshop.co.uk. We use the Royal Mail for delivery of small packages and DPD or Interlink Express for items that weigh over 2KG. Items over 2KG are fully insured and will usually be delivered within 48 hours of placing your order Monday to Friday subject to stock availability. For International orders, we use FedEx Services where customers have selected this option.

Please note, special orders for non-standard cable lengths or custom-made cables may be subject to longer delivery time-scales. This may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.

We offer 'Free UK delivery on orders over £99' subject to the following terms & conditions:

  • Applies only to orders with £99 or more of items (including VAT at the UK rate), at FutureShop.co.uk
  • Free Delivery on orders over £99 utilises Royal Mail First Class postal service for items weighing under 2KG. For items weighing over 2KG, we use DPD next working day services which deliver from 9.00am to 6pm within mainland UK (excludes Royal Mail Special Delivery Services and timed next day delivery services by UK Mail).
  • Applies only to deliveries to addresses within mainland UK and Northern Ireland addresses. Applies only to orders that are to be delivered to a single Mainland UK delivery address.
  • You will not be eligible for free delivery on your order if any items are cancelled or returned for a refund, bringing the total order amount below £99. Where items are returned, the refund due will be the cost of the item less any postage costs.
  • We reserve the right to change or discontinue 'Free delivery on orders over £99 promotion at any time.
  • FREE DELIVERY FOR ORDERS OVER £99 OFFER DOES NOT APPLY TO TRADE CUSTOMERS.

Free Delivery on orders over £99 utilises Royal Mail First Class postal service for items weighing under 2KG. For items weighing over 2KG, we use DPD or Interlink Express next working day services which deliver from 9.00am to 6pm within mainland UK.

Free Delivery for orders over £99 excludes Royal Mail Special Delivery Services and timed next day delivery services by DPD or Interlink Express.

 

Royal Mail 1st Class Shipping DPD Next Day Delivery

 

2. Special Delivery UK - Guaranteed Next Working Day

We have 99.9% of the UK covered With Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery. We guarantee delivery to most UK addresses by 1pm the next working day. This includes Northern Ireland, Jersey and Guernsey. Some places take longer to deliver to but we still guarantee delivery within three working days by 5.30 PM.

For the Next Day Special Delivery service, orders must be received by futureshop.co.uk by 4.30pm weekdays. Orders after the 4.30pm deadline cannot be guaranteed for same day dispatch.

Please note, Royal Mail Special Delivery for next working day may not be possible where non-standard cable lengths are ordered. If this is the case, the item will be shipped via The Royal Mail Special Delivery service as soon as the cable is custom made.

For orders weighing over 2KG, we reserve the right to ship items using Next Day Pre-Noon Courier Services where Royal Mail Special Delivery option has been selected.

 

Royal Mail Special Next Working Day Delivery

 

3. Channel Islands & Northern Ireland

We accept orders from all Channel Islands including Alderney, Jersey, Guernsey and Sark. Unless you select a premium service, Items weighing under 2KG are delivered using our standard UK delivery option above. For items weighing over 2KG, a surcharge may be applied for all deliveries to the Channel Islands as well as Northern Ireland.

 

European Countries

Deliveries to EU member states are subject to 20% VAT. We offer the following shipping services:

  • Royal Mail First Class International Untracked Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 10 working days.
  • Royal Mail First Class International Tracked Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 3 to 7 working days.
  • DHL Express International - Items are usually delivered within 24 to 48 hours. DHL orders must be received by 3:30pm for next day service to most destinations in Europe
  • Federal Express International Priority - Items are usually delivered within 24 to 48 hours. FedEx orders must be received by 3.00pm for next day service to most destinations in Europe
  • Federal Express International Economy - Item are usually delivered within 48 to 72 hours

 

Royal Mail International DeliveryRoyal Mail International Tracked DeliveryFedEX Express Economy International DeliveryFedEX Express Priority International DeliveryDHL Worldwide Express International DeliveryDHL Econmy Select International Delivery

 

Worldwide - Excluding UK & Europe

Deliveries outside of the EU are not subject to 20% VAT and so the 20% tax on items is automatically deducted when you login or register.
We offer the following shipping services:

  • Royal Mail First Class International Untracked Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 15 working days.
  • Royal Mail First Class International Tracked Airmail - Items are usually delivered within 10-15 working days.
  • DHL Express International - Items are usually delivered within 48 hours. DHL orders must be received by 3:30pm in order to ship items the same day, subject to stock availability.
  • Federal Express International Priority - Items are usually delivered within 48 hours. FedEx orders must be received by 3.00pm in order to ship items the same day, subject to stock availability.

Where the actual weight of the package significantly exceeds the shipping cost charged on orders, we may write to you for an additional shipping charge. For larger orders, items may be shipped in multiple packets.

 

Royal Mail International DeliveryRoyal Mail International Tracked DeliveryFedEX Express Economy International DeliveryFedEX Express Priority International DeliveryDHL Worldwide Express International DeliveryDHL Econmy Select International Delivery

 

Customer Reviews
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5 /5.0 of 21 Reviews
5 stars 19 (90%)
4 stars 2 (10%)
3 stars 0 (0%)
2 stars 0 (0%)
1 star 0 (0%)
5
Perfect choice for a digital co-ax cable
10 Sep 2024
Digital co-ax cables carry a higher refresh rate than optical cables, but they still play a key role in a high-quality system.

The QED Performance Digital Coaxial Audio Cable from Future Shop is all you need. It will deliver optimum sound from BlueRay players or other sound sources that connect to a processor via a digital coaxial connection. It is good value and very helpful to be able to specify lengths in increments of 0.5m.
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4
Good sound & Flexible cable
20 Aug 2024
Verified Buyer
Most of my cables are from the QED performance range because they work well and are not too expensive.

This digital coaxial cable is no exception. Its flexibility is a big plus, as there is now no strain on the connection compared to my old Fisual cable. The fit at the socket is firmer, too.

However, it does not appear to have affected the sound, which is excellent, much as it was with my old cable.
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5
A worthwhile improvement
29 Jun 2024
Verified Buyer
I bought this to replace a 1m QED Q-Nect DS co-ax, which performed well enough but was too short after I needed to relocate my BDP.

The replacement 2m cable arrived in good time, and it was refreshing to see it was well-packed in bubble wrap without unnecessary cardboard.

I am less fussy about the performance of my BDP relative to my Naim 500 series kit but was, nonetheless, pleasantly surprised to find this cable sounds better than the one it replaced.

It is richer and fuller but retains a nice, airy top end. Perfect for my occasional concert BDs or casual TV watching.
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5
Five star delivery
11 Apr 2024
Verified Buyer
I am already using 1m length but now need 1.5m. I logged in as a previous customer mid-afternoon, and the order arrived the following morning.

Amazing.
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5
Very good for the price
21 Dec 2023
Verified Buyer
An excellent cable for the price. It beats more expensive cables in performance ... Very good sounding .
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5
Better now...
1 Dec 2022
Verified Buyer
Quality products and good service from the seller.
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5
Delivered quickly, very good product performance
21 Apr 2022
Verified Buyer
Previously used a Wire World interconnect between the ARCAM RDAC and a Marantz CD 6004, sending a signal to a LUXMAN L550AX & DYNA AUDIO Focus 160 speaker. Better overall smoothness & refinement. Instrumentation & voices had better timbre, and with "decay" when called for. They had more separation from each other. Voices are more "life-like". There is slightly more "airiness".
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5
Improvements over interconnect, well worth the price
18 Apr 2022
Verified Buyer
Instruments have more clarity. They are clearly distinct and, in some instances, with reverberation. Larger soundstage with well-spaced arranged instruments. Vocals are more lifelike. Overall very smooth, and refined.
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5
Good quality product & well made and looks good.
11 Nov 2021
Verified Buyer
Good service from Future website and fast delivery.
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5
Excellent cables.
25 Mar 2021
Verified Buyer
I am reviewing these cables although I have not heard them connected and working on a hi-fi system! I bought these by mistake (I needed RCAs) but have to say the quality of the QED Coaxial cable is superb. Futureshop were very helpful when I explained my mistake, and refunded me without hesitation - a very good service.

I would however recommend these cables on their build quality, and if I needed coaxials would certainly purchase these.
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5
Excellent.
19 Feb 2021
Verified Buyer
Excellent, thank you. Fast delivery service.
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5
Best buy
26 Sep 2019
Verified Buyer
English translation:Excellent product . QED is the best cost benefit among all cables. Very satisfied with the purchase.

Magnificent cable and one of the best I've ever bought. Congratulations to QED for making great products. I am now a fan of the QED brand.


Excelente produto . QED e o melhor custo beneficio entre todos os cabos . Muito satisfeita com a compra .

Magnífico cabo e um dos melhores que já comprei . Parabéns para QED, por fabricar excelentes produtos . Agora sou fã da marca QED.
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5
Improved sound at a great price.
9 Apr 2019
Verified Buyer
Improved sound at a great price.

My cable arrived today and I used it to connect my TV to my amplifier via digital coax. Certainly better than my el cheapo cable with clearer treble and tighter bass. On top of that, the Futureshop price is about two thirds of the local Australian price. In summary, very happy.
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5
Wonderful sound
15 Feb 2019
Verified Buyer
Good solid cable, received in good condition. Wonderful dynamic sound, with good bass, very musical.
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4
Solid QED value
19 Sep 2018
Verified Buyer
Solid QED value. I received cables in good order, neatly packed. The quality is the same high standard as the rest of my other QED cables. I bought these digital cable to use in 2 different sound systems, as I have been using quality RCA cables as a digital cable replacement. Although the sound is clear and detailed, I am not able to distinguish between the RCA and digital cable quality (yet). It's only been in the systems for about 5+ hours so still 'warming up'.
Thank you FutureShop for the good service!
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5
used for long run
30 Aug 2018
Verified Buyer
Needed 8 metre length to provide extra monitoring in home studio and wanted a decent quality cable. have used Qed cables many times before and always been impressed by the clean neutral delivery. this QED Performance Digital Coaxial Audio Cable - Custom Length is a fairly thin and flexible cable with good quality connectors, compared to my other co-ax cables which are Supra Trico and Anco, the Qed performance is nearer the Anco in quality, whereas the Trico is a lot heavier and more solid. Still I am happy with the result, especially as I would have paid a lot more money for higher end cables.

Thanks to Futureshop for their excellent website, competitive pricing and prompt service.
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5
Excellent quality and shipping. Ordered it from S......
22 Sep 2016
Verified Buyer
Excellent quality and shipping. Ordered it from S.Korea, and it took about 7 business days to get here. Amazing. It's not objective to say about product quality because I have changed it with soundcard together, but it has more resonance and clarity in bass. Former soundcard was creative z to asus stx ii.
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5
Realmente fiquei impressionado com a qualidade do .....
16 Oct 2014
Verified Buyer
Realmente fiquei impressionado com a qualidade do QED Performance Digital Coaxial. Som detalhado, elegantemente apresentado, vozes n?­tidas, graves e agudos excepcionais. O estou usando para a conex?£o do meus CA DacMagic Plus e Marantz CD6005 e n?£o poderia ter feito uma escolha melhor. WOW!!! Nice Sound!!! Thanks FutureShop pelo profissionalismo.
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5
Bonjour, Services et produits sont excellents. Le .....
12 Oct 2014
Verified Buyer
Bonjour,
Services et produits sont excellents.
Le c?¢ble est entre un dac Rega et un Atoll PR200,pour de l'entr?©e de gamme c'est d?©j?  tr?¨s bien,?©quilibr?© avec un petit plus dans le bas m?©dium.Par rapport au WDMX Audioquest qu'il y avait,c'est plus ouvert dans le m?©dium,plus riche.
Friendly yours
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5
Hello friends I have just received this wonderful .....
29 Oct 2010
Verified Buyer
Hello friends I have just received this wonderful digital cable and it has impressed me the good thing that is connected to a Wadia 20+25 is capable of giving a sound with a timbrica and top elegance had proved many things and very expensive but it was noticing certain descompensacion of the sound with this cable the balance is perfect and its sound is very musical being able to express the music as beautiful as possible inside the capacity of its devices
Buy it to him without doubting it it is an authentic bargain at balance price

A greeting

Santiago Martinez
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5
I was using a Van Den Hull The Name Coax cable pri.....
1 Jun 2010
Verified Buyer
I was using a Van Den Hull The Name Coax cable prior to this - connecting my Naim Uniti to my PC. via digital coax. The music was dull and lifeless. Very lean and clean though with no bottom end.. However this same cable sounded superb in Analogue connections to my Cary Sli -80 and CLASSE cd player.
I purchased 1.5m of this QED cable on a whim after reading good reviews of it on What HI-FI. I put the QED in place and everything just opened up. Clean, musical, detailed,airy, dynamic and superb soundstaging. I listened to familiar cds such Diana Krall,Willie Nelson,Bad Company, Scottish London Orchestra. I can say they sound way awesome ripped in FLAC from my pc than when played straight thru from the Naim Uniti CD transport. This cable is superb in every way. Great cable from a great company. Thanks Future Shop for the great service, low product pricing and speedy intl shipping.
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