The AudioQuest Black Beauty XLR features several AudioQuest design elements that work together to reduce distortion and efficiently dissipate radio-frequency noise.
Black Beauty XLR 1m
£1,039
Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) Conductors
Solid
conductors prevent electrical and magnetic strand-interaction. PSC+
Solid-Copper minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries and
maximizes linear RF Noise-Dissipation.
Level 6 Noise-Dissipation: ZERO-Tech + Carbon/Graphene Mesh-Network + Direction-Controlled
Radio-Frequency
Noise from cellular, WiFi, and satellites is everywhere. AQ’s Level 6
Linear Noise-Dissipation includes a carbon & graphene resistive
mesh-network, direction-controlled conductors, and Silver-Plated drain
wires, significantly minimizing RF Noise masking effects.
ZERO-Tech (No Characteristic Impedance) for Linear, Wide-Bandwidth Noise-Dissipation
The
only way to avoid characteristic-impedance mismatch-effects between a
cable and its attached source and load circuits is to prevent the cable
from having a characteristic-impedance. ZERO-Tech succeeds by
eliminating the electrostatic field between the cable’s high and low
signal conductors, enabling linear (consistent octave to octave)
Radio-Frequency (RF) Noise-Dissipation, and uncompressed transients. In
order to preserve ZERO-Tech’s complete isolation between signal
conductors, a Dual-72v DBS pack is included for Pegasus, ThunderBird,
FireBird, and Dragon XLR cables.
Foamed Polyethylene Insulation
Any
solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect
circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy.
Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Because
air absorbs next to no energy and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a
benign distortion profile, Foamed-PE, with its high air content, causes
much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials.
Copper-Plated RF-Draining Barrels
Grounded
Copper-Plated Barrels maximize Noise-Dissipation by preventing a metal
barrel from capacitively coupling RF to the conductors.
Hanging-Silver over Red Copper Plugs
AudioQuest’s
finest plugs feature superior Hanging-Silver (not tumbled) directly
over extreme-purity Red Copper to ensure uncompromised signal transfer.
Available in sizes from 0.5m to 6m. Please call for your requirements.
Tech spec
Metal
ZERO: Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) / BASS: Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+)
Geometry
ZERO-Tech
Insulation
Foamed-Polyethylene
Jacket
Black on Black Nylon Braid
Terminations
Hanging-Silver over Red Copper
Noise-Dissipation
Graphene/Carbon Mesh-Network