Connect a wide range of audio electronics with this AudioQuest Big Sur Phono Pair analogue interconnect, meticulously designed for outstanding flexibility and versatility. Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) conductors minimize distortion, Foamed-Polyethylene insulation preserves dynamic contrasts, and a Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation efficiently dissipates high-frequency noise for cleaner, clearer, more naturally beautiful music.
Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) Conductors
Solid conductors prevent electrical and magnetic strand-interaction. PSC+ Solid-Copper also minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries and maximizes linear RF Noise-Dissipation in the Big Sur Phono Pair. When high-purity low-oxide copper is kept as soft, pure, and smooth as possible, it becomes a wonderfully low-distortion conductor.
Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation
It’s easy to accomplish 100% shield coverage. Preventing captured Radio Frequency Interference from modulating the equipment’s ground reference in the Big Sur Phono Pair requires AQ’s Noise-Dissipation System. Traditional shield systems typically absorb and then drain noise/RF energy to component ground, modulating and distorting the critical “reference” ground plane, which in turn distorts the signal.
Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation
Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is part of an imperfect circuit. Both wire insulation and circuit board materials absorb energy. They store some of this energy and then release it 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. This helps the Big Sur Phono Pair maintain a pure signal.
Asymmetrical Double-Balanced Geometry
Purpose designed for single-ended applications, Asymmetrical Double-Balanced Geometry offers a relatively lower impedance on the ground for a richer, and more dynamic experience. While many single-ended cable designs use a single path for both the ground and the shield, Double-Balanced designs separate the two for cleaner, quieter performance of the Big Sur Phono Pair.
Cold-Welded, Gold-Plated Purple Copper Terminations
This plug design allows for a connection devoid of solder, which is a common source of distortion. Instead of solder, the process employs a high-pressure technique. Because the ground shells are stamped instead of machined, the metal is chosen for low distortion instead of machinability.
Technical Specifications
- Metal: ZERO: Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) / BASS: Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+)
- Noise Dissipation: Metal-Layer
- Geometry: Asymmetrical Double-Balanced
- Insulation: Foamed-Polyethylene
- Terminations: Cold-Welded, Gold-Plated Purple Copper
- Signal Type: Analogue
- Jacket: Brown on Black Braid
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