Name: AudioQuest Sydney 3.5mm Jack To Phono / RCA Cable 2m
SKU: YXYUY 10271
Availability: InStock

Full Description

Another step up the audio quality ladder is the AudioQuest Sydney interconnect which employs all the same great characteristics and geometry as the slightly lower priced Big Sur but improves the insulation to the virtually energy-free PE Air-Tube technology. AQ have gone to great lengths with Sydney to ensure the musicality of the original source can shine through as it ought to.

Still at the heart of the cable is AQ’s fabulous solid Perfect Surface Copper+ (PSC+) conductors, an ultra-pure copper base which is formed into solid conductors instead of strands which leaves an almost perfectly smooth surface for the signal to travel. The end result is what gives AudioQuest such a huge worldwide fanbase of music lovers; a clean, low-distortion signal transfer which delivers an impeccably transparent sound.

This superb braided interconnect is just the job for connecting portable devices directly to Hi-Fi stereos and mixing desks.

AudioQuest Sydney Features

Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ Conductors

Perfect-Surface Copper+ has an astonishingly smooth and pure surface. Proprietary metal-processing technology protects the wire’s surface at every stage of drawing and fabrication. When high-purity low-oxide copper is kept as soft, pure and smooth as possible, it becomes a wonderfully low-distortion conductor. For over 30 years AudioQuest has pioneered the use of superior metals; yet even we were surprised by this huge leap in performance. PSC clearly outperforms previous AQ metals that cost over ten times as much. Electrical and magnetic interaction between strands in a conventional cable is the greatest source of distortion, often causing a somewhat dirty, harsh sound. Solid conductors are fundamental toward achieving Golden Gate’s very clean sound.

Carbon-Based 3-Layer Noise-Dissipation System

Noise, in the form of RF energy, is the mortal enemy of good sound. Our environment is more contaminated with RF than ever before due to the huge proliferation of RF radiating devices like computers and mobile phones. Traditionally, RF energy is routed to ground through the use of a ‘shield” consisting of either a braided metal or foil. This ‘draining’ of RF to ground causes a modulation of the ground plane, which in turn causes a form of signal modulation. 100% shield coverage is easy. Preventing captured RF Interference from modulating the equipment’s ground reference requires AudioQuest’s Noise-Dissipation System. Metal and Carbon-Loaded synthetics prevent most RFI from reaching the equipment’s ground plane.

Cold-Weld System

Making the perfect connection between conductor and connector is not a simple process. There are three accepted ways to make the connection between a cable and its termination. Solder is by far the most common method of connection. Resistance welding is clearly superior to even the best solder. However, just as solder introduces an inferior layer of differing material, causing distortion and reflections, so does welding. The alloy created at the interface of cable and plug is far superior to solder, but it is still an undesirable intermediary layer. After so much attention to the quality of the conductor and connector, the contact system deserves just as much consideration. AudioQuest’s Cold-Weld System solves this problem with a superior connection that insures that the structural integrity of the conductor is kept completely intact. The Cold-Weld System refers to a combination of high pressure at the point of contact and the use of silver impregnated paste.

Polyethylene Air-Tube Insulation

Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. All of the AQ Sydney’s conductors use PE Air-Tube Insulation because air absorbs next to no energy, and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile. PE Air-Tube Insulation causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials.

Cable Specifications

Conductor	Solid Perfect-Surface Copper Conductors
Dielectric	Polyethylene Air-Tube Insulation
Jacket	Braided
Plug Type	Silver-Plated ‘Purple Copper’ 3.5-inch Male Jack (x1) Silver-Plated ‘Purple Copper’ RCA (x2)
Shielding	Carbon-Based NDS
Type	3.5mm Jack to Phono / RCA (Male to Male)