XLR Interconnect cables

Oasis 8’s new Tri DNA Helix design advances the art of musical preservation in both interconnect and microphone applications. This extremely flexible and quiet cable reveals musical details and dynamics far beyond the capabilities of previous cables in its price range. DESIGN: Tri DNA Helix RCA CONDUCTORS: 3 (12 strand groups)     Gauge: 21AWG |  0.4 sq. mm XLR CONDUCTORS: 3 (12 strand groups)    Gauge: 24AWG |  0.2 sq. mm CONDUCTOR MATERIAL: Oxygen-Free Copper INSULATION: Composilex 3 PLUG CONTACTS: Silver-clad OFC

Meaning “Big River” in Athabaskan, the Yukon River starts with the Llewellyn Glacier as its source in British Columbia, and empties into Alaska’s Bering Sea. It may have been the first immigration route for North America’s first indigenous humans, and was certainly the principle means of travel during the 1896-1903 Klondike Gold Rush. Paddle-wheel riverboats continued as the dominant form of transportation along the river until the 1950s when the Klondike Highway was completed. King Salmon from the Yukon River remain an elusive, but prized delicacy. SOLID PERFECT-SURFACE COPPER+ (PSC+) CONDUCTORS Solid conductors prevent both electrical and magnetic interaction strand-to-strand interaction, major sources of distortion. Surface quality is critical because a conductor can be considered as a rail-guide for both the fields within a conductor, and for the magnetic fields that extend outside the conductor. The astonishingly smooth and pure surface of all AudioQuests’s Perfect-Surface metals nearly eliminates harshness and greatly increases clarity compared to lesser materials. Extremely high-purity Perfect-Surface Copper+ further minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries, which exist within any metal conductor, nearly eliminating harshness and greatly increasing clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other coppers. 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. Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. AudioQuest, however, uses Polyethylene Air-Tube Insulation on both conductors, for increased geometry stabilization and improved clarity. Because air absorbs next to no energy and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile, Polyethylene Air-Tube Insulation, with its high air content, causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials. TRIPLE-BALANCED GEOMETRY (SEPARATE GROUND-REFERENCE CONDUCTOR) Our Triple-Balanced Geometry uses a separate ground-reference conductor, so the cable's shield is never used as an inferior conductor. Whether prepared with RCA or XLR plugs, the cable's three conductors ensure that the positive and negative signals have equally superior, low-distortion conducting paths. CARBON-BASED 3-LAYER NOISE-DISSIPATION SYSTEM (NDS) It's easy to accomplish 100% shield coverage. Preventing captured Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) from modulating the equipment's ground reference requires AQ's Noise-Dissipation System (NDS). 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 causes a distortion of the signal. NDS's alternating layers of metal and carbon-loaded synthetics "shield the shield," absorbing and reflecting most of this noise/RF energy before it reaches the layer attached to ground. COLD-WELDED, HANGING-SILVER DIRECTLY OVER PURE PURPLE COPPER TERMINATIONS Cold-Welded, Hanging-Silver Directly Over Pure Purple Copper Terminations

This strikingly beautiful breed has a delightful temperament combined with keen intelligence and equally acute independence of spirit. While Huskies are rarely the best choice for watchdog functions (because of their overwhelming instinct to run at any and every opportunity), Huskies have an ability to learn that has been described as “staggering.” The Husky’s natural instincts have evolved from its historical origins as sled dogs for nomadic Siberian tribes to become loving and playful family dogs. DNA analysis has found that the Husky is one of the world’s oldest dog breeds. SOLID 5% SILVER CONDUCTORS FOR IMPROVED SUBWOOFER PERFORMANCE Solid 5% Silver-Plated Copper Conductors: A superbly cost-effective way to maximize a video or digital cable, harsh and horrible for full-range audio, but like turning up the “sharpness” for a subwoofer, enhancing articulation and intelligibility. 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. Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. AudioQuest, however, uses Polyethylene Air-Tube Insulation on both conductors, for increased geometry stabilization and improved clarity. Because air absorbs next to no energy and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile, Polyethylene Air-Tube Insulation, with its high air content, causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials. TRIPLE-BALANCED GEOMETRY (SEPARATE GROUND-REFERENCE CONDUCTOR) Our Triple-Balanced Geometry uses a separate ground-reference conductor, so the cable's shield is never used as an inferior conductor. Whether prepared with RCA or XLR plugs, the cable's three conductors ensure that the positive and negative signals have equally superior, low-distortion conducting paths. DIELECTRIC-BIAS SYSTEM WITH RADIO FREQUENCY TRAP All insulation between two or more conductors is also a dielectric whose properties will affect the integrity of the signal. When the dielectric is unbiased, dielectric-involvement (absorption and non-linear release of energy) causes different amounts of time delay (phase shift) for different frequencies and energy levels, which is a real problem for very time-sensitive multi-octave audio. The inclusion of an RF Trap (developed for AudioQuest’s Niagara Series of power products), ensures that radio frequency noise will not be induced into the signal conductors from the DBS field elements. (DBS, US Pat #s 7,126,055 & 7,872,195 B1) CARBON-BASED 4-LAYER NOISE-DISSIPATION SYSTEM It's easy to accomplish 100% shield coverage. Preventing captured Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) from modulating the equipment's ground reference requires AQ's Noise-Dissipation System (NDS). 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 causes a distortion of the signal. NDS's alternating layers of metal and carbon-loaded synthetics "shield the shield," absorbing and reflecting most of this noise/RF energy before it reaches the layer attached to ground. COLD-WELDED, HANGING-SILVER DIRECTLY OVER PURE RED COPPER TERMINATIONS

Meaning “Big River” in Athabaskan, the Yukon River starts with the Llewellyn Glacier as its source in British Columbia, and empties into Alaska’s Bering Sea. It may have been the first immigration route for North America’s first indigenous humans, and was certainly the principle means of travel during the 1896-1903 Klondike Gold Rush. Paddle-wheel riverboats continued as the dominant form of transportation along the river until the 1950s when the Klondike Highway was completed. King Salmon from the Yukon River remain an elusive, but prized delicacy. SOLID PERFECT-SURFACE COPPER+ (PSC+) CONDUCTORS Solid conductors prevent both electrical and magnetic interaction strand-to-strand interaction, major sources of distortion. Surface quality is critical because a conductor can be considered as a rail-guide for both the fields within a conductor, and for the magnetic fields that extend outside the conductor. The astonishingly smooth and pure surface of all AudioQuests’s Perfect-Surface metals nearly eliminates harshness and greatly increases clarity compared to lesser materials. Extremely high-purity Perfect-Surface Copper+ further minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries, which exist within any metal conductor, nearly eliminating harshness and greatly increasing clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other coppers. 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. Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. AudioQuest, however, uses Polyethylene Air-Tube Insulation on both conductors, for increased geometry stabilization and improved clarity. Because air absorbs next to no energy and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile, Polyethylene Air-Tube Insulation, with its high air content, causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials. TRIPLE-BALANCED GEOMETRY (SEPARATE GROUND-REFERENCE CONDUCTOR) Our Triple-Balanced Geometry uses a separate ground-reference conductor, so the cable's shield is never used as an inferior conductor. Whether prepared with RCA or XLR plugs, the cable's three conductors ensure that the positive and negative signals have equally superior, low-distortion conducting paths. CARBON-BASED 3-LAYER NOISE-DISSIPATION SYSTEM (NDS) It's easy to accomplish 100% shield coverage. Preventing captured Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) from modulating the equipment's ground reference requires AQ's Noise-Dissipation System (NDS). 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 causes a distortion of the signal. NDS's alternating layers of metal and carbon-loaded synthetics "shield the shield," absorbing and reflecting most of this noise/RF energy before it reaches the layer attached to ground. COLD-WELDED, HANGING-SILVER DIRECTLY OVER PURE PURPLE COPPER TERMINATIONS Cold-Welded, Hanging-Silver Directly Over Pure Purple Copper Terminations

The Equinox 8 provides amazing value to owners of premium quality AV systems, as it retains unique performance advantages and OCC-7N conductors of Wireworld’s Eclipse Series at a price that suits a wide range of quality AV systems. The pristine sonic purity and great flexibility of this cable also makes it ideal for professional recording and post production applications.   DESIGN - Tri DNA Helix RCA CONDUCTORS - 3 (12 strand groups)    Gauge: 21AWG |  0.4 sq. mm XLR CONDUCTORS - 3 (12 strand groups)    Gauge: 24AWG |  0.2 sq. mm CONDUCTOR MATERIAL - OCC-7N Copper INSULATION - Composilex 3 PLUG CONTACTS - Silver-clad OFC

The Equinox 8 provides amazing value to owners of premium quality AV systems, as it retains unique performance advantages and OCC-7N conductors of Wireworld’s Eclipse Series at a price that suits a wide range of quality AV systems. The pristine sonic purity and great flexibility of this cable also makes it ideal for professional recording and post production applications.   DESIGN - Tri DNA Helix RCA CONDUCTORS - 3 (12 strand groups)    Gauge: 21AWG |  0.4 sq. mm XLR CONDUCTORS - 3 (12 strand groups)    Gauge: 24AWG |  0.2 sq. mm CONDUCTOR MATERIAL - OCC-7N Copper INSULATION - Composilex 3 PLUG CONTACTS - Silver-clad OFC

The Equinox 8 provides amazing value to owners of premium quality AV systems, as it retains unique performance advantages and OCC-7N conductors of Wireworld’s Eclipse Series at a price that suits a wide range of quality AV systems. The pristine sonic purity and great flexibility of this cable also makes it ideal for professional recording and post production applications.   DESIGN - Tri DNA Helix RCA CONDUCTORS - 3 (12 strand groups)    Gauge: 21AWG |  0.4 sq. mm XLR CONDUCTORS - 3 (12 strand groups)    Gauge: 24AWG |  0.2 sq. mm CONDUCTOR MATERIAL - OCC-7N Copper INSULATION - Composilex 3 PLUG CONTACTS - Silver-clad OFC

The Equinox 8 provides amazing value to owners of premium quality AV systems, as it retains unique performance advantages and OCC-7N conductors of Wireworld’s Eclipse Series at a price that suits a wide range of quality AV systems. The pristine sonic purity and great flexibility of this cable also makes it ideal for professional recording and post production applications.   DESIGN - Tri DNA Helix RCA CONDUCTORS - 3 (12 strand groups)    Gauge: 21AWG |  0.4 sq. mm XLR CONDUCTORS - 3 (12 strand groups)    Gauge: 24AWG |  0.2 sq. mm CONDUCTOR MATERIAL - OCC-7N Copper INSULATION - Composilex 3 PLUG CONTACTS - Silver-clad OFC

The Equinox 8 provides amazing value to owners of premium quality AV systems, as it retains unique performance advantages and OCC-7N conductors of Wireworld’s Eclipse Series at a price that suits a wide range of quality AV systems. The pristine sonic purity and great flexibility of this cable also makes it ideal for professional recording and post production applications.   DESIGN - Tri DNA Helix RCA CONDUCTORS - 3 (12 strand groups)    Gauge: 21AWG |  0.4 sq. mm XLR CONDUCTORS - 3 (12 strand groups)    Gauge: 24AWG |  0.2 sq. mm CONDUCTOR MATERIAL - OCC-7N Copper INSULATION - Composilex 3 PLUG CONTACTS - Silver-clad OFC

The Equinox 8 provides amazing value to owners of premium quality AV systems, as it retains unique performance advantages and OCC-7N conductors of Wireworld’s Eclipse Series at a price that suits a wide range of quality AV systems. The pristine sonic purity and great flexibility of this cable also makes it ideal for professional recording and post production applications.   DESIGN - Tri DNA Helix RCA CONDUCTORS - 3 (12 strand groups)    Gauge: 21AWG |  0.4 sq. mm XLR CONDUCTORS - 3 (12 strand groups)    Gauge: 24AWG |  0.2 sq. mm CONDUCTOR MATERIAL - OCC-7N Copper INSULATION - Composilex 3 PLUG CONTACTS - Silver-clad OFC

Utilizing the same world-class design as its higher priced siblings, Eclipse 8 is the cable for those who refuse to compromise when it comes to preserving the natural timbre and expressive dynamics of instruments and voices. Eclipse 8 features an upgraded DNA Helix cable design, with OCC-7N copper conductors and Composilex 3 insulation.  DESIGN : Quad DNA Helix SIGNAL CONDUCTORS : 4 (16 strand groups)    Gauge: 18AWG |  0.8 sq. mm CONDUCTOR MATERIAL : OCC-7N Copper INSULATION : Composilex 3 PLUG CONTACTS : Silver-clad OFC NOTE : ECI (RCA to RCA);  EBI (XLR to XLR)

Utilizing the same world-class design as its higher priced siblings, Eclipse 8 is the cable for those who refuse to compromise when it comes to preserving the natural timbre and expressive dynamics of instruments and voices. Eclipse 8 features an upgraded DNA Helix cable design, with OCC-7N copper conductors and Composilex 3 insulation.  DESIGN : Quad DNA Helix SIGNAL CONDUCTORS : 4 (16 strand groups)    Gauge: 18AWG |  0.8 sq. mm CONDUCTOR MATERIAL : OCC-7N Copper INSULATION : Composilex 3 PLUG CONTACTS : Silver-clad OFC NOTE : ECI (RCA to RCA);  EBI (XLR to XLR)

Utilizing the same world-class design as its higher priced siblings, Eclipse 8 is the cable for those who refuse to compromise when it comes to preserving the natural timbre and expressive dynamics of instruments and voices. Eclipse 8 features an upgraded DNA Helix cable design, with OCC-7N copper conductors and Composilex 3 insulation.  DESIGN : Quad DNA Helix SIGNAL CONDUCTORS : 4 (16 strand groups)    Gauge: 18AWG |  0.8 sq. mm CONDUCTOR MATERIAL : OCC-7N Copper INSULATION : Composilex 3 PLUG CONTACTS : Silver-clad OFC NOTE : ECI (RCA to RCA);  EBI (XLR to XLR)

Utilizing the same world-class design as its higher priced siblings, Eclipse 8 is the cable for those who refuse to compromise when it comes to preserving the natural timbre and expressive dynamics of instruments and voices. Eclipse 8 features an upgraded DNA Helix cable design, with OCC-7N copper conductors and Composilex 3 insulation.  DESIGN : Quad DNA Helix SIGNAL CONDUCTORS : 4 (16 strand groups)    Gauge: 18AWG |  0.8 sq. mm CONDUCTOR MATERIAL : OCC-7N Copper INSULATION : Composilex 3 PLUG CONTACTS : Silver-clad OFC NOTE : ECI (RCA to RCA);  EBI (XLR to XLR)

Utilizing the same world-class design as its higher priced siblings, Eclipse 8 is the cable for those who refuse to compromise when it comes to preserving the natural timbre and expressive dynamics of instruments and voices. Eclipse 8 features an upgraded DNA Helix cable design, with OCC-7N copper conductors and Composilex 3 insulation.  DESIGN : Quad DNA Helix SIGNAL CONDUCTORS : 4 (16 strand groups)    Gauge: 18AWG |  0.8 sq. mm CONDUCTOR MATERIAL : OCC-7N Copper INSULATION : Composilex 3 PLUG CONTACTS : Silver-clad OFC NOTE : ECI (RCA to RCA);  EBI (XLR to XLR)

Utilizing the same world-class design as its higher priced siblings, Eclipse 8 is the cable for those who refuse to compromise when it comes to preserving the natural timbre and expressive dynamics of instruments and voices. Eclipse 8 features an upgraded DNA Helix cable design, with OCC-7N copper conductors and Composilex 3 insulation.  DESIGN : Quad DNA Helix SIGNAL CONDUCTORS : 4 (16 strand groups)    Gauge: 18AWG |  0.8 sq. mm CONDUCTOR MATERIAL : OCC-7N Copper INSULATION : Composilex 3 PLUG CONTACTS : Silver-clad OFC NOTE : ECI (RCA to RCA);  EBI (XLR to XLR)

North America has two Red Rivers, North and South. Red River South has been home to many peoples; it once was the border between the US and colonial Spain, and today forms part of the border between the rival states of Texas and Oklahoma.Red River North forms in a confluence of rivers in North Dakota and Minnesota, but its history is Canada’s. The Red River North’s early settlers were the Métis, whose ancestry was French and aboriginal Canadian. The Métis in 1869 began an uprising known as the Red River Rebellion, which challenged the Canadian government, eventually leading to the formation of the province of Manitoba. Features :SOLID PERFECT-SURFACE COPPER (PSC) CONDUCTORSSince the beginning, AudioQuest has pioneered the use of superior metals, yet even we were surprised by the huge leap in performance attained through the astonishingly smooth and pure surface of Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC). PSC clearly outperforms previous AQ metals that cost over ten times as much. 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. In a conventional cable, electrical and magnetic interaction between strands is one of the greatest sources of distortion, often causing a somewhat harsh, dirty sound. Solid conductors are fundamental toward achieving Red River’s very clean, natural sound.COLD-WELDED, GOLD-PLATED TERMINATIONSThis 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 used can be chosen for low distortion instead of machinability.METAL-LAYER NOISE-DISSIPATION SYSTEMIt's easy to accomplish 100% shield coverage. Preventing captured Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) from modulating the equipment's ground reference requires AQ's Noise-Dissipation System (NDS). 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 causes a distortion of the signal. NDS "shields the shield," absorbing and reflecting most of this noise/RF energy before it reaches the layer attached to ground.TRIPLE-BALANCED GEOMETRY (SEPARATE GROUND-REFERENCE CONDUCTOR)Our Triple-Balanced Geometry uses a separate ground-reference conductor, so the cable's shield is never used as an inferior conductor. Whether prepared with RCA or XLR plugs, the cable's three conductors ensure that the positive and negative signals have equally superior, low-distortion conducting paths.

North America has two Red Rivers, North and South. Red River South has been home to many peoples; it once was the border between the US and colonial Spain, and today forms part of the border between the rival states of Texas and Oklahoma.Red River North forms in a confluence of rivers in North Dakota and Minnesota, but its history is Canada’s. The Red River North’s early settlers were the Métis, whose ancestry was French and aboriginal Canadian. The Métis in 1869 began an uprising known as the Red River Rebellion, which challenged the Canadian government, eventually leading to the formation of the province of Manitoba. Features :SOLID PERFECT-SURFACE COPPER (PSC) CONDUCTORSSince the beginning, AudioQuest has pioneered the use of superior metals, yet even we were surprised by the huge leap in performance attained through the astonishingly smooth and pure surface of Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC). PSC clearly outperforms previous AQ metals that cost over ten times as much. 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. In a conventional cable, electrical and magnetic interaction between strands is one of the greatest sources of distortion, often causing a somewhat harsh, dirty sound. Solid conductors are fundamental toward achieving Red River’s very clean, natural sound.COLD-WELDED, GOLD-PLATED TERMINATIONSThis 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 used can be chosen for low distortion instead of machinability.METAL-LAYER NOISE-DISSIPATION SYSTEMIt's easy to accomplish 100% shield coverage. Preventing captured Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) from modulating the equipment's ground reference requires AQ's Noise-Dissipation System (NDS). 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 causes a distortion of the signal. NDS "shields the shield," absorbing and reflecting most of this noise/RF energy before it reaches the layer attached to ground.TRIPLE-BALANCED GEOMETRY (SEPARATE GROUND-REFERENCE CONDUCTOR)Our Triple-Balanced Geometry uses a separate ground-reference conductor, so the cable's shield is never used as an inferior conductor. Whether prepared with RCA or XLR plugs, the cable's three conductors ensure that the positive and negative signals have equally superior, low-distortion conducting paths.

Top notch 3m.  balanced Mic/Line cable Mogami MOD. 2549-00, with excellent shielding combined with very low capacitance values.The capacitance value between Hot and Cold conductors is 11 pF/m (much lower than the vast majority of single channel microphone - line cables), while the capacitance value between each signal conductor and shield lies at 76 pF/m. The connectors used are Neutrik gold plated.

Top notch 5m.  balanced Mic/Line cable Mogami MOD. 2549-00, with excellent shielding combined with very low capacitance values.The capacitance value between Hot and Cold conductors is 11 pF/m (much lower than the vast majority of single channel microphone - line cables), while the capacitance value between each signal conductor and shield lies at 76 pF/m. The connectors used are Neutrik gold plated.

Top notch 1m.  balanced Mic/Line cable Mogami MOD. 2549-00, with excellent shielding combined with very low capacitance values.The capacitance value between Hot and Cold conductors is 11 pF/m (much lower than the vast majority of single channel microphone - line cables), while the capacitance value between each signal conductor and shield lies at 76 pF/m. The connectors used are Neutrik gold plated.

Cable XLR M - XLR F with Neutrik connectors and cable Cordial CMFLEX 222 with dimension 5m.

Cable XLR M - XLR F with Neutrik connectors and cable Cordial upholstered with dimension 5m.

Cable XLR M - XLR F with Neutrik connectors and cable Cordial CMFLEX 222 with dimension 3m.

Cable XLR M - XLR F with Neutrik connectors and cable Cordial CMFLEX 222 with dimension 1,5 m.

Cable XLR M - XLR F White in color with Neutrik connectors and cable Cordial White with dimension 2.5m.