AudioQuest Type 9+DBS Speaker Cable

The speaker cable model Type 4 was first introduced about 1983. It wasnt the prettiest cable, but the performance advantage of its polypropylene insulation was dramatic and much appreciated. Several evolutionary steps later, the current version of Type 4 was introduced in 1995a design whose foundation is so well balanced that it hasnt changed since thenand still isnt changing.

Types 9+DBS Low-Distortion & Low-Noise speaker cable is essentially Type 4 with better metal, added layers and techniques of Noise-Dissipation for more effective noise control and AQ's patented Dialectric-Bias System (DBS).

In addition, Type-9+DBS conductors are a little bigger than previous 4-series cables. The conductors are a little farther apart, reducing interaction between adjacent conductors by 35%.

High purity conductors - solid perfect-surface copper+ (PSC+)

Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) conductors prevent strand interaction, a major source of ear fatiguing transient intermodulation distortion. The astonishingly smooth and pure Perfect-Surface Copper+ eliminates harshness and greatly increases clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other premium coppers. The superior purity of PSC+ further minimises distortion caused by grain boundaries, which exist within any metal conductor. The astonishingly smooth and pure Perfect-Surface Copper further eliminates harshness and greatly increases clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other premium coppers.

Multi-layer carbon-based noise dissipation

Multi-Layer carbon-based Noise-Dissipation plus Direction-Controlled conductors and shielding significantly lower noise-floor and reduce amplifier Transient-Intermodulation Distortion (TIM).

72v dielectric-bias system with level-X radio-frequency trap (DBS)

All insulation is also a dielectric whose electrical properties affect the integrity of the signal. When the insulation is unbiased, dielectric-involvement (absorption and non-linear release of energy back into the signal flow) causes different amounts of time delay (phase shift) for different frequencies and energy levels, which is a significant problem for very time-sensitive multi-octave audio. AudioQuests multi-patented DBS creates a strong, stable electrostatic field that saturates and polarises (organises) the molecules of the insulation. This minimises the nonlinear time delays, resulting in clearer sound emerging from a blacker background. The Level-X RF Trap (a technology developed for AudioQuests Niagara Series of power products) in the DBS battery pack pulls RF Noise out of the cable, preventing RF from infiltrating the electronics. DBS Pack batteries last about 10 years. Use the test button to verify condition.

Solid conductors

Eliminate harshness and confusion due to strand-interaction.

Star-quad geometry

Balanced Star-Quad Geometry reduces time-smearing while preserving dynamics, and clarity.

Specifications

• Solid Perfect-Surface+ Sonic-Signature Conductors
• Multi-Layer Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation and Direction-Controlled Conductors
• 72V Dielectric-Bias System with Carbon Level Radio-Frequency Trap
• Star-Quad Geometry
• high purity conductors - solid perfect-surface copper+ (PSC+)
• multi-layer carbon-based noise dissipation
• 72v dielectric-bias system with level-X radio-frequency trap (DBS)
• solid conductors
• star-quad geometry