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AudioQuest-NRG-Z3
AudioQuest-NRG-Z3 1
  • AudioQuest-NRG-Z3
  • AudioQuest-NRG-Z3 1

Short summary

A mains power cable using AudioQuest’s Ground-Noise Dissipation and direction-controlled silver-plated shield conductors to drain RF noise to ground. A common-mode phase-cancelling array adds differential filtering, for a powerful, dynamic and immersive result.

Key info

  • Mains cable w/ Ground-Noise Dissipation technology
  • Direction-controlled silver-plated shield conductors
  • Drains RF noise to ground via the third pin
  • Common-mode phase-cancelling array
  • Additional differential linear filtering
  • Sits above the NRG-Y3 in the range

Description

Low-Distortion 3 Pole Power Cable

  • Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC) with Silver-Plated Drain Wires
  • Quiet Background and Minimal Active-Circuit Misbehavior Due to Ground Noise-Dissipation (GND) (US Patent # 8,988,168) & Direction-Controlled Conductors and Shields
  • ZERO (No) Characteristic Impedance (Uncompressed Current Transfer)

THE CHALLENGE: No matter how perfect an AC power source, distortion is added within any AC cable. Even the most sophisticated filters and power supplies cannot eliminate this Transient Intermodulation Distortion (TIM) as the induced RF noise modulates the low-level audio/video signal.

THE SOLUTION: NRG-Z3 cables use direction-controlled Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC) strands in a 7-strand Semi-Solid Concentric conductor arrangement in which strands are packed more tightly and never change position within the bundle. This construction significantly reduces strand interaction distortion. The extremely pure and smooth-surface PSC conductors minimize distortion caused by grain boundaries which exist in any metal conductor.

GND-Tech (Ground-Noise Dissipation)

AC Ground wires provide protection from current-wiring faults, but they also act as antennas. Thus, they are subject to induced radio-frequency (RF) noise. This RF noise bypasses component power supplies and is typically coupled directly into a system’s most sensitive audio/video circuits. AudioQuest’s patented Ground-Noise Dissipation (GND) greatly reduces this distortion, yielding unprecedented levels of noise dissipation across the widest bandwidth (range) of radio frequencies possible. Our unique circuit topology utilizes a common-mode phase-cancelling array, in concert with proprietary dielectric materials which provide additional differential linear filtering. (US Patent # 9,373,439)

Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC) Conductors

The astonishingly smooth and pure Perfect-Surface processed conductors minimize distortion caused by grain boundaries and surface discontinuities that exist in any metal conductor.

ZERO-Tech (No Defined Characteristic-Impedance)

While many AC power cables feature low DC resistance in order to accommodate the demand for high current, a cable’s characteristic impedance is also crucial for optimal performance. Unlike most AC cables that constrict or compress an audio-provoked transient, AudioQuest AC cables combine low DC resistance and zero (no) characteristic impedance in order to deliver uncompressed transients on demand.

Silver-Plated Drain Wires

Direction-controlled Silver-Plated shield conductors efficiently drain RF noise from the line and neutral shields to ground via the third “ground” pin. The net result is powerful, dynamic, and immersive.

Semi-Solid Concentric Conductors

In our Semi-Solid Concentric conductor topology, strands are packed more tightly and never change position within the bundle, significantly reducing strand-interaction distortion.

Direction-Controlled Conductors

A fundamental aspect of AudioQuest’s multifaceted Noise-Dissipation technology, Direction-Controlled Conductors assure induced noise is dissipated and drained properly.

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AudioQuest is an American audio brand best known for its wide range of hi-fi cables, AV cables, power products and compact digital audio accessories. Founded in 1980 by William Low, the company…

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