Solid perfect-surface copper (PSC ) conductors:Solid conductors prevent both strand-to-strand contacts and magnetic interaction, major sources of distortion. Surface quality is critical because a conductor can be considered as a rail-guide for both the electric fields within a conductor, and for the magnetic fields outside the conductor. The astonishingly smooth and pure surface of all AudioQuest’s Perfect-Surface metals nearly eliminates harshness and greatly increases clarity compared to all other premium coppers. The extreme purity of PSC further minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries, which exist within any metal

Dielectric-bias system (DBS, US Pat #S 7,126,055 & 7,872,195 B1): Creates a strong, stable electrostatic field which saturates and polarizes (organizes) the molecules of the insulation. This dramatically reduces dielectric induced smearing of the signal, letting sound emerge from a “black” background.

Carbon-based 6-layer noise-dissipation system (NDS): Shields-the-shield, reducing RFI contamination of the equipment ground plane.

Polyethylene air-tube insulation: Almost no contact between conductors and insulation further reduces smearing and preserves dynamics

Triple-balanced geometry: Proper ground-reference conductor prevents using the shield as an inferior ground-reference conductor.