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AudioQuest is a company that develops tools for enhancing the in-home experience of audio and video entertainment. Be it a speaker cable, HDMI cable or a portable digital audio product, AudioQuest’s varied offerings provide value and performance to the retailer and enthusiastic consumer alike.

AudioQuest has been the most significant cable supplier to the high-end specialist market for many years. With its offerings sold in several thousand outlets in over sixty countries, AudioQuest focuses on delivering excellent value and performance in every product the company develops.

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Niagara 1200
$1995

Niagara 1200 brings the benefits of highly optimized power management to far more music lovers and replaces the amazingly well-received Niagara 1000.

The most obvious difference between the Niagara 1000 and 1200, other than the 1200’s gorgeous textured bright finish, are the more universally useful shape and surprisingly substantial weight. The 1200 can now sit on a shelf like a component, with all the in and out cables in the back. It can be used ‘face’ down with the outlets in the air, fitting much better in the space between furniture and the wall. And, the 1200 is designed to stand on one end. 100% of the performance in a more useful package.

Designed by Garth Powell, the Niagara 1200 embodies the very same design philosophy and incorporates the same patented technology found in its larger siblings, the Niagara 5000 and Niagara 7000, but packs it into a smaller, sleeker enclosure—at a fraction of the price.

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Niagara 1200 technical specs
  • Level-X Linear Noise-Dissipation TechnologyMore than 19 octaves of AC differential filtering (20kHz–1Ghz in excess of 24dB) with linear response, optimized for varying line and load impedance
  • Patented Ground-Noise Dissipation (All outlets)2 banks of direction-controlled ground-noise dissipation
  • Non-Sacrificial Surge ProtectionWithstands multiple AC surges and spikes up to 6000V/3000A without sustaining damage—sonically non-invasive
  • Maximum RMS Input Current15 Amps (RMS)
  • OutletsSource (5)High-Current (2)
Niagara 3000
$5000

The Niagara 3000 features Audioquest’s patented AC Ground-Noise Dissipation, the widest bandwidth-linearized AC filter in the industry, and our unique passive/active Transient Power Correction Circuit. Boasting an instantaneous current reservoir of over 55 amps peak, the Niagara 3000 is specifically designed for today’s current-starved power amplifiers. Many AC power products featuring “high-current outlets” merely minimize current compression; the Niagara 3000 corrects it.

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Niagara 3000 technical specs
  • Transient Power Correction55 amps peak. Provides a current reservoir for any power amplifier (up to 25mS)
  • Level-X Linear Noise-Dissipation TechnologyMore than 21 octaves differential-mode filtering (10kHz–1GHz in excess of 24dB reduction) with linear response, optimized for varying line and load impedance
  • Patented Ground-Noise Dissipation (All outlets)3 banks of direction-controlled ground-noise dissipation
  • Non-Sacrificial Surge ProtectionWithstands multiple AC surges and spikes up to 6000V/3000A without sustaining damage—sonically non-invasive
  • Maximum RMS Input Current15 Amps (RMS)
  • OutletsSource (5)High-Current (2)
Niagara 5000
$7500

The Niagara 5000 features Audioquest’s patented AC Ground-Noise Dissipation, the widest bandwidth-linearized AC filter in the industry, and our unique passive/active Transient Power Correction Circuit. Boasting an instantaneous current reservoir of over 90 amps peak, the Niagara 5000 is specifically designed for today’s current-starved power amplifiers. Many AC power products featuring “high-current outlets” merely minimize current compression; the Niagara 5000 corrects it.

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Niagara 5000 technical specs
  • Transient Power Correction90 amps peak. Provides a current reservoir for any power amplifier (up to 25mS)
  • Level-X Ultra-Linear Noise-Dissipation TechnologyMore than 23 octaves differential-mode filtering (3kHz–1GHz in excess of 24dB reduction) and 16 octaves common-mode filtering (20kHz–100MHz in excess of 30dB reduction) with linear response, optimized for varying line and load impedance
  • Patented Ground-Noise Dissipation. (All outlets)6 banks of direction-controlled ground-noise dissipation
  • Non-Sacrificial Surge ProtectionWithstands multiple AC surges and spikes up to 6000V/3000A without sustaining damage—sonically non-invasive
  • Maximum RMS Input Current20 Amps (RMS)
  • OutletsSource (8)High-Current (4)
Rocket 22
Starting at $675 (8 ft pair)

Rocket 22 is an ideal Full-Range or Single-BiWire cable. Single-BiWire allows you to optimize performance when the speakers have Bass and Treble inputs.

Rocket 22 is prepared with SureGrip 300 spades or bananas. These connectors feature Direct-Silver over copper with no layer of nickel in between.

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Rocket 22 technical specs
  • FeaturesLong-grain copper/perfect-surface copper conductorsSemi-solid concentric conductorsIdeal for full-range or single-biwire configurationsDouble low-inductance twisted pair geometry
Rocket 88
Starting at $1,695 (8 ft. pair)

Rocket 88 incorporates AudioQuest’s patented Dielectric-Bias System (DBS) and replaces Long-Grain Copper with solid Perfect-Surface Copper+. DBS offers a lower noise-floor, so you can hear deeper into the nuances of your favorite music. At the same time the addition of more PSC+ offers a smoother, more relaxed, and natural sonic timbre and texture.

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Rocket 88 technical specs
  • FeaturesSolid perfect-surface copper+ (psc+) conductorsDouble star-quad geometryCarbon-based noise- and crosstalk-dissipation systemFoamed-polyethylene insulation (for all positive conductors)Dielectric-bias system with radio frequency trapChoice of 500 series multi-spade or banana (gold or silver) connectors
Robin Hood Zero
Starting at $2,500 (8 ft. pair)

Closely related to the groundbreaking Mythical Creature Series, the Folk Hero Series, comprising two models—Robin Hood and William
Tell—are available with either Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ or Solid Perfect-Surface Silver conductors. While the Mythical Creatures are all-out assaults on the state of the cable art, the Folk Heroes use all of the same technology with fewer conductors.

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Robin Hood Zero technical specs
  • FeaturesZero-tech (no defined characteristic-impedance) for uncompressed current transfer and linear noise-dissipationGnd-tech (ground-noise dissipation)Solid perfect-surface copper+ (psc+) conductorsCarbon-based linearized noise-dissipation system (nds)72v Dielectric-Bias System with Level-X Radio-Frequency Trap (DBS)Robin Hood bi-wiringFolk hero cold-welded terminations
William Tell Zero
Starting at $4,360, (8 ft. pair)

Closely related to the groundbreaking Mythical Creature Series, the Folk Hero Series, comprising two models—Robin Hood and William
Tell—are available with either Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ or Solid Perfect-Surface Silver conductors. While the Mythical Creatures are all-out assaults on the state of the cable art, the Folk Heroes use all of the same technology with fewer conductors.

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William Tell Zero technical specs
  • FeaturesZero-tech (no defined characteristic-impedance) for uncompressed current transfer and linear noise-dissipationGnd-tech (ground-noise dissipation)Solid perfect-surface copper+ (psc+) conductorsCarbon-based linearized noise-dissipation system (nds)72v Dielectric-Bias System with Level-X Radio-Frequency Trap (DBS)William Tell bi-wiringFolk hero cold-welded terminations
ThunderBird ZERO
Starting at $7,340 (8 ft. pair)

With the introduction of the Mythical Creatures series of speaker cables, AudioQuest has pushed significantly beyond even its own very high standards.

The same team responsible for the groundbreaking new series of AudioQuest AC power cables—AudioQuest’s founder, William Low, and Director of Power Products, Garth Powell—has created what are simply the most transparent, get-out-of-the-way immersive speaker cables ever made. The Mythical Creatures series—ThunderBird, FireBird, and Dragon—are not merely an incremental evolution; their introduction represents a category advance in speaker cable design.

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ThunderBird ZERO technical specs
  • FeaturesZero-tech (no defined characteristic-impedance) for uncompressed current transfer and linear noise-dissipationGnd-tech (ground-noise dissipation)Solid perfect-surface copper+ (psc+) conductorsCarbon-based linearized noise-dissipation system (nds)72v Dielectric-Bias System with Level-X Radio-Frequency Trap (DBS)Thunderbird bi-wiringMythical creature cold-welded terminations
Dragon ZERO
Starting at $35,700.00 (8 ft. pair)

With the introduction of the Mythical Creatures series of speaker cables, AudioQuest has pushed significantly beyond even its own very high standards.

The same team responsible for the groundbreaking new series of AudioQuest AC power cables—AudioQuest’s founder, William Low, and Director of Power Products, Garth Powell—has created what are simply the most transparent, get-out-of-the-way immersive speaker cables ever made. The Mythical Creatures series—ThunderBird, FireBird, and Dragon—are not merely an incremental evolution; their introduction represents a category advance in speaker cable design.

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Dragon ZERO technical specs
  • FeaturesZero-tech (no defined characteristic-impedance) for uncompressed current transfer and linear noise-dissipationGnd-tech (ground-noise dissipation)Dragon conductors: solid perfect-surface silver (PSS)Carbon-based linearized noise-dissipation system (nds)72v Dielectric-Bias System with Level-X Radio-Frequency Trap (DBS)Dragon bi-wiringMythical creature cold-welded terminations
Red River
Starting at $239.95 (0.5m)

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.

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Red River technical specs
  • FeaturesSolid Perfect-surface Copper (psc) ConductorsMetal-layer Noise-dissipationTriple-balanced Geometry (Separate Ground-reference Conductor)Cold-welded, Gold-plated Terminations
Mackenzie
Starting at $339.95 (0.5m)
Originally named Disappointment for dashing Alexander Mackenzie’s hope that it would lead to the Pacific rather than the Arctic Ocean, the Mackenzie River is Canada’s largest, longest river system. Traversing 2,635 miles, it flows through a vast network of lakes, boreal forests and arctic tundra. Mackenzie’s many tributaries cover portions of three provinces—British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan—and two territories, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Known as “The Amazon of the North,” Mackenzie’s sparsely populated basin remains one of the great unspoiled natural areas in the world.
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Mackenzie technical specs
  • FeaturesSolid Perfect-surface Copper (psc) ConductorsCarbon-based 3-layer Noise-dissipation System (Nds)Triple-balanced Geometry (Separate Ground-reference Conductor)Cold-welded, Hanging-silver Directly over Pure Purple Copper TerminationsHard-cell Foam Insulation
Yukon
Starting at $505 (0.5m RCA)
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.
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Yukon technical specs
  • FeaturesSolid Perfect-surface Copper+ (psc+) ConductorsPolyethylene Air-tube InsulationTriple-balanced Geometry (Separate Ground-reference Conductor)Carbon-based 3-layer Noise-dissipation System (Nds)Cold-welded, Hanging-silver Directly over Pure Purple Copper Terminations
Earth
Starting at $1,400 (0.5m)

Consider this simple fact: Even the smallest flowers crack concrete. It’s enough to make one wonder what might happen if the Earth were freed from humankind’s influence and simply left to its own devices—to regenerate, blossom, and grow wild.

That the smallest flower can display as much strength as the tallest skyscraper is not an indictment against humanity. Instead, it is a testament to humankind’s vast potential: to engineer a beauty rivaled only by Earth’s natural magnificence.

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Earth technical specs
  • FeaturesSolid Perfect-surface Copper+ (psc+) ConductorsFep Air-tube Insulation (fep is a Fluoro-polymer)Triple-balanced Geometry (Separate Ground-reference Conductor)Carbon-based 6-layer Noise-dissipation System (Nds)Dielectric-bias System With Radio Frequency TrapCold-welded, Hanging-silver Plating Directly over High-purity red Copper Plugs
Wind
Starting at $2,475 (0.5m)

In the simplest sense, wind is air in motion produced by the uneven heating of the Earth’s surface by the sun. Because our planet is made of various land and water formations, from the severe heights of K2 to the placid Chicago River, it absorbs the sun’s radiation unevenly, creating differences in air pressure and the ensuing movement of air from high-pressure areas to lower ones.

From the forever-swirling formations of Coyote Buttes in Utah, to the sculpted cypress trees seemingly frozen in time along California’s coast, wind holds a place as one of nature’s most masterful artists.

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Wind technical specs
  • FeaturesSolid Perfect-surface Copper+ (psc+) ConductorsFep Air-tube Insulation (fep is a Fluoro-polymer)Triple-balanced Geometry (Separate Ground-reference Conductor)Carbon-based 6-layer Noise-dissipation System (Nds)Dielectric-bias System With Radio Frequency TrapCold-welded, Hanging-silver Plating Directly over High-purity red Copper Plugs
Fire
Starting at $3,475 (0.5m)

Technically speaking, fire is not an object, but an event: the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion by which heat and light are released into the surrounding environment.

A thing to be feared, respected, and loved, fire is that which drives us into the unknown, lights our way through darkness, and signals our way back home.

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Fire technical specs
  • FeaturesSolid Perfect-surface Copper+ (psc+) ConductorsFep Air-tube Insulation (fep is a Fluoro-polymer)Triple-balanced Geometry (Separate Ground-reference Conductor)Carbon-based 8-layer Noise-dissipation System (Nds)Wel-type Double-contact Cold-welded Reusable Plugs, Hanging-silver Plating Directly over Machined Solid Extreme-purity red Copper
Carbon USB
Starting at $219.95 (0.75m)

In 1982 Sony gave us “Perfect sound forever,” along with the attitude that, “it’s just digital, so all CD players sound the same.” That was disproved and qualitative differences between players became accepted truth. Next came separate transport and DAC combos, which brought with it the attitude that “all S/PDIF digital audio cables sound the same…” until that too became disproved. Now the frontier has moved once again. Is digital audio really just ones and zeros? We don’t believe so, and once you’ve had a chance to listen to Carbon USB, you won’t think so either..

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Carbon USB technical specs
  • FeaturesAll Conductors Controlled for rf Noise DirectionalityCarbon-based 3-layer Noise-dissipation System (Nds)Hard-cell Foam InsulationSolid 5% Silver Conductors
Diamond USB
Starting at $839.95 (0.75m)

In 1982 Sony gave us “Perfect sound forever,” along with the attitude that, “it’s just digital, so all CD players sound the same.” That was disproved and qualitative differences between players became accepted truth. Next came separate transport and DAC combos, which brought with it the attitude that “all S/PDIF digital audio cables sound the same…” until that too became disproved. Now the frontier has moved once again. Is digital audio really just ones and zeros? We don’t believe so, and once you’ve had a chance to listen to Diamond USB, you won’t think so either…

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Diamond USB technical specs
  • FeaturesSolid Perfect-surface Silver (pss) ConductorsDielectric-bias System With Radio Frequency TrapAll Conductors Controlled for RF Noise DirectionalityCarbon-based 3-layer Noise-dissipation System (Nds)Hard-cell Foam Insulation
NRG-Y3
Starting at $189.95 (1.0m)

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-Y3 cables use direction-controlled Long-Grain-Copper (LGC) strands in a 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 greater purity and less complicated grain structure within LGC copper further reduces distortion.

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NRG-Y3 technical specs
  • FeaturesLong-grain Copper (LGC)Zero-tech (no Defined Characteristic-impedance)Semi-solid Concentric ConductorsSilver-plated Drain WiresDirection-controlled Conductors
NRG-Z3
Starting at $299.95 (1.0m)

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.

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NRG-Z3 technical specs
  • FeaturesLong-grain Copper (LGC)Zero-tech (no Defined Characteristic-impedance)GND-tech (Ground-noise Dissipation)Semi-solid Concentric ConductorsSilver-plated Drain WiresDirection-controlled Conductors
Thunder
Starting at $1,104.95 (1.0m)

Low-Z / Noise-Dissipation 3-Pole AC Power Cable

  • Solid Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC) Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors
  • Uncompressed High-Current Transfer
  • Ground Noise-Dissipation Technology (US Patent # 8,988,168)
  • ZERO (No) Characteristic Impedance (50Hz – 1MHz)
  • 72VDC Dielectric-Bias System (US Patent #7,126,055)
  • Directionally Controlled Conductors
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Thunder technical specs
Tornado (High-current)
Starting at $1,524.95 (1.0m)

Low-Z / Noise-Dissipation 3-Pole AC Power Cable

  • Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC) Conductors
  • Uncompressed High-Current Transfer
  • Ground Noise-Dissipation Technology (US Patent # 8,988,168)
  • ZERO (No) Characteristic Impedance (50Hz – 1MHz)
  • 72VDC Dielectric-Bias System (US Patent #7,126,055)
  • Directionally Controlled Conductors
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Tornado (High-current) technical specs
Tornado (Source)
Starting at $1,199.95 (1.0m)

Low-Z / Noise-Dissipation 3-Pole AC Power Cable

  • Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC) Conductors
  • Optimized For Source Components
  • Ground-Noise Dissipation Technology (US Patent # 8,988,168)
  • ZERO (No) Characteristic Impedance (50Hz – 1MHz)
  • Dielectric-Bias System with Radio Frequency Noise Trap
  • Directionally Controlled Conductors
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Tornado (Source) technical specs
Hurricane (high current)
Starting at $2,274.95 (1.0m)

Low-Z / Noise-Dissipation 3-Pole AC Power Cable

  • Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) Conductors
  • Uncompressed High-Current Transfer
  • Ground-Noise Dissipation Technology (US Patent # 8,988,168)
  • ZERO (No) Characteristic Impedance (50Hz – 1MHz)
  • 72VDC Dielectric Bias System (US Patent #7,126,055)
  • Directionally Controlled Conductors
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Hurricane (high current) technical specs
Hurricane (Source)
Starting at $1,799.95 (1.0m)

Low-Z / Noise-Dissipation 3-Pole AC Power Cable

  • Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) Conductors
  • Optimized For Source Components
  • Ground Noise-Dissipation Technology (US Patent # 8,988,168)
  • ZERO (No) Characteristic Impedance (50Hz – 1MHz)
  • Dielectric-Bias System with Radio Frequency Noise Trap
  • Directionally Controlled Conductors
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Hurricane (Source) technical specs
Dragon (High-current)
Starting at $7,000.00 (1.0m)

Low-Z / Noise-Dissipation 3-Pole AC Power Cable

  • Solid Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS) and Perfect-Surface Copper + (PSC+) Conductors
  • Uncompressed High-Current Transfer
  • Ground Noise-Dissipation Technology (US Patent # 8,988,168)
  • ZERO: No Characteristic Impedance
  • Dielectric-Bias System with Radio Frequency Noise Trap
  • Directionally Controlled Conductors
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Dragon (High-current) technical specs
Dragon (Source)
Starting at $5,650.00 (1.0m)

Low-Z / Noise-Dissipation 3-Pole AC Power Cable

  • Solid Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS) Conductors
  • Optimized For Source Components
  • Ground Noise-Dissipation Technology (US Patent # 9,373,439)
  • ZERO: No Characteristic Impedance
  • Dielectric-Bias System with Radio Frequency Noise Trap
  • Directionally Controlled Conductors
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Dragon (Source) technical specs