Cable from the top line of silver cables of the American company Audioquest. This is one of the most popular cables in the manufacturer's line. The cable is distinguished by the presence of a 72V DBS system.
The cable connectors are made of ultra-pure copper with silver plating, massive, but connect quite gently, without too much effort. Conductors made of polished silver monofilament. Silver veins are located in Teflon tubes, which in essence can be considered an air dielectric. The internal structure consists of three conductors. The cable is shielded, the multi-layer shield is made of metallized carbon. The DBS dielectric magnetization technology, traditional for Audioquest, is used, each cable houses the housings of the system itself and its power supply, which is provided by six 12 V batteries of type 23AE. The manufacturer recommends changing the batteries once every few years, and for ease of use, it is possible to check their condition - it is enough to press the button on the case and make sure that the indicator lights up. If desired, the magnetization system can be turned off by simply disconnecting the connectors from the case.
The sound is open, bright and light. Dynamics are high, detail is also at a decent level. The delivery is neat and accurate, maybe just a little softened, tender. Both the main tones and the overtones are reproduced equally well. The nature of the cable is unobtrusive. He successfully copes with various genres and intonations. Light or heavy, joyful or sad, the music sounds without clear advantages. The speed is also not bad - it is just as much as needed. The bass is fast, light, the middle is saturated and at the same time light, slightly softened, the upper frequencies are neat and accurate.
Although the silver handwriting of the cable can be guessed, there is no emphasis on the upper frequencies that is often found, and there is no imbalance in the dynamics or saturation of the sound in the entire range.
Single core conductors made of 100 percent highly purified PERFECT-SURFACE SILVER (PSS).
Perfect-Surface technology provides unprecedented purity and dynamic contrast of sound. Pure Perfect-Surface Silver minimizes distortions caused by intergrain boundaries existing inside the crystal lattice of a metal conductor. The unpleasant harshness of the sound is almost completely eliminated.
Insulation with air-entrained air tube (FEP - fluoropolymers). The solid material adjacent to the conductor is actually a component of a non-ideal electrical circuit. Insulation materials for wires and circuit boards absorb electricity, causing its loss. Part of this energy is stored and then released in the form of distortions. All Sky cable conductors use air tube insulation as air absorbs almost no energy and FEP is the best extruded solid insulation material that absorbs less energy than other materials. The air tubes in the FEP used in Sky contain virtually nothing but air around solid PSS conductors.
DIELECTRIC-BIAS SYSTEM (DBS), US Patent Nos. 7,126,055 and 7,872,195 B1). Any insulation slows down the signal inside the conductor. When the insulation is not magnetized, it slows down parts of the signal differently. AudioQuest's DBS system creates a powerful stable electrostatic field that saturates and polarizes insulation molecules. This minimizes both the energy build-up in the insulation and the many non-linear time delays that occur during signal transmission. At the same time, the reproduced sound appears as if from nowhere and is characterized by unexpectedly high levels of detail and dynamic contrast.
5-layer CARBON BASED NOISE DISSIPATION SYSTEM of AudioQuest audio cables. 100% surface shielding is easily achieved. A Noise-Dissipation System (NDS) developed by AQ specialists serves to prevent RF interference.
TRIPLE balanced GEOMETRY of AudioQuest audio cables
The three conductors in Sky's 'triple balanced' cables ensure that signals of positive and negative polarity travel along paths with equally low levels of distortion. A screen that provides 100% coverage is not used as a conductor in any way.
COLD WELDED AudioQuest audio cable system
This design of the plug ensures a perfect connection between the cable and the plug, which does not cause heat. The connection between the plug and the conductors is made using the cold-welded system (Cold-Weld System) developed by AQ engineers, thanks to which the structural integrity of the conductor is absolutely not violated. This system is a combination of high pressure at the point of contact and the use of paste saturated with silver.
Features of AudioQuest Sky:
Conductor: PERFECT-SURFACE SILVER CONDUCTORS (PSS) – Pure silver with perfect conductor surface technology
Dielectric: FEP AIR-TUBE INSULATION – Tubular fluoroethylene propylene
Technology: DIELECTRIC-BIAS SYSTEM (DBS) - Polarization inside the dielectric to isolate all conductors ensures signal immunity to external noise and improves dynamic characteristics