AudioQuest - Mackenzie XLR > XLR 1.6' Analog Audio Interconnect Cable - Brown on Black - Open Box - fair

Connect electronic components with this AudioQuest River Series Mackenzie analog cable. The Perfect Surface Copper+ solid conductors prevent distortion for better performance, and the carbon-based three-layer NDS ensures high-quality audio playback. This AudioQuest River Series Mackenzie analog cable features a braided cover to prevent fraying and tangling for long-lasting use.

NRG-Y3 cables use direction-controlled Long-Grain-Copper 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. In addition, NRG-Y3’s 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!

For many applications, the speed of digital communication is important. Most visibly, “speed” is about transferring large files as quickly as possible or carrying enough data for an HD video. For USB audio (and for HDMI audio), “speed” is critical not because of how-much how-fast, but because time relationships within a digital stream are critical to the reconstruction of the analog wave form that brings information, music and joy to our ears. Time-based damage (jitter) to this information within the data package makes the sound small and flat instead of 3D, harsh and foggy instead of smooth and clear. AudioQuest USB Type-C cables featuring conductor materials and construction techniques that have allowed AQ’s other USB cables to achieve great recognition worldwide. With the newer USB Type-C connector quickly becoming commonplace on many devices, AQ’s line of Type-C equipped USB cables will allow users to connect with Type-C enabled devices such as MacBook, Chromebook, Pixel, Galaxy Note 7, etc. In addition, ALL of AudioQuest’s USB cables incorporate a developed strain-relief system to provide robust durability between the USB cable and plug.