Audioquest - Alpha Snake Interconnect - 1.5 Meter Pair RCA to RCA

Audioquest - Alpha Snake Interconnect - 1.5 Meter Pair RCA to RCA Review

Audioquest - Alpha Snake Interconnect - 1.5 Meter Pair RCA to RCA Feature

• Solid LGC Long Grain Copper conductors
• Identical conductors for positive and ground connections 100% coverage foil shield
• PVC dielectric
• Precision gold plated plugs attached with the very best solder

At first glance, AudioQuest Alpha-Snake interconnect looks like a traditional coaxial cable. However, there are many very important differences, each of which greatly influences sound quality. And this is one bargain priced cable which sounds as if it ought to cost a whole lot more. Alpha-Snake has identical conductors for the positive and ground connections. Underneath the 100% coverage foil shield is a bare conductor, exactly the same as the insulated center conductor. The conductor under the shield does double duty as a low distortion audio connection, and as the drain wire connecting the shield to ground. Both of Alpha-Snake's conductors are solid. Electrical and magnetic interaction between strands in a conventional cable is the greatest source of distortion, often causing a somewhat dirty harsh sound. Solid conductors are the most important ingredient enabling Alpha-Snake's very clear sound. Alpha-Snake's LGC (Long-Grain Copper) allows a smoother and clearer sound than cables using regular OFHC (Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity) copper. LGC has fewer oxides within the conducting material, less impurities less grain boundaries, and definitively better performance. Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation, circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. The general cable industry ranks insulating materials by loss, with little regard for distortion. Audio Quest ranks materials by damage to an audio signal. The PVC used in Alpha-Snake has too much loss to be used in a quality video cable, but it has a very benign distortion profile through the audio range, keeping Alpha-Snake's sound pleasant and natural.