AUDIOQUEST - CV-8 FULL RANGE (PR)

A TAS Golden Ear Award Winner, a Stereophile Recommended Cable and an Exceptional Value   

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An Absolute Sound Golden Ear Award winner and an exceptional value, CV-8 is the perfect all-around cable for any audiophile. Offering excellent performance and a low price tag, CV-8 is a stunner with all the neutrality, transparency and resolution which are the three hallmarks of every AudioQuest cable. Jam packed with features, CV-8 is a truly musical cable with an uncanny ability to deliver rhythm and pacing. CV-8's super high-end copper conductors deliver outstanding resolution, AQ’s patented DBS keeps distortion to a minimum and AQ’s high-quality Sure-Grip terminations ensure a proper connection to any gear. We love CV-8 and we think you will too, so we’ve backed CV-8 with our 30-Day money back guarantee. Try a pair of CV-8 and hear the difference a really great speaker wire can make in your system.

Solid Core Conductors
Like virtually all of AQ’s cables, CV-8 uses solid-core conductors for the analog pathway. Solid-core conductors are more efficient at transmitting small signals than stranded cables and are also vastly lower in distortion, a difference that is clearly audible from the first instant; the system sounds like someone turned up the volume! This efficiency also translates to more music coming through, plug in a pair of CV-8 and hear things in your music you’ve never heard before, literally. To keep the value proposition of this cable high, CV-8 receives a blend of copper conductors, using ultra-high quality PSC+ conductors for the smaller conductors and a pair of larger PSC conductors for the largest (and thus most expensive) conductor. This blend of metals gives CV-8 a signature sound of outstanding resolution and dynamic range with smooth, deep bass power. Perfect Surface Copper+. A higher grade of copper than PSC, PSC+ receives the same proprietary Perfect Surface polishing process which, as the name implies, smoothes the surface of the conductors. Since treble and midrange frequencies travel very close to the surface in a solid-core conductor, eliminating even microscopic roughness on the surface of the conductor greatly reduces distortion. Sonically, PSC+ is vastly more resolving than PSC, like lifting a sheet off of the speakers, offering greater resolution, greater presence, far more extension top to bottom and far better grip in the lower octaves. For those who value a high level of resolution in their system, PSC+ is the ideal conductor.

Perfect Surface Copper (PSC)
PSC is a gloriously smooth copper conductor, created by treating AQ’s excellent Long Grain Copper (LGC) conductors with their proprietary Perfect Surface polishing process which, as the name implies, smoothes the surface of the conductors. Since treble and midrange frequencies travel very close to the surface in a solid-core conductor, eliminating even microscopic roughness on the surface of the conductor greatly reduces distortion allowing CV-8 to deliver a smoother, richer and more resolving listening experience.

Spread Spectrum Technology (SST)
When it comes to speaker wire, no single solid-core conductor can simultaneously sound good and convey adequate power from the amplifier. A single large conductor swallows up high frequencies and a single small conductor can’t properly deliver gobs of bass current, however, an array of multiple, differently-sized solid-core conductors spread the reproduced spectrum, further increasing bandwidth and power handling, creating a sum which is far greater than any individual conductor size might suggest.

Circular Array Geometry
All conductors in a cable interact with each other; the trick is to make sure they all play nicely together. The placement of the conductors within the cable (and ensuring that they maintain their spacing even when bent or twisted) is crucial. Proper geometry improves conductivity, reduces noise, and minimizes signal loss over the long run. CV-8’s Circular Array Geometry defines this relationship by alternating positive and negative solid-core conductors around a center core. This circular-spiral construction allows CV-8 to deliver significantly better dynamic contrast and clarity than if the same conductors were run parallel or in multiple twisted pairs.

Dielectric Bias System (DBS)
DBS is an Audioquest patented system which does some pretty extraordinary things to the electrical properties of the cable yet operates completely outside the signal path. DBS simultaneously eliminates the “Dielectric Effect” as well as external interference.

The Dielectric Effect, simply put, is a form of phase distortion caused by the tendency of insulation material to randomly and unpredictably absorb and then release the electrical energy passing through the conductors. This causes smearing of fine detail and distortion of tonal balance. DBS eliminates this distortion by using a high voltage potential from the battery packs to electrically saturate the insulating material. The difference is shocking (pardon the pun), bass extends deeper, voices become fleshed out and every instrument achieves a truly jaw-dropping level of realism. While the positive pole of the DBS pack creates the high-voltage potential inside the cable, the negative pole of the DBS pack is connected to a shield which runs the length of the cable, creating a virtual vacuum for external interference; energy that strikes this shield is instantly and completely drained into the negative portion of the battery creating ultra-black backgrounds, greatly enhancing resolution and dynamic range. The best part is that because the batteries are simply creating potential not current flow, they will last 3-5 years; about as long as they would if they were sitting on a shelf.

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