The AES/EBU standard, a collaborative effort between the Audio Engineering Society and the European Broadcast Union, introduced a two-channel digital standard for linking digital devices within professional contexts. However, AES/EBU finds utility in domestic settings too. Although AES/EBU supports various configurations such as single-ended, balanced, or optical connections, our focus here is on the balanced-digital interconnect.

SOLID PERFECT-SURFACE SILVER (PSS) CONDUCTORS
Solid conductors prevent electrical and magnetic strand-interaction. PSS Solid-Silver minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries and maximizes linear RF Noise-Dissipation.
72v Dielectric-Bias System (DBS)
Insulation is also a dielectric that can act like a shunt-filter. Biasing minimizes dielectric-noise and linearizes the filter, significantly improving wide-bandwidth dissipation of induced RF noise.
CARBON-BASED 7-LAYER NOISE-DISSIPATION SYSTEM (NDS), 2 X EMI ABSORPTION
100% shield coverage is easy. Preventing captured RF Interference from modulating the equipment’s ground reference requires AQ’s Noise-Dissipation System. Metal and Carbon-Loaded synthetics prevent most RFI from reaching the equipment’s ground plane.
FOIL + SILVER-PLATED BRAID SHIELD
COLD-WELDED, HANGING-SILVER DIRECTLY OVER MACHINED PURE RED COPPER TERMINATIONS
HARD-CELL FOAM INSULATION
Hard-Cell Foam (HCF) Insulation ensures critical signal-pair geometry. Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy. Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Hard-Cell Foam Insulation is similar to the Foamed-PE used in our more affordable Bridges & Falls cables, and is nitrogen-injected to create air pockets. Because nitrogen (like air) does not absorb energy and therefore does not release any energy from or into the conductor, distortion is reduced. In addition, the stiffness of the material allows the cable’s conductors to maintain a stable relationship along the cable’s full length, producing a stable impedance character and further minimizing distortion.
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