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Recommended Component 2025 – Stereophile
Low-Noise Audiophile Power Cable for C5 Gear
AudioQuest's NRG-X3 Power Cord with a C5 connector presents the opportunity to upgrade compatible Blu-ray players, streamers, and other AV gear that use a C5 power inlet. NRG-X3 uses Semi-Solid, direction-Controlled Long-Grain Copper conductors for unbeatable performance.
Long-Grain Copper (LGC) minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries that exist within any metal conductor. In AudioQuest's Semi-Solid Concentric conductor topology, strands are packed more tightly and never change position within the bundle, significantly reducing strand-interaction distortion. Furthermore, as a fundamental aspect of AudioQuest's multifaceted Noise-Dissipation technology, Direction-Controlled Conductors ensure induced noise is dissipated and drained properly.
"Recommended Component" Honors
Stereophile honored the NRG-X3 by awarding it the magazine's coveted Recommended Component status for 2025.
According to Stereophile, "The NRG-X3 three-pole AC cord uses strands of long-grain copper for its semisolid, concentric-packed conductors. SM [Sasha Matson] connected the NRG-X3 to the Emotiva ERC-2 CD player and heard a cleaner, brighter top end; faster, more assertive attacks; and longer, lovelier decays. 'The AudioQuest NRG-X3 delivered more music, made more sense of the music, managed to more fully convey the artists' intentions, and made me a happy guy,' he said."
Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors
NRG-X3 combats distortion beginning with its conductor metallurgy. Long-Grain Copper (LGC) minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries that exist within any metal conductor. Working hand in hand with AudioQuest technologies, the LGC is an excellent choice of materials, especially at this price point.
Semi-Solid Concentric Conductors
Semi-Solid Concentric conductors significantly reduce strand-interaction, a major source of dynamic distortion in cables. With AudioQuest's Semi-Solid Concentric conductor topology, strands are packed more tightly and never change position within the bundle, significantly reducing strand-interaction distortion.
Direction-Controlled Conductors
A fundamental aspect of AudioQuest's multifaceted Noise-Dissipation technology, Direction-Controlled Conductors ensure induced noise is dissipated and drained properly.
All drawn metal strands or conductors have a non-symmetrical, and therefore directional, grain structure. AudioQuest controls the resulting RF impedance variation so that noise is drained away from where it will cause distortion. The correct direction is determined by listening to every batch of metal conductors used in every AudioQuest audio cable.
When applicable, arrows are clearly marked on the connectors to ensure superior sound quality. For most models of AQ cable, the arrows not only indicate the direction that optimizes metal-directionality as part of Noise-Dissipation, but also indicates non-symmetrical attachment of shield and GND in order to optimize full-system performance.
