A Big Leap Above Conventional USB Cables
Is digital audio really just ones and zeros? We don't believe so, and once you've had a chance to listen to Forest USB, you won't think so either. Like all AudioQuest cables, it is specially designed to excel in audio applications.
Highly affordable Forest is a big leap above conventional 'computer' USB cables and is highly recommended for music streaming and other audiophile uses. It has solid 0.5% silver conductors, premium Hard-Cell Foam (HCF) insulation, and conductors that are controlled for RF noise directionality.
This version of AudioQuest Forest has a USB-A connector on one end and a USB-B connector on the opposite end.
Solid 0.5% Silver Conductors
Solid conductors minimize the harmful effects of both electrical and magnetic strand-to-strand interaction. For digital cables, whose signals are of such high frequency that they travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor, increasingly thick layers of silver plating are applied to AudioQuest’s Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors to further improve Noise-Dissipation. Placing the superior metal on the outside of the conductor produces the greatest benefit on overall performance — a superbly cost-effective way to maximize a digital cable.
Hard-Cell Foam Insulation
AudioQuest Forest's 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 AudioQuest's 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 to further minimize distortion.
All Conductors Controlled for RF Noise Directionality
For ultra-quiet performance that keeps airborne noise at a minimum, all conductors are controlled for RF noise directionality.
