AudioQuest Rocket 88 Speaker Cable - Per Foot

AudioQuest Rocket 88 by the Foot: The Rocket Flagship's Copper, Cut to Length

This is AudioQuest's Rocket 88 speaker cable in bulk, sold by the foot. Rocket 88 is the flagship of AudioQuest's Rocket Series, built from solid Perfect-Surface Copper+, the company's best copper, 13 AWG in all.

Buying it by the foot lets you cut each run to the length you need. Bulk cable suits in-wall jobs and odd-length runs, and it lets you fit the connectors you prefer.

Why Solid Copper Beats a Bundle of Strands

Each conductor is a single piece of copper, with no strands inside. AudioQuest says solid conductors prevent the strand-to-strand interaction that is a major source of distortion in stranded cable.

AudioQuest's Best Copper, Cut to Your Length

AudioQuest says its extreme-purity PSC+ cuts the distortion caused by grain boundaries. Each half of the cable uses a Double Star-Quad layout, which it says reduces time-smearing while keeping dynamics and clarity. The positive conductors use foamed polyethylene insulation, which AudioQuest says minimizes energy absorption.

Who Is This Bulk Speaker Cable Best For?

• You want the Rocket flagship's copper in a cable you cut yourself — every conductor is solid Perfect-Surface Copper+
• You have a long run or big speakers — 13 AWG of solid PSC+ puts plenty of copper between amplifier and speaker
• Your runs are an odd length — buying by the foot means no coiled slack behind the rack
• You like to choose your own connectors — bare cable lets you fit the spades or bananas that suit your gear
• You want a cable that is ready to plug in — bulk cable arrives without connectors. Add spades or bananas from our Speaker Cable Connectors collection

How Does It Connect to Your System?

Cut the cable to length, strip a short section at each end, and fit your connectors. Connect one end to your amplifier's speaker outputs and the other to your speaker's binding posts, red to red and black to black. Do the same for the second speaker.

The Measuring Mistake That Leaves You Inches Short

Speaker cable is cut for one room. Measure the path the cable will really take, around furniture and along the baseboard. Then add a little slack. As Cardas puts it, "A cable that's just long enough usually turns out to be just not long enough." Keep the left and right runs the same length, as Cardas recommends, even when one speaker sits closer.

Finish Each End With a Connector

Bulk cable arrives as bare wire. Bare copper oxidizes quickly, and Cardas notes that copper oxide is not a good conductor. So we suggest finishing each end with a spade or banana rather than leaving it bare. You will find both in our Speaker Cable Connectors collection.

Strip the ends, fit your connectors, and tighten everything down before you power up.

When Is It Time to Upgrade?

Speaker cable often stays put for years, so it tends to be the last thing upgraded. Look again when something else changes. Moving from bookshelf speakers to floorstanders is the big one. In our experience, about nine in ten people who make that move keep their old speaker cable. A stronger amplifier, a longer run, or darkened ends are the other signs.

Pairs Well With

Bulk speaker cable needs connectors at each end, and joins your amplifier to your speakers.

• Speaker Cable Connectors — spades and bananas to finish each end of the cable
• Floorstanding Speakers — the best time to rethink your speaker cable
• Integrated Amplifiers — the amplifier end in most stereo systems
• Stereo Amplifiers — the amplifier end when you run separates

Frequently Asked Questions

Does bulk cable come with connectors?

It arrives as bare cable, without connectors. Add spades or bananas from our Speaker Cable Connectors collection before you connect it.

How is it sold?

By the length in the listing's title, either by the foot or on a spool. Measure your runs first, and order a little extra.

What copper does Rocket 88 use?

Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+, 13 AWG in all. AudioQuest calls PSC+ its best copper.

What connectors should I use?

Any spade or banana made for 13 AWG wire that fits your binding posts. You will find both in our Speaker Cable Connectors collection.

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