AudioQuest Blizzard Power Cable 15 amp - 2.0 Meter

Blizzard Goes to 100% Perfect-Surface Copper+

A power cable carries the last few feet of AC from the wall into a component. It can't add power a component doesn't draw, but a poorly shielded one lets noise ride in on that current.

AudioQuest's Blizzard uses 100% Perfect-Surface Copper+ conductors all the way through, in a True-Concentric geometry, plus a 72-volt Dielectric-Bias System on the insulation. It is available in C13 or the higher-current C19 termination.

100% Perfect-Surface Copper+ Conductors

Where Monsoon plates Perfect-Surface Copper+ over a Long-Grain Copper core, AudioQuest says Blizzard uses only its very purest copper, 100% Perfect-Surface Copper+, through the entire conductor. True-Concentric geometry spirals each successive layer of strands in the direction opposite the layer beneath it, which places more contact pressure at points rather than along lines and further reduces strand-interaction distortion.

72-Volt Dielectric-Bias System

AudioQuest says insulation is also a dielectric that can act like a shunt filter, and biasing it minimizes dielectric noise and linearizes that filter. Blizzard's 72-volt Dielectric-Bias System (DBS) holds that bias on the insulation continuously, on top of the ZERO-Tech and RF/ND-Tech noise control carried over from Monsoon, including the patented common-mode phase-cancelling array.

The Connectors, Explained

Blizzard is available with either a C13 or a higher-current C19 inlet plug, so it can feed source components or the heavier draw of an amplifier, and a standard NEMA 5-15 three-prong plug for the US wall outlet at the wall end. Choose the connector that matches your component's power inlet.

Who Is This Power Cable Best For?

• You already own a Monsoon and want the next step in conductor purity — Blizzard replaces the Long-Grain Copper core with 100% Perfect-Surface Copper+ through the whole conductor
• You are feeding an amplifier or a power-hungry source component — the 72-volt Dielectric-Bias System and True-Concentric geometry are built for that higher-current, higher-stakes role
• Your amplifier or power conditioner takes a 20-amp C19 inlet — Blizzard is offered with a C19 termination as well as the standard C13
• Your rack sits in a noisy RF environment — RF/ND-Tech's common-mode phase-cancelling array is built to fight exactly that kind of induced noise
• Your budget stops at Monsoon's price — AudioQuest Monsoon carries a Perfect-Surface Copper+ surface over an LGC core at a lower price, without the 72-volt bias system

How Does It Connect to Your System?

Plug the C13 or C19 end, whichever matches your component, into the IEC inlet on the back of your amplifier, DAC or other component, and the male end into a wall outlet or power conditioner outlet.

Then power up the system as usual. Other and longer lengths available. Call for prices.

Pairs Well With

A power cable is one link in the chain from the wall to your gear. It usually joins these categories.

• Power Conditioners — filter the whole circuit; the cable feeds the last few feet after it
• Integrated Amplifiers — the high-current load most power cables are built to feed
• Stereo Amplifiers — another high-current destination for the heavier gauges in this range
• Digital-to-Analog Converters — a low-current source component that still benefits from clean, quiet AC

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Dielectric-Bias System do?

AudioQuest says insulation acts like a shunt filter, and applying a constant 72-volt bias to it minimizes dielectric noise and linearizes that filter, improving how well the cable dissipates wide-bandwidth RF noise. The battery pack carries no signal current and is sized to last for years.

Why does shielding matter on an AC cable?

AudioQuest builds its power cables to keep radio-frequency and electromagnetic noise from riding in on the AC line and reaching sensitive circuits. A ground wire without that shielding can act like an antenna, pulling in exactly the noise a power cable is supposed to keep out.

Do power cables wear out?

Every metal conductor oxidizes over time; it is unavoidable chemistry, not a defect. What varies is the rate. Denser, better-shielded conductors with quality plating oxidize far more slowly, so a well-made cable performs the same way for years instead of drifting.

Will this affect my system's ground safety?

No change to your safety ground. Every cable in this line keeps the full three-conductor path, hot, neutral and ground, exactly as building code requires. What differs from a stock cord is conductor quality and shielding, not the wiring topology.

Is there a step up?

AudioQuest Blizzard XTRM is the next rung, and the top AC power cable AudioQuest builds. It keeps Blizzard's 100% PSC+ conductors and adds the flagship Wind XTRM plugs from AudioQuest's Storm Series.

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