AudioQuest Blizzard Power Cable 15 amp - 4.5 Meter

Highly Advanced Low-Z / Noise-Dissipation Three-Pole AC Power Cable

AudioQuest Blizzard is a highly evolved Low-Z / Noise-Dissipation three-pole AC power cable. Blizzard takes maximum advantage of advanced AudioQuest power cable technologies and features Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) Conductors. These directionally-controlled True-Concentric Conductors minimize strand interaction and magnetic confusion. Blizzard also uses AudioQuest's multi-patented 72VDC Dielectric Bias System.

High-Purity True-Concentric PSC+ Conductors

Blizzard uses only the very purest AudioQuest copper: 100% Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+). Both superior metal and conductor geometry greatly reduce ear-fatiguing Transient Intermodulation (TIM) Distortion.

RF/ND-Tech Minimizes Circuit Misbehavior by Cancelling Induced RF Noise

AC Ground wires may provide protection from an electrical short circuit, but they also act as an antenna. Thus, they are subject to induced radio-frequency (RF) noise. This RF noise bypasses component power supplies and is typically coupled directly into a systemÂ’s most sensitive audio/video circuits.

AudioQuestÂ’s RF/ND-Tech greatly reduces this distortion, yielding unprecedented levels of noise dissipation across the widest bandwidth (range) of radio frequencies possible. AudioQuest's unique circuit topology uses a common-mode phase-cancelling array, in concert with proprietary dielectric materials which provide additional differential linear filtering. (US Patent # 8,988,168)

Uncompressed Current Transfer

While many AC power cables feature low DC resistance in order to accommodate the demand for high current, a cableÂ’s characteristic impedance is also crucial for optimal performance. Unlike most AC cables that constrict or compress an audio-provoked transient, AudioQuest AC cables combine low DC resistance and ZERO (no) characteristic impedance in order to deliver uncompressed high-current transients on demand.

72v Dielectric-Bias System with Level-X Radio-Frequency Trap (DBS)

All insulation is also a dielectric whose electrical properties affect the integrity of the signal. When the insulation is unbiased, dielectric-involvement (absorption and non-linear release of energy back into the signal flow) causes different amounts of time delay (phase shift) for different frequencies and energy levels, which is a significant problem for very time-sensitive multi-octave audio.

AudioQuest’s multi-patented DBS creates a strong, stable electrostatic field that saturates and polarizes (organizes) the molecules of the insulation. This minimizes the nonlinear time delays, resulting in clearer sound emerging from a “blacker” background.

The Level-X RF Trap (a technology developed for AudioQuest’s Niagara Series of power products) in the DBS battery pack “pulls” RF Noise out of the cable, preventing RF from infiltrating the electronics. DBS Pack batteries last about 10 years. Use the test button to verify condition.

Directionality

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.