AudioQuest Rocket 22 Speaker Cable - 6 Foot - Bi-Wire - Spades to BFA Bananas - Pair

AudioQuest Rocket 22 Speaker Cable — 6 Foot — Bi-Wire — Spades to BFA Bananas — Pair

What It Does in Your System

A Serious Cable for Speakers With Two Sets of Posts

Rocket 22 is the step up from AudioQuest's popular Rocket 11, and it has been a staple of real-world hi-fi systems for years. This is the Single-BiWire version: one cable per side that splits at the speaker end into four connectors instead of two.

If your speakers have separate bass and treble inputs, this cable lets you feed each section on its own run of wire. You get the benefit of bi-wiring without running two full cables to each speaker.

Semi-Solid Concentric Copper Conductors

Most speaker cable uses many thin strands that shift position along the length of the run. AudioQuest builds Rocket 22 differently, with fewer and larger strands arranged in fixed concentric layers. Each layer spirals opposite the one beneath it.

AudioQuest's reasoning is that strands which stay put interact less with each other, and that less strand interaction means less distortion. The conductors themselves blend two coppers: Long-Grain Copper and the higher-purity Perfect-Surface Copper.

Double Spiral-Pair Geometry for Lower Inductance

Inside each half of the cable, two conductors twist around one another rather than running side by side. Twisting lowers inductance — a cable's tendency to resist fast changes in the signal.

Lower inductance matters most at the top end. AudioQuest says the result is greater clarity and better extension from bass through treble. All conductors are also direction-controlled, which AudioQuest uses to help dissipate radio-frequency noise.

Is This Right for You?

Check these three things before ordering:

• Your speakers need four binding posts. Bi-wire cable only works on speakers with separate bass and treble inputs. If yours have a single pair of posts, order the full-range version instead.
• Remove the jumpers first. Bi-wire speakers ship with metal straps or short jumper wires connecting the two sections. Those must come off, or bi-wiring does nothing.
• Confirm 6 feet actually reaches. Measure the real path from your amplifier to each speaker, including any run along a wall or under a rug. Short cable is the most common reason a set goes back.

Setup & Installation

Each cable in the pair has two spade lugs at one end and four BFA bananas at the other. The spades go on your amplifier's binding posts. The four bananas go to the speaker: two to the bass section, two to the treble section, matching red to red and black to black.

Spades need a binding post you can loosen and tighten by hand. Some amplifiers use recessed EU-style posts that will not accept a spade at all — AudioQuest recommends bananas in those cases. Check your amplifier's posts before ordering, and call us at (800) 942-0220 if you are not sure.

Features & Specifications

Semi-Solid Concentric Conductors
Fewer, larger strands held in fixed position to reduce the strand interaction AudioQuest identifies as a source of distortion.

Long-Grain and Perfect-Surface Copper
A blend of two high-purity coppers with fewer grain boundaries than standard OFHC copper.

Double Spiral-Pair Geometry
Twisted conductor pairs in each half of the cable lower inductance for better treble extension.

SureGrip Terminations
AudioQuest's own spades and BFA bananas, factory-attached so there is nothing to strip or crimp.

Specifications

• Configuration: Single-BiWire
• Length: 6 feet (1.8 m)
• Quantity: Pair (two cables)
• Amplifier end: 2 x spade lugs per cable
• Speaker end: 4 x BFA banana plugs per cable
• Conductors: Semi-Solid Concentric, Long-Grain Copper and Perfect-Surface Copper
• Geometry: Double Spiral-Pair
• Insulation: PVC
• Directionality: All conductors direction-controlled

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Single-BiWire, and how is it different from true bi-wiring?
Single-BiWire uses one cable per speaker that splits into four connectors at the speaker end. True bi-wiring runs two separate cables to each speaker. Single-BiWire keeps the bass and treble conductors separate along the run while staying easier to manage and less expensive.

What is a BFA banana?
BFA is a British banana plug design with a slotted, springy barrel that grips the inside of the binding post. It makes broad contact and holds firmly, and it fits standard 4mm banana jacks.

Can I use these on speakers with only one set of posts?
Not as intended. You would have to double up all four bananas on two posts, which gives you no bi-wire benefit. For single-post speakers, the full-range Rocket 22 is the correct choice.

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