AudioQuest Sydney Interconnect Cable - 2.0 Meter - 3.5mm to 3.5mm

Sydney Moves to Air-Tube Insulation and Carbon-Based Shielding

A 3.5mm mini interconnect carries an analog signal between two components using the same small plug most headphones use, so no adapter is needed on gear already built around that jack. What separates a premium cable from the one in the box is conductor quality and shielding against outside noise.

AudioQuest's Sydney keeps Big Sur's Perfect-Surface Copper+ conductors but moves to Polyethylene Air-Tube insulation and Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation, an intermediate construction between the entry tiers below it and Angel above it.

Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ Conductors

AudioQuest says Perfect-Surface Copper+ conductors minimize distortion, the same conductor grade used in Big Sur one rung down. Solid conductors prevent strand interaction, a major source of dynamic distortion in cables.

Polyethylene Air-Tube Insulation, Carbon-Based Dissipation

Sydney moves from the Foamed-Polyethylene insulation used lower in the range to Polyethylene Air-Tube insulation, an air-gap approach, paired with Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation rather than the Metal-Layer shielding used on Evergreen, Tower and Big Sur.

The Connectors, Explained

Sydney ends in a standard 3.5mm mini plug on each end, the same size jack used by most headphones, portable players and compact source components, so it drops straight into gear already built around that jack.

Who Is This Interconnect Best For?

• You already own a Big Sur and want a different insulation and shielding approach, not just better copper — Sydney moves to air-tube insulation and Carbon-Based dissipation on the same conductor grade
• Your source and amplifier both use a standard 3.5mm jack — Sydney is a plain 3.5mm-to-3.5mm cable that fits any such pair of jacks
• You want Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation without stepping all the way up to Angel's silver conductors — Sydney carries that shielding approach on Perfect-Surface Copper+ instead
• You are feeding a source with real resolution to protect over a short desktop run — Sydney sits between Big Sur and Angel in AudioQuest's mini interconnect range for exactly that kind of upgrade
• Your budget stops at Big Sur's price and that tier already covers your gear — AudioQuest Big Sur is the lower-priced cable one rung down

How Does It Connect to Your System?

Plug one 3.5mm end into your source's headphone or line-out jack, and the other end into the matching 3.5mm input on your amplifier or receiver.

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

Pairs Well With

A 3.5mm interconnect is one link between a source and an amplifier or receiver. It usually joins these categories.

• Music Streamers — many portable and desktop streamers use a 3.5mm output
• Headphone Amplifiers — a common source for a 3.5mm line-level feed
• Digital-to-Analog Converters — some compact DACs use a 3.5mm output instead of RCA
• Stereo Amplifiers — the usual destination for the far end of this cable

Frequently Asked Questions

Does direction matter when I connect this cable?

AudioQuest controls the directional grain structure of its conductors so induced noise drains away from the circuits it would otherwise disturb; where AudioQuest marks a direction on the cable, connect it running from source toward amplifier as marked.

Is Sydney balanced or unbalanced?

Unbalanced. This is a standard single-ended 3.5mm interconnect, not a balanced connection.

What is Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation?

AudioQuest's shielding approach using carbon-loaded synthetics alongside metal layers, used on Sydney, Angel and Yosemite, rather than the plain Metal-Layer shielding used on Evergreen, Tower, Big Sur and Golden Gate.

Is there a step up?

AudioQuest Angel is the next rung, and adds Perfect-Surface Silver conductors plus a 72-volt Dielectric-Bias System, the most elaborate construction in the range below Yosemite.

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