There are no best audio cables per se. It depends on how they are built and the wire quality. You should consider three main properties when choosing a cable. They are capacitance, inductance, and resistance. Wire performance also depends on the environment, like extremely high and cold temperatures. Building on the success of QED’s award-winning XT25 speaker cable, XT25 Bi-Wire is designed to bring the unparalleled performance of QED’s X-Tube™ cable technology and X-Quad geometry to an affordable bi-wire or bi-amp speaker cable. Another major innovation is the introduction of one Oxygen Free Copper Conductor and one Silver Plated Oxygen Free Copper Conductor to carry the same audio signal. The equivalent of having two cables in one this design helps provide an alternative route for high and low frequencies, reducing the “smearing” and disruption of the audio signal which would otherwise occur in a single, one material conductor configuration. The upshot is improved rhythm, enhanced clarity and tighter control.

With the Chord cable plumbed-in, our reference hi-fi system delivers a crisp, clean and dynamic presentation, just as before. But the bass performance is tauter, the top end is more refined and there's an ounce more subtlety. We’re impressed at the musically cohesive nature of the sound and the way our systems render subtle dynamic shifts with such finesse. It's not essential to upgrade if you already own the previous RumourX cables, but if they're looking a bit worn, the 2022 version will give your system a decent performance lift. Please note: TV and larger floorstanding speaker deliveries are not available to Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Scottish Islands, and Channel Islands. The reason why cable manufacturers make a big deal about gold plating is that copper and silver oxidize in the air. The cables would not last very long if they were not constantly cleaned. A layer of gold or zinc prevents oxidation, thereby greatly extending the lifetime of the cable. However, paying extra for the gold is usually not worth it.

The most common type of cable used for connecting products on a wired network. This cable connects wired devices together to the local network for file sharing and Internet access. SUBWOOFER CABLE The basic tenant is that cable cannot "improve" the sound, but poor cable could make it sound worse. All you need are cables that have low capacitance, resistance, and inductance and the cheapest of calves have all of these qualities. The effort that goes into crafting and soldering expensive cables is usually higher compared to their cheaper counterparts. As a result, they tend to last longer and some argue that they even sound better, and whether the latter is true or not is up for debate.

The airy freedom either system is given when hooked up with the XT25 in particular, is a delight. In terms of outright expression, drive and punch, it doesn’t always match the C-Screen, but the presentation is both subtler and more sophisticated. These reports set out the “top down” design-principles that have resulted most recently in the development of QED XT25 loudspeaker cable – the new class leading standard in budget to mid-range speaker cables. Conventional cables can fail to conduct high frequencies uniformly across the entire conductor area. QED's X-Tube cable technology allows a near-linear signal transfer at treble frequencies for greater detail and realism of sound - especially at higher frequencies.Prices valid in stores (all including VAT) until close of business on 29th November 2023. (Some of these web prices are cheaper than in-store, so please mention that you've seen these offers online.) To ensure reliable, undamaged delivery of televisions - TVs will now be shipped on a pallet service with DX Freight, TNT, or Epic Logistics, rather than with our standard next working day courier.