{"id":7518,"date":"2025-10-20T09:14:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T01:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audiotechhk.com\/product\/thunderbird-xlr-xlraudio-interconnect-cable\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T10:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T02:50:15","slug":"thunderbird-xlr-xlraudio-interconnect-cable","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/audiotechhk.com\/en\/product\/thunderbird-xlr-xlraudio-interconnect-cable\/","title":{"rendered":"ThunderBird XLR > XLRAudio Interconnect Cable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Technical Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ Conductors: Solid conductors prevent electrical and magnetic strand-interaction. PSC+ Solid-Copper minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries and maximizes linear RF Noise-Dissipation.<\/li>\n<li>FEP Air-Tube Dielectric: Positive conductors benefit from almost no contact between metal and its FEP insulation, which is notable for its superior dielectric constant and minimal signal interference. Negative conductors benefit from intentionally \u201clossy insulation\u201d \u2014 no air and no FEP helps maximize the negative connection\u2019s different job.<\/li>\n<li>72v Dielectric-Bias System: Insulation is also a dielectric that can act like a shunt-filter. Biasing minimizes dielectric-noise and linearizes the filter, significantly improving wide-bandwidth dissipation of induced RF noise. Dual-72v DBS packs are used for XLR models.<\/li>\n<li>Hanging-Silver over Red-Copper Plugs: AudioQuest\u2019s finest plugs feature superior Hanging-Silver (not tumbled) directly over extreme-purity Red Copper.<\/li>\n<li>Copper-Plated RF-Draining Barrels: Grounded Copper-Plated Barrels maximize Noise-Dissipation by preventing a metal barrel from capacitively coupling RF to the conductors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ThunderBird XLR > XLR<br \/>\nAudio Interconnect Cable<\/p>\n<p>Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) Conductors<br \/>\nSolid conductors prevent electrical and magnetic strand-interaction. PSC+ Solid-Copper minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries and maximizes linear RF Noise-Dissipation.<\/p>\n<p>Level 6 Noise-Dissipation: ZERO-Tech + Carbon\/Graphene Mesh-Network + Direction-Controlled<br \/>\nRadio-Frequency Noise from cellular, WiFi, and satellites is everywhere. AQ\u2019s Level 6 Linear Noise-Dissipation includes a carbon &#038; graphene resistive mesh-network, direction-controlled conductors, and Silver-Plated drain wires, significantly minimizing RF Noise masking effects.<\/p>\n<p>ZERO-Tech (No Characteristic Impedance) for Linear, Wide-Bandwidth Noise-Dissipation<br \/>\nThe only way to avoid characteristic-impedance mismatch-effects between a cable and its attached source and load circuits is to prevent the cable from having a characteristic-impedance. ZERO-Tech succeeds by eliminating the electrostatic field between the cable\u2019s high and low signal conductors, enabling linear (consistent octave to octave) Radio-Frequency (RF) Noise-Dissipation, and uncompressed transients. In order to preserve ZERO-Tech\u2019s complete isolation between signal conductors, a Dual-72v DBS pack is included for Pegasus, ThunderBird, FireBird, and Dragon XLR cables.<\/p>\n<p>72v Dielectric-Bias System (DBS)<br \/>\nInsulation is also a dielectric that can act like a shunt-filter. Biasing minimizes dielectric-noise and linearizes the filter, significantly improving wide-bandwidth dissipation of induced RF noise.<\/p>\n<p>FEP Air-Tube Insulation<br \/>\nPositive conductors benefit from almost no contact between metal and its FEP insulation, which is notable for its superior dielectric constant and minimal signal interference. Negative conductors benefit from intentionally \u201clossy insulation\u201d \u2014 no air and no FEP helps maximize the negative connection\u2019s different job.<\/p>\n<p>6% Silver-Plated RF Drain-Wires<br \/>\nDirection-Controlled Silver-Plated RF Drain-Wires further ensure the proper and efficient dissipation of induced radio-frequency noise for clearer, more natural sound.<\/p>\n<p>Copper-Plated RF-Draining Barrels<br \/>\nGrounded Copper-Plated Barrels maximize Noise-Dissipation by preventing a metal barrel from capacitively coupling RF to the conductors.<\/p>\n<p>Hanging-Silver over Red Copper Plugs<br \/>\nAudioQuest\u2019s finest plugs feature superior Hanging-Silver (not tumbled) directly over extreme-purity Red Copper to ensure uncompromised signal transfer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5047,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[263],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7518","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-analog-audio-interconnect-cables","7":"pa_--xlr-xlr","8":"pa_-1-5m","9":"pa_-1m","10":"pa_-2-5m","11":"pa_-2m","12":"pa_-3m","13":"pa_-4m","14":"pa_-5m","15":"pa_-6m","16":"pa_-pair","17":"pa_-single","19":"first","20":"instock","21":"purchasable","22":"product-type-variable"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiotechhk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/7518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiotechhk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiotechhk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiotechhk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiotechhk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiotechhk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=7518"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiotechhk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=7518"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiotechhk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=7518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}