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AudioQuest 16.4 Feet Red River XLR Interconnect Cable - REDRIVER5MXLRSINGLE

Model # REDRIVER5MXLRSINGLE
Abt # REDRIVER5MXLRSINGLE
Length (ft.): 16.4 Feet
  • Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors
  • Nitrogen-Injected Hard-Cell Foam Insulation
  • Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation System (NDS)
  • Triple-Balanced Geometry
  • Cold-Welded Gold-Plated Plugs
  • 5 Meter (16.4 Feet)
  • Red Finish
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AudioQuest REDRIVER5MXLRSINGLE 16.4 Feet Red River XLR Interconnect Cable

Features

  • Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors
    Solid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion. Red River's solid Long-Grain Copper allows a smoother and clearer sound than cables using regular OFHC (Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity) copper. OFHC is a general metal industry specification regarding "loss" without any concern for distortion. LGC has fewer oxides within the conducting material, less impurities, less grain boundaries, and definitively better performance
  • Nitrogen-Injected Hard-Cell Foam Insulation
    Nitrogen-Injected Hard-Cell Foam insulation is used exclusively in most of AudioQuest's video and digital audio cables. Similar to Foamed-PE, it is nitrogen-injected to create air pockets. 'Hard' foam is used because the stiffness of the material allows the conductors in the cable to maintain the same relationship with each other along the full length of the cable, thus ensuring that the characteristic impedance of the cable is consistent
  • Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation System (NDS)
    100% shield coverage is easy. Preventing captured RF Interference from modulating the equipment's ground reference requires AQ's Noise-Dissipation System. Noise-Dissipation System prevents a significant amount of RFI from reaching the equipment's ground plane
  • Triple-Balanced Geometry
    The three conductors in "Triple-Balanced" Red River cables ensure that whether prepared with RCA or XLR plugs, the positive and negative signals have equally low-distortion conducting paths. The 100% coverage shield is never used as an inferior conductor
  • Cold-Welded Gold-Plated Plugs
    This plug design allows for a connection devoid of solder, which is a common source of distortion. Because the ground shells are stamped instead of machined, the metal can be chosen for low distortion instead of machinability
  • 5 Meter (16.4 Feet)
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • The cable uses Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors which provide smoother and clearer sound with fewer oxides, impurities, and grain boundaries compared to standard OFHC copper. This results in better overall audio performance.
  • The cable features Nitrogen-Injected Hard-Cell Foam insulation that creates air pockets to maintain consistent impedance along the cable length. The hard foam keeps the conductors in place, reducing distortion and ensuring a more stable audio signal.
  • The cable is equipped with a Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation System (NDS) that prevents radio frequency interference from affecting the equipment’s ground reference, significantly reducing noise and improving signal clarity.
  • It uses a triple-balanced geometry with three conductors ensuring low-distortion signal paths for both positive and negative signals. The 100% shield coverage is dedicated to noise protection and not used as a conductor, maintaining signal integrity.
  • The cable features cold-welded gold-plated plugs, which provide a solder-free connection that reduces distortion. The plug's metal is selected for low distortion rather than machinability, ensuring a high-quality audio connection.