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AudioQuest 16.4Ft Black Lab Subwoofer Cable - BLACKLAB5M
Model # BLACKLAB5M
Abt # BLACKLAB5M
UPC # 092592078918
- Solid Long-Grain Copper Conductors
- Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation
- Metal-Layer Noise Dissipation System
- Symmetrical Coax Geometry
- Cold-Welded Gold-Plated Plugs
- Grounding
- 5 Meter (16.4 Feet)
- Black And White Finish
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AudioQuest BLACKLAB5M 16.4 Feet Black Lab Subwoofer Cable
Features
- Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors
Solid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion. Black Lab'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. - Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation
Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Black Lab uses air-filled Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation on both conductors because air absorbs next to no energy and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile. Thanks to all the air in Foamed-PE, it causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials. - 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. - Symmetrical Coax Geometry
Identical + and – conductors prevent the shield being used as an inferior audio 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 - Grounding
Sometimes there is a hum problem unless the subwoofer and AV receiver (or surround-sound processor) are attached to each other using a separate wire. If your system has a hum problem, try attaching the little spade-lug tails to the metal chassis of the subwoofer amplifier and to the chassis of the sending component. Usually, this extra wire will not be needed - 5 Meter (16.4 Feet)
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Frequently Asked Questions
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The conductors are made from Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC). This type of copper has fewer oxides, less impurities, and fewer grain boundaries compared to regular OFHC copper, resulting in smoother and clearer sound performance.
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The cable uses Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation, which is air-filled and absorbs minimal energy. This reduces energy storage and release that causes distortion, resulting in much less out-of-focus audio effects common in other cable insulation materials.
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The cable includes a Metal-Layer Noise Dissipation System (NDS) which prevents radio frequency interference (RFI) from affecting the equipment's ground plane. It also has symmetrical coax geometry and 100% shield coverage to reduce noise and signal distortion.
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Cold-Welded gold-plated plugs are used, which feature a solder-free connection. This design reduces common distortion sources and provides a more stable and clear audio signal connection.
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If hum is present, connecting the provided spade-lug tails to the metal chassis of both the subwoofer amplifier and sending component can reduce the problem. Most systems will not require this extra wire but it is available if needed.
