USB cable AUDIOQUEST hd 0.75m, USB PEARL

Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is in fact a component of a non-ideal electrical circuit. The insulation materials of wires and circuit boards absorb electricity, causing it to be wasted. Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortions. High-density polyethylene foam insulation provides the necessary signal pair geometry, and the phase distortion induced by it is minimal.

Precision-manufactured, gold-plated plugs are carefully connected using the finest solder. By matching the soldering flux and soldering metallurgy, AQ specialists have optimized the solder to obtain a joint with a low level of distortion. The result of soldering with different solders differs by ear depending on the quality of the connection. AQ's solder does not contain a lot of silver, because the more silver there is in the solder, the more difficult it is to get a quality joint.

The USB (Universal Serial BUS) standard was introduced by an influential group of companies (Intel, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft among others) to give the personal computer world a truly universal standard and means of connecting devices such as hard drives, printers, cameras and, more importantly for us, audio components. Its original description included protocols for uninterrupted transmission of audio data over the USB interface, and the development was carried out to a very high standard. As a result, a computer connected to a USB D/A converter can outperform the best CD players on the market today. AudioQuest is committed to building products that fully support the ability of the USB standard to provide state-of-the-art performance at this exciting new frontier.