AudioQuest Golden Gate 5M Mini Headphone Ext. Cable

Solid Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC) ConductorsPerfect-Surface Copper has an astonishingly smooth and pure surface. Proprietary metal-processing technology protects the wire€s surface at every stage of drawing and fabrication. When high-purity low-oxide copper is kept as soft pure and smooth as possible it becomes a wonderfully low-distortion conductor. For over 30 years AudioQuest has pioneered the use of superior metals; yet even they were surprised by this huge leap in performance. PSC clearly outperforms previous AQ metals that cost over ten times as much. Electrical and magnetic interaction between strands in a conventional cable is the greatest source of distortion often causing a somewhat dirty harsh sound. Solid conductors are fundamental toward achieving Golden Gate€s very clean sound.Foamed-Polyethylene InsulationAny 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. Golden Gate 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. This Noise-Dissipation System prevents a significant amount of RFI from reaching the equipment€s ground plane.Asymmetrical Double-Balanced GeometryPurpose designed for single-ended applications Asymmetrical Double-Balanced Geometry offers a relatively lower impedance on the ground for a richer and more dynamic experience. While many single-ended cable designs use a single path for both the ground and the shield Double-Bala