AUDIOQUEST Red River XLR Cables

The AudioQuest Red River XLR analog-audio cable offers a premium solution for connecting audio source components to amplifiers and receivers, delivering exceptional performance at an outstanding value. Engineered for superior sound clarity, this cable features Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) conductors that minimize distortion by reducing grain boundary interference. Foamed-Polyethylene insulation maintains dynamic contrasts by ensuring stable signal geometry, while the Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation system effectively eliminates high-frequency noise, resulting in a clean, precise, and naturally detailed listening experience.

Solid Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC) Conductors

The AudioQuest Red River XLR cable utilizes Solid Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC) conductors, engineered to deliver remarkably clean and natural sound. AudioQuest's proprietary metal-processing technology ensures the copper’s surface remains smooth, pure, and low in oxide content throughout the entire manufacturing process. This exceptional surface quality dramatically reduces distortion, as fewer grain boundaries mean minimal electrical and magnetic interference between strands.

Unlike conventional cables that suffer from distortion caused by strand interaction, the solid conductor design of the Red River XLR cable eliminates these issues, producing audio with greater clarity, reduced harshness, and a more immersive listening experience.

Direction-Controlled Conductors

The AudioQuest Red River XLR cable features Direction-Controlled Conductors, designed to reduce noise and optimize sound quality. All drawn metal conductors have a non-symmetrical grain structure, which can impact radio-frequency (RF) impedance and introduce unwanted distortion. To combat this, AudioQuest carefully tests and listens to each batch of conductors to determine the optimal direction for signal flow.

Arrows marked on the connectors indicate the correct signal direction, ensuring that RF noise is effectively drained away from areas where it could cause distortion. This process also allows for the non-symmetrical attachment of the shield and ground, enhancing full-system performance. As a key element of AudioQuest’s Noise-Dissipation technology, these direction-controlled conductors guarantee cleaner, clearer audio with minimal interference for a superior listening experience.

Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation

The AudioQuest Red River XLR cable incorporates an advanced Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation system to deliver cleaner, distortion-free audio. While many cables provide basic shield coverage, AudioQuest takes it further by addressing the radio-frequency interference (RFI) that can disrupt the equipment's ground reference, leading to signal distortion.

Traditional shielding systems often allow noise and RF energy to reach the ground plane, where it can modulate and distort the signal. The Red River XLR cable’s Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation technology employs multiple layers of metal to absorb and reflect most RFI before it reaches the grounding layer. This approach effectively "shields the shield," ensuring that critical reference points remain stable and audio signals retain clarity and detail.

The result? Exceptionally clean, clear sound reproduction with minimal noise interference, allowing your audio system to perform at its best.

Hard-Cell Foam Insulation

The AudioQuest Red River XLR cable features Hard-Cell Foam (HCF) Insulation, meticulously engineered to preserve critical signal-pair geometry and reduce distortion. Unlike conventional insulation materials, which can absorb and release energy, causing signal distortion, HCF Insulation uses a nitrogen-injected process to create air pockets within the material.

Since nitrogen, like air, does not absorb energy, it prevents energy transfer into the conductors, resulting in cleaner, more accurate sound reproduction. Additionally, the rigid structure of Hard-Cell Foam ensures that the conductors maintain a stable relationship throughout the entire cable length, supporting consistent impedance and further reducing distortion.

This sophisticated insulation design allows for greater clarity, ensuring your audio system delivers dynamic, true-to-source performance with enhanced signal integrity.

Triple-Balanced Geometry

The AudioQuest Red River XLR cable incorporates Triple-Balanced Geometry to deliver superior audio performance. This advanced design features a dedicated ground-reference conductor, ensuring that the shield is never used as a signal conductor, thereby eliminating potential signal distortion.

With three separate conductors, both positive and negative signals benefit from equally superior, low-distortion conducting paths. This arrangement guarantees a cleaner, quieter audio experience, with enhanced clarity and dynamic sound reproduction across the entire frequency range.

Whether you’re connecting components via RCA or XLR, the Triple-Balanced Geometry ensures uncompromised signal integrity and optimal performance, making it an essential upgrade for high-fidelity audio systems.

Cold-Welded, Gold-Plated Terminations

The AudioQuest Red River XLR cable features Cold-Welded, Gold-Plated Terminations designed to deliver pure, distortion-free signal transfer. Unlike traditional soldered connections—which can introduce unwanted distortion—this advanced termination method uses a high-pressure cold-weld process, eliminating the need for solder entirely.

Additionally, the gold-plated connectors not only enhance durability by resisting corrosion but also ensure optimal conductivity, contributing to a cleaner, more accurate sound reproduction. By stamping the ground shells rather than machining them, higher-quality metals optimized for low-distortion performance can be used, further enhancing audio clarity and fidelity.

This precision engineering results in a reliable, long-lasting connection that preserves audio purity, making it the ideal choice for high-performance home audio and professional sound systems alike.