Niagara 3000 Delivers Power, Protection, Performance
Power management is a hot topic in audio. Niagara 3000 loves the attention.
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Single BiAmp
Single BiAmp
Single BiAmp
Single BiAmp
Single BiAmp
Single BiAmp
Single BiAmp
Single BiAmp
Single BiAmp
Single BiAmp
Single BiAmp
Single BiAmp
Rocket 11 Single BiAmp
Speaker Cable w/ SureGrip 100 Connectors
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SKU:
ROCK11B8BABS
Amplifier-End Connector: Multi-Spade, Banana, U-Spade, or V-Spade
Often, the choice between terminating your speaker cables with spade lugs or banana plugs will come down to personal preference. However, the EU-compliant isolated binding posts used on some power amplifiers often makes it difficult if not impossible to tighten spade lugs with high torque or pressure. In these applications, the AudioQuest banana connector is the superior choice, and may be the only choice.
AudioQuest has conducted a fairly extensive survey of contemporary amplifier manufacturers to determine whether spades or bananas will be most appropriate for a given brand and model of amplifier. Please contact us, provide the brand and model of the amplifier, and we’ll respond with the optimal connector type.
Given the girth and weight of our Mythical Creature Series speaker cables, a spade may be better capable of fully supporting the cable. This is particularly a concern with binding posts that do not allow a banana connector to fully seat into the post. The EU-compliant posts will neither accept our V-Spade nor allow our Multi-Spade to be fully seated. For these applications (or when you’re not certain), we highly recommend the U-Spade, as it can accommodate any binding post. The V-Spade is a specialty spade connector that works well with large wingnut binding posts (such as the Mundorf ), as it allows extra clearance.
Speaker-End Connector: Spade or Banana
Here we typically recommend the U-Spade or banana connector. However, even though there is less weight and pressure on this side of the cable (particularly for BiWire sets), it is nevertheless important to note the binding post’s design. If a banana connector cannot seat all the way into the binding post, we recommend one of our spade connectors.
Key Features & Technology Explained
Specifications
Specifications
Description
Description
Semi-Solid Concentric Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors
In a conventional multi-strand cable, distortion caused by electrical and magnetic strand interaction is compounded as each strand changes position within the bundle. In an AQ Semi-Solid Concentric cable, strands within the bundle maintain their fixed relationships, significantly reducing distortion. Long-Grain Copper (LGC) allows a smoother and clearer sound than cables using regular OFHC (Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity) copper. LGC has fewer oxides within the conducting material, less impurities, less grain boundaries, and definitively better performance.
Double Low-Inductance Twisted Pair Geometry
A typical speaker cable with parallel conductors has fairly high inductance, smearing energy across time, which results in sound that is dull and unfocused. In Rocket 11/22, the two conductors in each half of the cable are twisted around one another, providing lower inductance, greater clarity, and superior bass-to-treble frequency extension
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Cable Configuration |
Pair
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Metal |
Semi-Solid True-Concentric Long-Grain Copper (LGC)
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Noise Dissipation |
Directionally-Controlled
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Geometry |
Double Spiral-Pair
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Cable Length |
8 ft = 2.4 m
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Jacket |
Black PVC with Gray Stripes CL3/FT4
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 Rocket 11 Single BiAmp$379.95 View details |  Rocket 22 Single BiAmp$539.95 View details |  Rocket 33 Single BiAmp$669.95 View details |  Rocket 44 Single BiAmp$879.95 View details | |
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Cable Configuration |
Pair
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Pair
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Pair
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Metal |
Semi-Solid True-Concentric Long-Grain Copper (LGC)
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Semi-Solid True-Concentric Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC) & Long-Grain Copper (LGC)
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Solid Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC) & Long-Grain Copper (LGC)
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Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) & Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC)
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Noise Dissipation |
Directionally-Controlled
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Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation
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Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation
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Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation
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Geometry |
Double Spiral-Pair
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Double Spiral-Pair
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Double Star-Quad
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Double Star-Quad
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