AUDIOQUEST MacKenzie

Signal cable with individually insulated solid copper PSC+ conductors

Sold by the metre in multiples of 1 metre and 50 cm. The cable will be shipped in a single piece of the purchased size.

The MacKenzie is the product of the application of advanced design techniques and superior materials

DESIGN CONCEPTS

The MacKenzie is a 3 times balanced cable. This means that there are three identical, insulated conductors plus an additional (separate) conductor below the protective (insulation) foil that extends over 100% of the surface.

When used with XLR connectors and balanced electronics, the two positive signals, and the negative, use the same low-distortion path. The shield is connected to the chassis ground of the XLR connector, providing extremely effective isolation without contaminating the quality of the negative conductor.

When used with RCA connectors, two conductors are used together to counteract the high potential of the negative conductor, providing in each case, a substantial performance improvement.

The shield is connected at one end only, providing total protection without compromising the conductive path of the negative conductor.

FEATURES

CONDUCTORS

All conductors of the MacKenzie are solid copper and use PSC+ perfect surface copper.

METALLO

PSC+ (Perfect Surface Copper) has a surprisingly smooth and pure surface.
Patented technologies protect the surface of the cable during each processing step.
When high-purity copper with little oxidation is kept soft, pure and gentle, it becomes a wonderfully distortion-free conductor.

PSC+ is a proprietary technology that evolves the already outstanding PSC, taking it to the highest level by adopting even purer copper

INSULATION

Any solid material adjacent to a conductor makes a circuit imperfect.
Cable insulation, as well as circuit boards, cause energy absorption (loss).
Part of this energy is released in the form of distortion.
It is common practice to classify insulating materials by taking into account the signal loss they cause, regardless of distortion.
The insulation material of the MacKenzie's contactor is made of Foam processed to be as uniform as possible.

CARBON BASED 3 LAYERS NOISE-DISSIPATION SYSTEM: 100% shielding is relatively easy to achieve.
The prevention of RF interference requires Audioquest's Noise-Dissipation System.
The metallic and carbon-filled materials in the shielding prevent most RF interference from reaching the system's earth.

 Also available terminated by Audioteka with RCA AQ connectors and in RCA terminated box