AUDIOQUEST HURRICANE - Source

3-pole AC power cable for Low Dispersion/Noise Sources. Schuko and IEC C13 terminated. Zero impedance characteristic (50Hz - 1MHz)

Available lengths: 1 metre and 2 metres selectable from the drop-down menu.

FEATURES

Alternating Current (AC), is an almost perfect power source. AC power technology is over a century old and was never designed to meet the exacting standards of today's high-resolution audio-video components. AC noise is present in the utility source, and is therefore exacerbated by induced radio-frequency noise (detected by the AC power cable) and coupled to component power supplies and circuit ground. This creates distortions and low-level signal losses through the 'masking effect'. In addition, power amplifiers may require immense transient current reserves for their power supplies to react and stabilise during dynamic audio passages. Most AC power cables and power supply regenerators, although useful to a certain degree, are not up to the task.

Note: AudioQuest Hurricane / Source AC power cable is not suitable for use with AC power conditioners, power regenerators, AC isolation transformers, AC battery back-up devices, as well as any power amplifier, powered sub-woofer, powered loudspeaker, powered receiver or integrated amplifier (either tube, solid state or digital switching). These products require higher RMS and transient current capability. In extreme cases, they may suffer performance degradation and/or present an electrical hazard by exceeding the maximum current capability of the AudioQuest AC power cord / Hurricane. For such applications, we strongly recommend selecting AudioQuest's High Current AC Power Cord / Hurricane.

HIGH-PURE CONDUCTORS - Solid Perfect-Surface Copper + (PSC +)
Solid Perfect Surface + (PSC +) conductors prevent filament interaction, a major source of ear-fatiguing transient intermodulation distortion. The surprisingly smooth and pure Perfect-Surface Copper + eliminates harshness and significantly increases clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other premium alloys. The superior purity of PSC + further minimises distortion caused by grain boundaries, which exist within any metallic conductor. The exceptionally smooth and pure Perfect-Surface copper further eliminates roughness and significantly increases clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other premium alloys.

GROUND NOISE-DISSIPATION TECHNOLOGY
AC ground wires provide protection against errors in current wiring, but they also act as antennas. Therefore, they are subject to radio frequency (RF) induced noise. This RF noise excludes component power supplies and is typically coupled directly to the most sensitive audio-video circuits in the system. AudioQuest's patented ground noise dissipation greatly reduces this distortion, producing unprecedented levels of noise dissipation across the widest possible bandwidth (range) of radio frequencies. Our unique circuit topology utilises a common-mode phase cancellation matrix in concert with proprietary dielectric materials that provide additional differential linear filtering. (US Patent No. 9,373,439)

DIELECTRIC POLARISATION SYSTEM WITH RADIO FREQUENCY TRAP
All insulation between two or more conductors is also a dielectric whose properties will affect signal integrity. When the dielectric is unbiased, dielectric entanglement (non-linear absorption and release of energy) causes different amounts of time delay (phase shift) for different frequencies and energy levels, which is a real problem for time-sensitive multi-optical audio. The inclusion of an RF trap (developed for AudioQuest's Niagara series of PowerQuest products) ensures that RF noise is not induced into the signal conductors by DBS field elements. (DBS, US Patent 7,126,055 and 7,872,195 B1)

DIRECTIONALITY
All drawn metal wires or conductors have a non-symmetrical, and therefore directional, grain structure. AudioQuest controls the resulting RF impedance variation so that noise is discharged from where it will cause distortion. The correct direction is determined by listening to each batch of metal conductors used in each AudioQuest audio cable. Arrows are clearly marked on the connectors to ensure superior audio quality.