About The AudioQuest Mackenzie RCA Cable
AudioQuest are a very respected manufacturer and deliver products that achieve the highest levels of performance and reliability. AudioQuest Mackenzie RCA to RCA interconnect cable is the next up the line from AudioQuest Red River. You are probably looking at this page because you either have some decent audio gear already or are you are close to purchasing maybe a pre-amp/power amp combination.
The AudioQuest Mackenzie Series of interconnect cables bring together some of their most advanced designs and materials. They can be relied upon to deliver excellent sound quality from a cable that's still relatively lightweight. With its Mackenzie cables, AudioQuest has put high-end performance within the target range of price conscious music lovers.
Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) Conductors: Perfect-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 we 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.
Nitrogen-Injected Hard-Cell Foam Insulation: Nitrogen-Injected Hard-Cell Foam insulation is used exclusively in most of AudioQuest's video and digital audio cables. Similar to Foamed-PE, it is nitrogen-injected to create air pockets. 'Hard' foam is used because the stiffness of the material allows the conductors in the cable to maintain the same relationship with each other along the full length of the cable, thus ensuring that the characteristic impedance of the cable is consistent.
Carbon-Based 3-Layer Noise-Dissipation System (NDS): Preventing captured RF Interference from modulating the equipment's ground reference requires AQ's Noise-Dissipation System. Metal and Carbon-Loaded synthetics prevent most RFI from reaching the equipment's ground plane.
Triple-Balanced Geometry: The three conductors in "Triple-Balanced" Mackenzie cables ensure that the RCA plugs' positive and negative signals have equally low-distortion conducting paths. This 100% coverage shield is never used as an inferior conductor.
Cold-Welded Hanging-Silver Directly Over Pure Purple Copper Plugs: Mackenzie's RCA plugs feature new connectors and new pins. The connectors are fastened by cold welding — a solder-less process that uses high pressure and silver paste to minimise signal loss. This plug design allows for a connection devoid of solder, which is a common source of distortion. Because the ground shells are stamped instead of machined, the metal can be chosen for low distortion instead of machinability. By contrast, solder tends to impede the signal, and the heating of the copper conductor during soldering can negatively affect its performance. Purple Copper offers a cleaner, clearer sound than the nickel-plated or OFHC metals commonly found in competing manufacturers' plugs.
Inspiration: Originally named Disappointment for dashing Alexander Mackenzie's hope that it would lead to the Pacific rather than the Arctic Ocean, the Mackenzie River is Canada's largest, longest river system. Traversing 2,635 miles, it flows through a vast network of lakes, boreal forests and arctic tundra. Mackenzie's many tributaries cover portions of three provinces—British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan—and two territories, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Known as "The Amazon of the North," Mackenzie's sparsely populated basin remains one of the great unspoiled natural areas in the world.
Main Features & Specifications
- Product Description: AudioQuest Mackenzie Stereo Interconnect cable
- Terminations: Single RCA plug on each end
- Cold-Welded and Silver-Plated
- Conductors: Solid Perfect Surface Copper+ (PSC+) conductors
- Insulation: Hard-Cell Foam Insulation
- Shield: Carbon-based Noise-Dissipation System
- shields against RF interference
- Geometry: Triple-balanced
- separates the ground and shield for quieter performance
- Jacket Colour: Black/brown braid
- Lengths Available: 500mm; 1 Metre; 1.5 Metre; 2 Metre; 3 Metre
- AudioQuest Product Code: MKENZIE
- Manufacturer's Australian Warranty: 5 Years - Does not cover misuse or abuse
Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE