Specifications
Ideal for use in all installations
High performance low-density Polyethylene dielectric
99.999% OFC conductor
X-Tube™ technology
3 x braids of 16 x 5/0.09mm stranding
Hollow PE central core of 1.5mm OD
Jacket OD - 4.00mm
Wire gauge 17 AWG
Cross-sectional area - 1.50mm²
Loop resistance - 0.025 ?/m
Capacitance - 17pF/m
Inductance - 0.69 µH/m
Dissipation factor - 0.0006
Ideal for use in all installations
QED Lifetime Guarantee
X-Tube Technology
At low frequencies both X-Tube and conventional stranded/solid core speaker cables convey signals in a linear way. However, at high frequencies, X-Tube retains a near-linear signal transfer, whereas the conventional cables fail to conduct uniformly across the entire conductor area.
In standard speaker cables at high frequencies current flow is highest at the periphery with rapidly deteriorating current density towards the centre of the conductor.
The effect of this is to reduce the actual cross sectional area of the cable at 15kHz to less than 75% of that at low frequencies. This results in higher distortion and compromises the performance of the cable.
X-Tube with polycore technology exhibits much lower self-inductance and is therefore less affected by this problem. The polycore technology reduces loop inductance to levels only achievable using more costly and difficult to terminate cables.
The result is more high frequency detail, less distortion and greater performance.
Description
QED Performance XTC Speaker Cable Pre Airloc Terminated with high quality 4mm plugs using QED's superior Airloc cold weld system.
Pure Design, Pure Performance.
Five Star Award Winning design featuring QED X-Tube technology.
XTC utilizes the same technology as Silver Anniversary X-Tube but with the removal of the silver plating and extra wide conductor spacing it aims at a warmer and rounder sound compared to its more expensive sibling.
Features:
High performance low density polyethylene dielectric
Cuts down on the amount of audio signal energy lost due to cable capacitance
X-Tube™ Technology
At low frequencies both X-Tube and conventional stranded/solid core speaker cables convey signals in a linear way. However, at high frequencies, X-Tube retains a near-linear signal transfer, whereas the conventional cable fails to conduct uniformly across the entire conductor area. The result is that X-Tube delivers greater fidelity across the audio spectrum which would otherwise be lost in ordinary cables.
99.999% Oxygen Free Copper conductors
Provides a low resistance path for the audio signal
Performance XTC speaker cables with high quality 4mm plugs using QED's superior Airloc cold weld system and are available in 2m (QE1410) and 3m (QE1412) lengths.
QED Warranty:
QED Speaker Cables Carry a Limited Lifetime Warranty.
We are authorised QED retailers. Brand new and complete with the full warranty.
QED Performance XTC Speaker Cable Pre Terminated Airloc (Pair) Product review