Audioquest Sidewinders 15 footers - PAIR
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For Sale is a pair of ~15 foot Audioquest Sidewinder RCA interconnects, so 2 RCA interconnects total. Selling as they have just been sitting in my spare cable box and I'd rather em to go someone who can use em. Planning on buying some shorter sub cables for my buttkicker and DIY sub.
Probably have the original packaging somewhere and will ship it in that if it matters to you, otherwise I can just ship em as is.
Been around the block and know how to package and ship stuff. If for some reason you need em I can provide a list of previous transactions so you can contact the buyers to see how the transaction went.
Will get pictures posted later.
Asking 70 shipped via PayPal gift. CONUS only (Sorry Canadians). Might be willing to ship to Hawaii and Alaska for a bit more to cover the higher shipping costs.
Feel free to PM with offers but I'm mainly looking for cash at this point.
Manufacture info below and here:
Manufacture images:
At first glance, Sidewinder's design looks like a traditional coaxial cable. However, there are many very important differences, each of which greatly influence sound quality.
DESIGN BASICS: Sidewinder has identical conductors for the positive and ground connections. Underneath the 100% coverage foil shield is a bare conductor, exactly the same as the insulated center conductor. The conductor under the shield does double duty as a low distortion audio connection, and as the drain wire connecting the shield to ground.
CONDUCTORS: Both of Sidewinder's conductors are solid. Electrical and magnetic interaction between strands in a conventional cable is the greatest source of distortion, often causing a some what dirty harsh sound. Solid conductors are the most important ingredient enabling Sidewinder's very clear sound.
METAL: Sidewinder's LGC (Long Grain Copper) allows a smoother and clearer sound than cables using regular OFHC (Oxygen Free High Conductivity) copper. The "HC" in OFHC means High Conductivity. OFHC
is a general metal industry specification as to "loss," without any concern for distortion. LGC, with it's fewer oxides within the conducting material, less impurities and less grain boundaries, has better performance.
INSULATION: Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation, circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Sidewinder uses air filled FPE (Foamed Polyethylene) insulation on both conductors because air absorbs next to no energy, and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile. Thanks to all the air in FPE, it causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials.
TERMINATIONS: Precision gold plated plugs are carefully attached with the very best solder. Through choice of flux and metallurgy, AQ solder has been optimized to make alow distortion connection. All solder, including "silver solder," is a poor conductor. The difference you hear between solders is a result of connection quality. AQ Solder does not have a high silver content because the more silver there is in solder, the more difficult it is to make a good connection.
A combination of these major ingredients, and many more subtle details add up to explain how even an inexpensive cable like Sidewinder can sound so good.
Probably have the original packaging somewhere and will ship it in that if it matters to you, otherwise I can just ship em as is.
Been around the block and know how to package and ship stuff. If for some reason you need em I can provide a list of previous transactions so you can contact the buyers to see how the transaction went.
Will get pictures posted later.
Asking 70 shipped via PayPal gift. CONUS only (Sorry Canadians). Might be willing to ship to Hawaii and Alaska for a bit more to cover the higher shipping costs.
Feel free to PM with offers but I'm mainly looking for cash at this point.
Manufacture info below and here:
Manufacture images:
At first glance, Sidewinder's design looks like a traditional coaxial cable. However, there are many very important differences, each of which greatly influence sound quality.
DESIGN BASICS: Sidewinder has identical conductors for the positive and ground connections. Underneath the 100% coverage foil shield is a bare conductor, exactly the same as the insulated center conductor. The conductor under the shield does double duty as a low distortion audio connection, and as the drain wire connecting the shield to ground.
CONDUCTORS: Both of Sidewinder's conductors are solid. Electrical and magnetic interaction between strands in a conventional cable is the greatest source of distortion, often causing a some what dirty harsh sound. Solid conductors are the most important ingredient enabling Sidewinder's very clear sound.
METAL: Sidewinder's LGC (Long Grain Copper) allows a smoother and clearer sound than cables using regular OFHC (Oxygen Free High Conductivity) copper. The "HC" in OFHC means High Conductivity. OFHC
is a general metal industry specification as to "loss," without any concern for distortion. LGC, with it's fewer oxides within the conducting material, less impurities and less grain boundaries, has better performance.
INSULATION: Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation, circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Sidewinder uses air filled FPE (Foamed Polyethylene) insulation on both conductors because air absorbs next to no energy, and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile. Thanks to all the air in FPE, it causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials.
TERMINATIONS: Precision gold plated plugs are carefully attached with the very best solder. Through choice of flux and metallurgy, AQ solder has been optimized to make alow distortion connection. All solder, including "silver solder," is a poor conductor. The difference you hear between solders is a result of connection quality. AQ Solder does not have a high silver content because the more silver there is in solder, the more difficult it is to make a good connection.
A combination of these major ingredients, and many more subtle details add up to explain how even an inexpensive cable like Sidewinder can sound so good.
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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Great cable for the $$.
Good luck with the sale.
I have three sets of these that will not be going anywhere. Preferred them to the King Cobra RCA's... -
I own a few pairs myself and they are fantasticDan
My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time. -
I am also using that same cable one for my subs. Great price especially at that length and good seller.Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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Bump"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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I may need these for one of my subs, but I won't be home until April to measure if they'll be long enough.Main System:
Proton AA-1150 ~ Yamaha C-4 ~ Furman Elite-15 DMi ~ Sennheiser HD600 ~ Monitor Audio Silver RS8 & FB210 ~ Martin Logan Dynamo ~ Teac R-919X ~ Marantz CD5003 ~ Squeezebox Classic ~ Music Hall dac25.2 ~ Dual 1229/Acutex M312 III STR ~ Music Hall mmf-5.1/Goldring 1012GX ~ Music Hall Cruise Control 2.0
Home Theater:
Vizio V585-H11 ~ Yamaha RX-V800 ~ Furman Elite-15 DMi ~ Marantz DV6001 ~ EPI M90 ~ Polk Audio RT35i ~ CS400i ~ (2) Polk Audio PSW450 -
Bump"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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Bump"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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Sale pending"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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Sold"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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Some teaser pics
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
