AudioQuest Forest Digital Coax

AudioQuest coaxial digital cables are designed to minimize distortion over a very wide frequency range.

AudioQuest Forest Digital Coax

AudioQuest coaxial digital cables are designed to minimize distortion over a very wide frequency range. The speed of digital communication is crucial for many applications. At first glance, “speed” refers to the fastest possible transfer of large files or transporting enough data for an HD video. For audio over digital coax, “speed” is critical not in the sense of how-much-how-fast, but because timing in the digital stream is critical to the reconstruction of the analog waveform that brings the information, the music, and the emotions to the ear is. Timing errors (jitter) in the information within the data packets make the sound appear small and flat instead of three-dimensional, rough and foggy instead of smooth and clear.

SOLID 0.5% SILVER CONDUCTORS: Solid conductors eliminate distortion caused by strand interaction and reduce jitter. Solid, silver-plated conductors are ideal for high-frequency applications. During transmission, these high-frequency signals remain almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. Because it is made of high-purity silver, the reproduction is very close to that of a solid silver cable, while the price is closer to that of a copper cable. This is a surprisingly cost-effective way to produce very high quality coax cables.

HARD-CELL FOAM INSULATION: Hard-Cell foam is used exclusively in most of AudioQuest's video and digital audio cables. Similar to PE foam, it contains nitrogen injections that create air pockets. “Hard” foam is used because the rigidity of the material ensures that the conductors within the cable do not change position relative to one another throughout the cable length, maintaining the characteristic impedance evenly.

100% SHIELDING (METAL FOIL/TIN-PLATED BRAID): Shielding plays an important role in every cable structure; With coaxial cables, this role is special in that it not only serves as shielding, but also as feedback. For this reason, AudioQuest pays special attention to the metal quality of the shielding and the manufacturing technology, as both influence both sound and image.

METAL LAYER NOISE DISSIPATION SYSTEM (NDS): Achieving 100 percent shielding is easy. To prevent “trapped” RF interference from affecting the device’s ground reference, the AudioQuest Noise Dissipation System is required. It prevents most RF interference from reaching the ground plane of the device.

CONNECTORS: Cold welded, gold plating