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Cable Q2.(Groovy Gear Under $500)(Brief Article)

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| January 01, 2004 | Buddingh, Terry | COPYRIGHT 2004 New Bay Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Developed for Shown Lane by his long-time manager Scott Quinn, the Cable Q2 is available in 10-foot ($99 retail/$59 street) and 20-foot ($110/$69 street) lengths. Like many "directional" high-end cables, the Q2 features two conductors plus a shield that's only attached at the amplifier end. The Q2's two oxygen-free stranded-coilper conductors and the foil shield's stranded-copper drain wire are attached to Switchcraft plugs with hi-fi-grade silver bearing solder. The Q2 cables are also treated with a proprietary burn-in process that, according to Scott Quinn, "Permanently changes the cable's molecular domains."

To reveal the Q2's most microscopic details, I used an ultra-high-fidelity Avalon U5 direct box with a pair of Sennheiser HD 600 headphones. When ...

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