AudioQuest BigFoot BASS Bass-Only Speaker Cable

AudioQuest BigFoot BASS Bass-Only Speaker Cable

Bass-Only Speaker Cable w/ RF/ND-Tech for Midrange and Bass

BigFoot with RF/ND-Tech is an ideal speaker cable for the Bass and Midrange inputs of either a BiWireable or TriWireable loudspeaker when used in combination with Lone Ranger or Athena ZERO-Tech speaker cables. A BiWire Combo with Bass-Only and ZERO cables joined together at the amplifier end is usually most convenient, though joining them is optional.

BigFoot features several tried-and-true AudioQuest materials and design elements, including Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ conductors that have been direction-controlled for low distortion and efficient Noise-Dissipation. 

Like all Folk Hero and Mythical Creature speaker cables, BigFoot uses ZERO-Tech, which eliminates the electrostatic field between the cable's high and low signal conductors, enabling linear Radio-Frequency Noise-Dissipation and uncompressed current transfer. 

AudioQuest Bass-Only cables add RF/ND-Tech, which greatly reduces distortion caused by induced radio-frequency noise and signal masking, yielding unprecedented levels of Noise-Dissipation across the widest bandwidth of radio frequencies possible.

All latest-generation Folk Heroes and Mythical Creatures share a physical construction that places positive and negative sides in discrete housings. Not only does this aid physical flexibility, enabling simpler installation and more satisfying user experience, but the design allows for additional materials to significantly improve the Noise-Dissipation aspects of the cable’s design. 

The Benefits of BiWiring

When a speaker has separate Bass and Treble inputs, running separate cables to the Bass and Treble inputs significantly reduces distortion. BiWiring prevents the strong bass signal from modulating the delicate treble signal, like taking the waves out of the water when you swim.

The important reduction in current-modulation in the treble cable makes the treble (and for 3-way speakers, the midrange) clearer with better focus on a bigger soundstage. The bass frequencies are not improved at all, but the improved definition of bass harmonics in the treble cable allows the bass to seem significantly better — so there is in fact significantly better “bass.”

With RF/ND-Tech, the advantage of BiWiring is much more dramatic. Patented RF-Canceling Ground-Noise Dissipation attracts RF energy away from the amplifier’s output. The RF/ND-facilitated improvement is not about signal integrity in the cable, but about how much better the amplifier can sound with less RF interference compromising its circuits. Because RF/ND-Tech is so effective, Bass-Only models are for 10kHz and below only. Do not use a Bass-Only cables full-range or on treble.

Note: A BiWire Combo with Bass-Only and ZERO cables joined together at the amplifier is usually most convenient, though joining the cables is optional. When TriWiring, use Bass-Only cables on the Midrange and Bass inputs. Do not Double-BiWire with two ZERO-Tech cables. Your amp will distort.

Specification

Metal: Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+)
Gauge: 14 AWG
Geometry: ZERO-Tech (No Characteristic Impedance)
RF Drain Metal: Solid Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS)
Jacket: Black on Black Nylon Braid
Noise-Dissipation: RF/ND-Tech
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