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ListenUp Add to favorite sellers Feedback Menu View all items Feedback About us Contact us Audioquest Oak Speaker Cables (8FT) - Store Demo Description: Store Demo unit in excellent condition! There is NO MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY, but ListenUp will warranty you for 90 days. It has been fully tested by our team of audio/video experts, has the original box and includes all accessories. Our inspections are thorough so we can ensure you receive a product that you will love. Buy with confidence from a reputable seller! The mighty Oak is known for it?s strength and endurance, which are also qualities found in this speaker cable.SOLID PERFECT-SURFACE COPPER+ (PSC+) CONDUCTORS:Oak uses extremely high-purity Perfect-Surface Copper+ Conductors. All conductors are solid, which prevents strand interaction, a major source of distortion. Surface quality is critical because a conductor can be considered as a rail-guide for both the electric fields within a conductor, and for the magnetic fields outside the conductor. The astonishingly smooth and pure Perfect-Surface eliminates harshness and greatly increases clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other coppers. The superior purity of PSC+ further minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries, which exist within any metal conductor.CARBON-BASED MULTI-LAYER NOISE-DISSIPATION and CROSS-TALK-DISSIPATION SYSTEM (INSULATION):The negative conductors in Oak are insulated with partially conductive Carbon-Loaded Polyethylene. This remarkable material damps radio-frequency garbage from being fed back into the amplifier. The sonic benefit is exactly the same reduction in ?hash? and better dimensionality that comes whenever RF garbage is reduced in an audio circuit. Oak uses Nitrogen-Injected Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation on its positive 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 Foamed-PE, it causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials.DIELECTRIC-BIAS SYSTEM (DBS, US Pat #s 7,126,055 & 7,872,195 B1):All insulation slows down the signal on the conductor inside. When insulation is unbiased, it slows down parts of the signal differently, a big problem for very time-sensitive multi-octave audio. AudioQuest?s DBS creates a strong, stable electrostatic field which saturates and polarizes (organizes) the molecules of the insulation. This minimizes both energy storage in the insulation and the multiple nonlinear time-delays that occur. Sound appears from a surprisingly black background with unexpected detail and dynamic contrast. The DBS battery packs will last for years. A test button and LED allow for the occasional battery check.DOUBLE COUNTER-SPIRAL GEOMETRY:Oak and the other AQ ?Tree Feature? cables have an inner circular array of positive conductors spiraling in one direction. Around this inner group are the negative conductors, spiraling in the opposite direction. Even while the positive and negative conductors are crossing each other instead of being parallel, the relationship between the positive and negative groups is fixed and non-changing, adhering to one of AudioQuest?s most basic design tenets: consistency. The result is an astonishing clarity, like focusing a camera lens you had no idea was so far out of focus.SPREAD-SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY (SST):Any single size or shape of conductor has a specific distortion profile. Even though radially symmetrical conductors (solid round or tubular) have the fewest discontinuities, any conductor of a particular size does have a sonic signature. SST uses a precise combination of different size conductors in order to significantly reduce the audibility of these character flaws. The different SST-determined conductor sizes used in Oak allow an exceptionally clear, clean and dynamic sound.BIWIRING:When possible, running separate conductors or separate cables to the treble and bass halves of a speaker will considerably reduce distortion. BiWiring reduces distortion by keeping the large magnetic fields caused by bass energy out of the treble cable, allowing these delicate upper frequencies to travel a less disturbed path. Although Oak is an ideal full-range cable, it can also be used as a double pair for maximum benefit from BiWiring. Oak has also been designed to make it possible to Single BiWire. The five conductors per polarity have been chosen and arranged so that they may be divided into two groups, allowing Oak to be prepared with four connections on the speaker end.TERMINATIONS:AudioQuest offers a wide range of high-quality connectors that allow Oak to be securely attached to any type of equipment. Quality is in the low-distortion sound, not necessarily in the eye-candy effect. AQ ends are either a dull looking gold or silver because these metals are plated directly over the connector. There is no shiny and harsh sounding nickel layer underneath. AQ PK-spade lugs are soft because better metal is soft, and facilitates a higher quality connection. For pieces requiring a banana plug or BFA connector the AQ PK-BFA/Banana provides unprecedented performance over conventional brass versions.APPLICATION:The metal breakouts on either end of Oak are marked ?Speaker End? or ?Amp End.? Please use cables in the direction required.A combination of these major ingredients, and many more subtle details add up to explain how Oak can sound so good. About Us Turning Up The Volume Since 1972. ListenUp has been the Rocky Mountain regions most trusted resource for high-performance home entertainment systems since 1972. We have four stores in Colorado and New Mexico to serve you, as well as a dedicated Custom Division for more elaborate systems, a renowned Commercial Division and an E-Commerce Division to handle online sales. You love the music. We help bring it home. The Warehouse Deals division was added in 2017 to bring you the best deals and bargains on open box, scratch/dent or clearance items. The department is headed by Edward Spar (above) and has already earned a sterling reputation as a trusted source of open-box items. Being a champion of ListenUps business practices, ListenUpWarehouseDeals will always work to give you the best solution at the best deal for your needs. The best products from the best vendors. We are proud to represent the finest manufacturers in the world, such as Audioengine, AudioQuest, Definitive Technology, Denon, Harman Kardon, Klipsch, Marantz, NAD, PSB, Polk and more. Whether you are interested in an A/V receiver, a new set of speakers or a desktop digital music system, a single component or a customized whole-house system, we have a solution to fit your exact needs. Shipping Shipped within ONE BUSINESS DAY* We want you to have your purchase as soon as possible, so we ship all orders within one business day of when the order is placed and paid for. Due to the high value of some items, your item may be shipped with a signature required upon delivery. *While this applies to most orders, it does not apply to items that are drop-shipped from different warehouses or have to be shipped via an LTL carrier. Returns 60-day Money-back Guarantee with FREE RETURN SHIPPING We want you to be absolutely satisfied with your purchase. If youre not, you may return any product within 60 days. You can either exchange it for a different product or well refund your money - its totally up to you. Just contact us for a return authorization number via eBay connection/ask a question, make sure the product is in like-new condition, and pack everything (including remote, owners manual, power cord, etc.) securely in the original packaging. Well even pay for the return shipping.* *Items that are specially delivered, such as some larger televisions, floorstanding speakers and furniture, are not included in this offer. If a product is defective or damaged, however, there is no charge for returning it, and there is no re-stocking fee as long as all of the original equipment is complete and returned in good condition. Credit or Exchange - 60 days You may return merchandise for credit toward a future purchase or exchange for another item any time within 30 days of purchase. You may contact us via eBay connection/ask a question. We will notify you of your credit or exchange via e-mail once we have received and processed the returned item. 60-day Price Guarantee If within 30 days of your purchase you find the same product advertised for less (from an Authorized Internet Dealer), well refund the difference. Just contact us via eBay connection/ask a question. Exclusions These policies do not apply to commercial or contract sales, which are subject to the terms of the contract. Installed equipment may not be returned for refund, credit or exchange, except by agreement of the Webmaster and payment of a restocking fee. You may contact us via eBay connection/ask a question. We will notify you of your refund credit or exchange, via e-mail, once we have received and processed the returned item. Warranty ListenUps warranty/logistical support only extends within the United States. If a unit is taken out of the United States and there is any reason to activate the warranty or return process, you would be responsible for all shipping and fees involved with moving the product outside the US. FEATURED CATEGORIES Customer Service About Us Contact Us Feedback Secure Payments Newsletter Subscription Add my Shop to your Favorites and receive my email newsletters about new items and special promotions! Join Now © Copyright 2021 ListenUp | All rights reserved eBay design: MH Design Lab
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