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Affordably priced, slender design and incredible sound for the money, Audience is widely recognized for their high performance at decent prices. They are understated in appearance, but not in performance.
"...The Conductors revelled in the brilliantly articulated consonants and the way the voices intertwined in the complex weave of harmonies. Sibilants were more sharply defined without sounding annoying. The Conductors also provided a more accurate picture of the placement of the singers in the spacious-sounding acoustic. The Conductors took this recording, and with it my equipment, to another level.
the Audience Conductors and powerChords delivered the musical punch line every time. They even beat out my reference interconnects and power cables - I hate when that happens! This might be another reason why some audio reviewers disdain cable reviews. They might hear something better and feel forced to reinvest in new wires. The Audience power cables offer accuracy and musicality beyond their really simple appearance and affordable price..."
- Sixmoons.com
 All Audience cables are designed for low eddy-current resistance. This is the key electrical characteristic for good time domain response. Eddy-currents are created by the magnetic field found around a cable when an electrical signal is present. This magnetic field builds up and collapses as the signal varies. When the field collapses it induces an opposing voltage back into the cable. This opposing voltage causes eddy-currents in the conductor. If they could be seen, eddy-currents would look like swirling water in a river. This late arriving, opposing voltage disrupts the original signal by inducing a time-smearing artifact. These effects are clearly audible. Cables that sound "detailed" or "powerful in the bass" are usually victims of high eddy-currents. Eddy currents plus high capacitance can cause a cable to sound overly "relaxed." The particular type of coloration caused by eddy-currents is dependent on the materials, construction techniques and the geometric configuration of the cable. The Conductor cables exhibit extremely low eddy–current resistance.
Many cables are designed for the lowest possible capacitance. Other cables are designed for the lowest possible inductance. Actually, for properly balanced sound reproduction these inductive and capacitive values should both be minimized and the ratio of inductance to capacitance (L:C) must be optimized. By designing for the lowest possible eddy-current resistance at the correct specific frequency, proper L:C ratio is naturally arrived at and both of these properties are minimized. The result is natural reproduction as heard in real life without added emphasis or editorializing. The Audience cables may not sound as exciting at first but the virtues become apparent as the listener becomes familiar with them. Perhaps even more importantly, the musical overtones arrive in their proper time relationship with the fundamentals. This creates a more convincing illusion of reality and improves sound staging. For example, when properly recorded, a drummer’s cymbals will now be placed back with the rest of the drum kit instead of appearing to emanate from the speakers.
Goodbye Garden Hose Theory
AC/DC (Resistance that is) There is a common misconception that loudspeaker cable must be large in diameter and have a low DC resistance in order to provide good bass response. DC resistance is relatively unimportant. What really matters is the characteristic impedance (AC resistance) of the cable. Music is an AC signal after all. Most of these large diameter/low DC resistance cables have excessively high characteristic impedance anywhere from 100 to 600 ohms with some measuring in the 1000’s of ohms. Audience Loudspeaker Cables are only 4mm or 1/8" in diameter. Although the DC resistance may be slightly higher than the garden hose variety speaker cables the characteristic impedance is only 16 ohms. Musical signals from the bass to the overtones pass through this cable with less actual impedance than a cable with a lower DC resistance. The Audience Loudspeaker Cables provide nearly perfect bass timbre and extension. Plus, the low eddy-current resistance means the cable is very quick and linear in the time domain. Voices and instruments sound strikingly real with this loudspeaker cable.
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