At the top of the Audioquest Rivers line-up, Niagara's Solid PSS makes this cable a joy to listen to and represents a very strong audio value.

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PSS Conductors: Solid conductors prevent strand interaction, a major source of cable distortion. Extremely high-purity Perfect-Surface Silver™ (PSS) minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries that exist within any metal conductor, eliminating harshness and greatly increasing clarity compared to all other conducting materials.

FEP Air-tubes: Air is the best insulation because it does not absorb and later release energy. FEP is the best extrudable solid insulation because it absorbs less than other materials. The large FEP Air-Tubes used in Niagra have almost nothing but air around the PSC+ conductors.

Dielectric Bias System (DBS) (US patent 7,126,055): Greatly improved performance is made possible by a constant 72 volt charge on all Niagra's insulation. When insulation is unbiased, its dielectric properties cause different amounts of time-delay for each frequency and each signal level, as if each were a coin dropped in different thickness/viscosity shampoo or engine oil.
Similar to how the earth's magnetic field makes all compasses point north, the AQ DBS system creates an electrostatic field which causes the molecules of the insulation to all point in the same direction. This minimizes the multiple nonlinear time-delays. Sound appears from a surprisingly black background with unexpected detail and dynamic contrast. Because DBS battery packs are attached when Niagra cables are assembled, Niagra does not require any additional run-in period. Because there is no "load" on the batteries, they will last for years. A test button and LED allow for occasional verification of battery performance.

Noise-Dissipation System: Two different shield strategies (conductive PVC and foil) are used to greatly reduce RF energy BEFORE getting drained to ground. This significantly reduces signal modulation distortion.

Triple Balanced: The 3 conductors in "Triple Balanced" Niagra cable ensure that whether prepared with RCA or XLR connectors, the positive and negative signals have equally low distortion conducting paths. The 100% coverage shield is never used as an inferior audio conductor.

Cold-Welded Connectors: Our new cold-weld system provides a superior connection that ensures that the structural integrity of the conductor is kept completely intact.

Key Bullets

• Triple Balanced
• Solid PSS Silver
• Cold-Welded Connectors
• FEP Air-Tubes
• 72V Dielectric Bias-System
• 1 Stereo pair of audio interconnect cables with RCA or XLR connectors
• Directional. Take note of the arrows that should point downstream.
• 72V DBS Niagara ready to listen to right from the box
• User Guide

Features and Benefits:

Features	Benefits
Triple Balanced	Equally low distortion conducting paths for both positive and negative signals.
Solid PSS Silver	Solid conductors to prevent strand interaction. Perfect silver means fewer oxides; impurities and grain boundaries mean purer sound.
Cold-Welded Connectors	Our new process results in a highly robust weld without applying conductor damaging heat.
FEP Air-Tubes	Air is the best dielectric. FEP Air-tubes combine the sonic transparency of FEP with the superior insulation characteristics of air.
72V Dielectric Bias-System	A constant 72V electro-statically aligns the dielectric putting Colorado in a "ready-to-listen" state at all times.
Noise-Dissipation System	Significantly reduces signal modulation distortion.
Technology	Three decades of research and testing are behind every AudioQuest cable.
Warranty	5 year limited warranty from purchase date