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Product Description
1. The Core Technology
AudioQuest markets the Dragon as being "sonically invisible." To achieve this, they utilize several proprietary technologies:
- Solid Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS): Unlike most cables that use copper, the Dragon uses AudioQuest's highest-purity solid silver. The "Perfect-Surface" processing minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries and strand interaction.
- ZERO-Tech (No Characteristic Impedance): Traditionally, the mismatch between an amplifier's output impedance and a speaker's input impedance causes signal compression. ZERO-Tech eliminates the cable's characteristic impedance, allowing for uncompressed current transfer and better "slam" or transient response.
- 72V Dielectric-Bias System (DBS): You’ll notice a small battery pack attached to the cables. This creates a strong, stable electrostatic field that polarizes (organizes) the molecules of the insulation. This reduces energy storage in the insulation, which otherwise smears the signal.
- Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation (NDS): It uses multiple layers of carbon and metal to turn RF noise into heat before it can reach the conductors.