{"product_id":"audioquest-nrg-x3-nrgx3-c-5-power-cable","title":"audioquest NRG-X3 (NRGX3) C-5 Power Cable","description":"NRG-X3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNo matter how perfect an AC power source, distortion is added within any AC cable, especially within a stranded cable. Even the most sophisticated filters and power supplies cannot eliminate this cable-induced distortion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSEMI-SOLID CONCENTRIC PACKED CONDUCTORS: Semi-Solid Concentric Packed Conductors are used in some of AudioQuest’s AC power and speaker cables as a cost-effective, flexible alternative to typical stranded conductors. Semi-Solid Concentric Packed Conductors use fewer, larger strands that do not change position down the length of the cable. While solid conductors are the complete solution to strand distortion, Semi-Solid Concentric Packed Conductors avoid many of the distortion mechanisms of stranded conductors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nLONG-GRAIN COPPER (LGC): LGC allows a smoother and clearer sound than cables using regular OFHC (Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity) copper. OFHC is a general metal industry specification regarding “loss” without any concern for distortion. LGC has fewer oxides within the conducting material, less impurities, less grain boundaries, and definitively better performance. NRG-X3 cables use LGC strands in a Semi-Solid Concentric Packed Conductor arrangement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nHELICAL-ARRAY GEOMETRY: The relationship between conductors defines a cable’s most basic electrical values (including capacitance and inductance). However, even when those variables are kept in a reasonable balance, the relationship between conductors can be varied in ways that greatly effect performance. Helical-Array (such as circular-spiral) construction allows for significantly better dynamic contrast and clarity than if the same conductors were run in parallel or as multiple twisted pairs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nCOLD-WELD SYSTEM: This novel plug design enables a perfect heat-free connection between cable and plug. The connection between the plug and conductors is made using AQ’s Cold-Weld System, which provides a superior connection that ensures that the structural integrity of the conductor is kept completely intact.  The Cold-Weld System refers to a combination of high pressure at the point of contact and the use of copper- or silver-impregnated paste.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nTERMINATIONS: 3-Pole wall plug to IEC or C–5","brand":"audioquest","offers":[{"title":"0.9m","offer_id":57413209620812,"sku":"AUDIOQUESTNRGX3C5-0.9","price":57.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.8m","offer_id":57422900396364,"sku":"AUDIOQUESTNRGX3C5-1.8","price":74.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"3.0m","offer_id":57422900560204,"sku":"AUDIOQUESTNRGX3C5-3","price":104.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/6891\/2204\/files\/audioquest-NRG-X3-C-5.jpg?v=1777540053","url":"https:\/\/www.stoneaudio.co.uk\/products\/audioquest-nrg-x3-nrgx3-c-5-power-cable","provider":"Stone Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}