QED Speaker Cable Revelation ( 2.0 m )

Hi-Fi Choice Group Test Winner, August 2014
Like most interconnects here, the Reference Audio 40 is a silver-plated copper affair, arranged in a special complementary way the two conductors have different diameters, and this is said to give an alternative path for high-frequency audio signals to avoid time smear. The foamed polyethylene dielectric is claimed to reduce the amount of signal lost to cable capacitance. QEDs Analoc plugs are fitted, said to be a low eddy current design with copper instead of brass used. They feature an outer locking cylinder that needs to be screwed forward before the plugs blades can be locked onto the RCA phono socket, then the locking cylinder needs to tightened backup for a (very) secure fit. The Signature Revelation speaker cable uses 10 silver-plated oxygen- free copper central conductors, which are claimed to provide very low resistance alongside high levels of detail. These cores are separately insulated and arranged around a hollow core of polyethylene; QED calls this its Aircore technology and its claimed to reduce inductance.
* Sound Quality

Before the QED loom, the panellists have taken a mixed view of the various wires played to them. Theyve found positives and negatives, liked some and been lukewarm about others. But two out of the three listeners express a strong preference for this set of cables, applauding it for its clean, open, even sound that doesnt try to do anything too clever. Instead it is very accomplished at almost every facet of the music, and makes things look rather easy.