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AudioQuest Black Beauty RCA Interconnect Cable

The AudioQuest Black Beauty RCA is a serious high-end analog interconnect engineered to reduce distortion and aggressively manage the radio-frequency noise that surrounds modern audio systems. It combines Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) conductors, ZERO-Tech, Level 6 Noise-Dissipation, a Carbon/Graphene Mesh-Network, silver-plated RF drain wires, Foamed-Polyethylene insulation, and Hanging-Silver over Red Copper RCA plugs.

Black Beauty represents a significant technological step in AudioQuest’s analog interconnect lineup. Rather than simply improving conductor quality and shielding, it incorporates ZERO-Tech, which eliminates the cable’s characteristic impedance to enable more linear RF Noise-Dissipation and unrestricted transient response.

Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) Conductors

Black Beauty uses Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+), AudioQuest’s highest-grade copper. Solid conductors eliminate the electrical and magnetic interaction between strands found in conventional stranded cable, while the extreme purity and smooth surface of PSC+ minimize distortion caused by grain boundaries.

PSC+ also plays an important role in AudioQuest’s RF-noise management, helping maximize linear Noise-Dissipation throughout the cable.

ZERO-Tech

One of Black Beauty’s defining technologies is ZERO-Tech.

Traditional cables have a characteristic impedance, which can create impedance-mismatch effects between the cable and the source and load components. AudioQuest’s ZERO-Tech eliminates the electrostatic field between the cable’s high and low signal conductors, preventing the cable from having a characteristic impedance.

The result is more linear, wide-bandwidth RF Noise-Dissipation and uncompressed transient response.

Level 6 Noise-Dissipation

Black Beauty employs AudioQuest’s advanced Level 6 Linear Noise-Dissipation system.

A combination of a Carbon/Graphene resistive Mesh-Network, Direction-Controlled conductors, and 0.5% Silver-Plated RF drain wires works to minimize RF noise from sources such as cellular networks, Wi-Fi, and satellite communications before that interference can mask low-level musical information.

Carbon/Graphene Mesh-Network

Alternating layers of graphene, carbon-loaded synthetic materials, and metal effectively “shield the shield.”

Instead of allowing captured RF energy to reach the ground reference of the connected equipment, this sophisticated network is designed to dissipate high-frequency interference before it can contaminate the audio signal.

Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation

Black Beauty uses Foamed-Polyethylene insulation with a high percentage of air.

Solid dielectric materials surrounding a conductor can absorb energy and later release it as distortion. Because air absorbs almost no energy and polyethylene has inherently low loss, Foamed-PE minimizes this effect and helps preserve focus, transient information, and low-level detail.

Copper-Plated RF-Draining Barrels

Even the RCA connector housings are engineered around RF-noise management.

Black Beauty uses grounded Copper-Plated RF-Draining Barrels, which prevent the metal connector casing from capacitively coupling RF energy into the conductors. This extends AudioQuest’s Noise-Dissipation strategy all the way through the cable termination.

Hanging-Silver over Red Copper RCA Plugs

Black Beauty features AudioQuest’s premium Hanging-Silver directly over extreme-purity Red Copper RCA plugs.

Rather than using conventional tumbled silver plating or placing an intermediate metal layer between the silver and copper, AudioQuest applies Hanging-Silver directly to the high-purity Red Copper base material. The design is intended to minimize connector-induced distortion and preserve signal integrity at a critical point in the signal path.

Direction-Controlled Conductors

All internal conductors are Direction-Controlled to minimize RF noise. Conductor orientation is carefully controlled during manufacturing and works together with Black Beauty’s Level 6 Noise-Dissipation system to direct RF energy away from sensitive circuitry.

Key Features

• Solid Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) conductors
• ZERO-Tech with no characteristic impedance
• Level 6 Linear Noise-Dissipation
• Carbon/Graphene Mesh-Network
• 0.5% Silver-Plated RF drain wires
• Direction-Controlled conductors
• Foamed-Polyethylene insulation
• Copper-Plated RF-Draining connector barrels
• Hanging-Silver over extreme-purity Red Copper RCA plugs
• Available as a pair or single cable
• Made to order at AudioQuest headquarters in Irvine, California
• Custom lengths and terminations available

Available Lengths

Black Beauty RCA is available in 0.6m, 1m, 1.5m, 2m, 3m, 4m, 5m, and 6m lengths and can be ordered as either a pair or single cable.

Why Choose AudioQuest Black Beauty?

Black Beauty is where AudioQuest’s analog RCA lineup moves decisively into its more advanced cable architecture. ZERO-Tech and Level 6 Noise-Dissipation distinguish it from the more conventional designs below it, while PSC+ copper, graphene/carbon noise management, silver-plated drain wires, and premium Hanging-Silver over Red Copper plugs address signal integrity from conductor to termination.

For high-resolution DACs, reference streamers, preamplifiers, integrated amplifiers, and other premium analog components, Black Beauty is designed for systems capable of revealing improvements in noise floor, transient response, spatial information, and low-level detail.

The Grid HiFi offers AudioQuest cables for reference two-channel HiFi, home theater, and professionally designed audio systems. Visit our Houston showroom or contact The Grid for help matching the right AudioQuest interconnect and cable length to your system.