AudioQuest Hawk-eye Brochure

HAWK EYE

DIGITAL INTERCONNECT: 75Ω COAX

24 AWG 100% Solid Perfect-Surface SilverPerfect-Surface Silver (PSS) Conductor (+)

Shield: Conductive-PVC + Foil

DBS Field

Elements (36V)

Welded, Direct-Silver Plated Plugs

+ Silver-Plate

Hard Cell

Foam

100% Solid

PSS Silver

SOLID PERFECT-SURFACE SILVER: Extreme-purity PSS allows optimum signal transfer.

DIELECTRIC-BIAS SYSTEM (DBS, patent pending): When insulation is un-biased, 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 the same direction. This
minimizes the multiple nonlinear time-delays.

Hard Cell FoamHard Cell Foam (HCF) Insulation

Conductive PVC

Silver-Plated Copper Shield

Copper Foil Shield
DBS Field Elements

36V DBS Bat tery Pack36V DBS Bat tery Pack Included

Corruption of time domain information in a digital audio signal is known as “jitter” … a primary distortion
mechanism limiting intelligibility and causing artifacts (irritation) in the sound.

The 12V hardware-store batteries in DBS packs will last for years. A test button and LED allow for the
occasional battery check.

HARD-CELL FOAM: Rigid micro-cellular high-density PE foam insures stable impedance and minimum

reflection-induced jitter. Once DBS is attached (for 2 weeks), the normal limitations of un-biased Hard-Cell
Foam are eliminated.

WELDED PLUGS: 8,000 amperes welds Direct-Silver plated RCA plugs, creating a perfect-connection

alloy between cable and plug.

DIRECTIONS: When using Hawk Eye for digital audio, please be sure to observe the directional arrows.

Video is not sensitive to directionality.