AudioQuest Raven Brochure

RAVEN

AUDIO DIGITAL INTERCONNECT: 110Ω AES/EBU

Shield: Conductive-PVC + CU Foil +

Surface Silver

DBS Field Elements

(72V Included)

Direct-SIlver

Plated OCC Plugs

Triple Balanced

110Ω Construction

Silver Plate

Soild Perfect

Hard Cell

Foam

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

Hard Cell FoamHard Cell Foam (HCF) Insulation

Conductive PVC
Silver-Plated Copper Shield
Copper Foil Shield
DBS Field Elements

72V DBS Bat tery Pack72V DBS Bat tery Pack Included

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 earthís 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. 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.�