Shunyata Research Alpha X USB
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ALPHA-X USB
The Shunyata Research Alpha-X USB Cable is a high-performance audiophile USB cable engineered to preserve the integrity of digital audio signals in high-end music systems. Combining Shunyata Research's proprietary TAPc, PMZ, and KPIP v2 technologies with a precision four-conductor architecture and dual shielding, Alpha-X USB is designed to minimize cable-induced noise, distortion, and timing errors.
Built for demanding digital audio systems, the Alpha-X USB cable helps source components, computers, music servers, streamers, and DACs communicate with greater precision. Its carefully controlled electrical characteristics and advanced construction are designed to support a cleaner, more natural, and more resolving presentation.
DESIGNED TO REVEAL MORE FROM DIGITAL MUSIC
Digital audio systems can be affected by extremely small amounts of noise, electromagnetic interference, and timing-related distortion. While these effects may not always be immediately obvious, they can influence the perceived resolution, dimensionality, timing, and naturalness of reproduced music.
The Alpha-X USB is engineered to address these issues at the cable level.
Shunyata Research developed Alpha-X digital cables around technologies intended to reduce cable-induced jitter and electromagnetic distortion. The result is a USB connection designed to maintain signal integrity while allowing the connected digital components to perform at their full potential.
In a revealing high-end system, this can contribute to a presentation with greater clarity, more natural dynamics, improved spatial definition, and a quieter perceived background.
 | TAPc (Transverse Axial Polarizer) is a patent-pending technology that couples to the electromagnetic fields surrounding electrical or signal conductors. TAPc behaves like a polarizer, passively reducing electromagnetic distortion that presents as a type of glare or compression on sound or images. |
 | PMZ is an ultra-precise standard of production applied to select coaxial conductors. By running the braiding machines at 1/4 speed, tolerances of the conductor surface, dielectric extrusion and the precision of the braided shield are held to minute variances. |
 | Shunyata Research’s proprietary Kinetic Phase Inversion Process (KPIP v2™) refines conductor and terminal metals at the atomic level. This dramatically reduces burn-in time and significantly improves sonic performance, delivering a relaxed and life-like presentation. |
SPECIFICATIONS
Cable Type: 4-conductor / proprietary Shield: Dual shields (foil & braid) Dielectric: PE Connectors: SR-USB, Gold plated contacts Characteristic Impedance (ohm): 90 TAPc: 19 elements | PMZ: yes KPIP v2 Processing: 4-days Standard Length: 1.50 meters Color: black flex Safety Assurance: |