Audioquest Star 4 speaker cables

The new Audioquest Star 4 speaker cable is the entry-level model from the American manufacturer, yet it benefits from several innovations that have made, and continue to make, the brand's success.

Audioquest Star 4: features

The Star 4 is built on a Star-Quad geometry that preserves time information while maintaining dynamics and clarity.

The Audioquest Star 4 cable is fitted with SureGrip 300 Gold gold-plated banana connectors, which ensure excellent contact with very low resistance.

Audioquest Star 4: conductors

The Star 4 is made up of 4 (2 x 2) solid-core conductors of different diameters for each polarity. This architecture is designed in particular to control inductance and interactions between conductors. The conductors are made of top-quality SLGC copper (Solid Long Grain Copper). They limit strand interaction, which is a major source of transient intermodulation distortion that tires the ears.

The purity of the conductors minimises the distortion caused by grain boundaries, which exist in every metal conductor.

Audioquest Star 4: sound reproduction

The Audioquest Star 4 speaker cable offers fine definition and excellent precision, along with an extended bandwidth.

The upper midrange is very well balanced and perfectly consistent with a controlled, articulate bass. The midrange is present without emphasising harshness or sibilance.

This speaker cable is very neutral and, for its price, remains very realistic.

This Audioquest Star 4 speaker cable is an excellent, no-frills cable offering particularly attractive value for money.

Highly recommended!

FAQ: Everything you need to know before buying the Audioquest Star 4 speaker cable

How do you connect the Audioquest Star 4 cable?

The Star 4 comes as a 2 x 3 m pair, factory-terminated with SureGrip 300 (AQ300) gold-plated banana plugs. It connects directly to the amplifier and speaker terminals, with excellent contact and very low resistance.

Why does the Star 4 use solid-core conductors of two diameters?

Each polarity combines two solid-core conductors of different diameters, arranged in a Star-Quad geometry. This architecture is designed to control inductance and interactions between conductors. The SLGC copper (Solid Long Grain Copper) also limits strand interaction, a source of transient intermodulation distortion.

What kind of sound can you expect from this entry-level Audioquest cable?

The Star 4 delivers fine definition, excellent precision and an extended bandwidth. The upper midrange is balanced, the bass controlled and articulate, and the midrange stays present without harshness or sibilance. It is a very neutral cable that remains realistic for its price.

Which components pair well with the Star 4?

Our technicians pair it, for example, with the Revival Audio Sprint 3 bookshelf speakers and the Musical Fidelity B1xi integrated amplifier. Its neutrality allows it to fit into a wide range of Hi-Fi speaker and amplifier systems.