Audioquest Star 6 speaker cables

The new Audioquest Star 6 speaker cable is the evolution of the Star 4. Although it remains an affordable cable for the American manufacturer, it benefits from several innovations that have made, and continue to make, the brand's success.

Audioquest Star 6: features

The Star 6 is built on a Star-Quad geometry that preserves time information while maintaining dynamics and clarity.

The Audioquest Star 6 cable is fitted with SureGrip 300 Gold gold-plated banana connectors, which ensure excellent contact with very low resistance.

Audioquest Star 6: conductors

The Star 6 is made up of 6 (3 x 2) solid-core conductors of three 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 6: sound reproduction

The Audioquest Star 6 speaker cable offers excellent definition and fine 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. It offers more body and deeper bass extension than the Star 4, but remains behind the Audioquest Type 5 in terms of precision and nuance.

This Audioquest Star 6 speaker cable is an excellent cable offering realistic, no-frills reproduction and excellent value for money.

Highly recommended!

FAQ: Everything you need to know before buying the Audioquest Star 6 speaker cable

What does the six-conductor design of the Star 6 bring?

The Star 6 combines 6 solid-core conductors (3 per polarity) of three different diameters in a Star-Quad geometry. This construction is designed to control inductance and interactions between conductors, while the purity of the SLGC copper reduces distortion caused by grain boundaries.

Is the Star 6 cable ready to use?

Yes. It is supplied as a 2 x 3 m pair with pre-fitted SureGrip 300 (AQ300) gold-plated banana connectors, which provide excellent contact and very low resistance with your amplifier and speaker terminals.

How would you describe the sound signature of the Star 6?

It stands out for its excellent definition, fine precision and extended bandwidth. The bass is controlled and articulate, and the midrange is present without emphasising harshness or sibilance. Its realistic, no-frills reproduction makes it a very neutral cable.

Which amplifiers and speakers do you recommend with the Star 6?

Our technicians recommend it in particular with the Revival Audio Sprint 4 floorstanding speakers or the Indiana Line Utah 5, and on the amplification side with the Rega Brio or the Musical Fidelity B1xi.