Audioquest Storm Tornado power cable

For several years, Audioquest power cables have been receiving numerous awards from the specialised press and are very popular with High-Fidelity enthusiasts. Their performance and the upgrade compared to standard power cords contributed to their success.

The Audioquest Storm Tornado is part of the new generation of power cables from the American manufacturer’s Storm range. This is the range’s second product and it’s equipped with DBS “Dielectric-Bias System” active bias.

AUDIOQUEST STORM TORNADO: CHARACTERISTICS

This new power cable uses perfect-surface copper (PSC) and perfect-surface copper plus (PSC+) conductors.

While many power cables have low resistance to meet the high-current demand, the cable characteristic impedance is also essential to offer optimum performance.

Contrary to most cables contracting or compressing a transient, Audioquest power cables combine low DC resistance and ZERO characteristic impedance. It allows to provide uncompressed high-current transients.

AUDIOQUEST STORM TORNADO: SHIELDING

There’s also the proprietary bias DBS system from the manufacturer. The cable housing polarises the display with a 72V current! Every shield is also equipped with a dielectric element with electrical properties affecting the signal integrity.

The DBS bias shield (patented by Audioquest) creates a powerful and stable electrostatic field which saturates and polarises insulation. It limits noises and prevents RF from entering the electronic circuit.

The announced life span of DBS batteries is around 10 years. A test button on the housing allows to check battery status.

AUDIOQUEST STORM TORNADO: CURRENT

The Storm Tornado cable offers a 16A current capacity which is perfect for power-hungry devices.

Power amplifiers are a real challenge for any power source because transient current needs (even if short) can be several times greater than the average power consumption (RMS).

Compared to all other components, power amplifiers are also unique by their dynamic and non-constant power consumption which changes in accordance with the volume and the audio signal content.

Many high-end power cords contract or compress the audio transient because their characteristic impedance restricts the transient current.

AUDIOQUEST STORM TORNADO: TESTING AND LISTENING

The AudioQuest Storm Tornado effectively reduces power line noise present in the audio/video system and subjective distortion as well.

The reproduction has better dynamics and width. Bass quality can be felt through its articulation and readability. The lower frequencies are characterized by a rare width.

The Storm Tornado also offers excellent definition with nuance and subtlety. We also notice an improved spatialisation and width.

With its 16A current capacity, the Audioquest Storm Tornado power cable can withstand transient peaks from currents several times its continuous RMS value (average). This makes the Audioquest Storm Tornado perfectly adapted to high-end power units, large integrated amplifiers, subwoofers, power strips and other power conditioners.

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