AudioQuest NTG Tornado 2m High Power
High power 11 AWG mains cable designed to supply amplifiers and power-hungry components with clean current.
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Description
The AudioQuest Tornado High Current (HC) is a mains cable dedicated to powering power-hungry components, particularly power amplifiers. It aims to deliver clean current, free of RF interference likely to harm sound reproduction.
Its 11 AWG gauge gives it low resistance, suited to the significant current draw of power stages. The conductors combine Perfect-Surface (PSC) and Perfect-Surface+ (PSC+) copper, a combination designed to limit strand-related intermodulation distortion. The cable also incorporates a ground noise dissipation system, an AudioQuest patented technology, intended to reduce radio-frequency interference across a wide band. Its characteristic impedance is zero between 50 Hz and 1 MHz, and the conductors are directionally controlled.
This cable is intended for users with amplifiers or active speakers with high current demands, in a system where mains supply is considered a determining factor for sound quality. It fits downstream of an already carefully assembled system, where the aim is to limit sources of electrical noise.
Technical specifications
| Type | High-current power cable (HC) |
| Conductors | PSC and PSC+ copper (Perfect-Surface) |
| Gauge | 11 AWG |
| Ground noise | Patented AudioQuest dissipation system |
| Characteristic impedance | Zero (50 Hz – 1 MHz) |
| Connections | Cold-welded |
| Length | 2 m |
What to check before buying used
The cold-welded connectors deserve a visual check: a re-soldered joint or a slightly misaligned connector indicates a cable that has undergone repeated flexing or abrupt unplugging. Also check that the jacket remains flexible along its full length, with no crushing marks near the ends, the 11 AWG gauge making the cable naturally stiff but not brittle. As the ground noise dissipation system is built into the conductor, no part can be replaced separately: a bent or stripped example permanently loses this benefit.
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