Audioquest Evergreen Audio Interconnect 1m (3 feet 4inches) 3.5mm to RCA

Okay, in my attempt to keep things simple in any and all future reviews I must first state that: I always dissed computer audio. I am an audiophile and why anyone would want or need more than 2 speakers was beyond me. However I have always known that you usually do, get what you pay for. I do not believe that cables ( Kimber, Cardas, Pangea, ect.) have to cost several hundreds of dollars either. But, I have been using AudioQuests Evergreen and Cinnamon cables for over a year. I purchased this cable specifically to use with the Dragonfly DAC I acquired and I am very, very happy with my purchase. I run the RCA's to the CD input of my receiver and use my laptop as a "CD' player through the Dragonfly. This combo sounds so good that I have been burning my vinyl to computer audio files (100 Sinatra albums so far) and I did a test with much cheaper cables. Now, some of you will say that 35 bucks for a cable is outrageously expensive but you'd be wrong. If you are using powered speakers or like myself a receiver to listen to your stored files buy AudioQuest's mini-2.0M to RCA to feed the music to your exterior system. I could tell the difference between the Monster RCA's and the Evergreen's a year ago and I still can. My phono, (Project Debut Carbon), my CD player, NAD (C546BEE), are both connected with Evergreen's as well. Just try it yourself, if you have any doubts. My equipment is not 'high end' and I do now have a 7.2 system in my listening space, as a surround sound installer I know that good cables improve sound and vision. Would the AQ's Golden Gate 3.5 Mini-RCA (100 bucks) sound better than the Evergreen's? I would think so but I really don't care, the Evergreens are outstanding with any and all analog recordings that I have listened to in the past year and I see no need to upgrade, unless I hit the Lotto and can afford that 20,000 system I lust for. If you own Audioengines (w.o. the dac) or PSB's powered desktop speakers you really should look into this wonderfully transparent cable.

Great cable we’ll made. This particular one is not to expensive for the length I don’t know if I could justify spend 500 for the higher end version of this For any one searching I will explain why I purchased this I hope my fellow car audio/ home audio friends see this So I have a DAP aka portable high res player I love car audio buT I don’t want to lose my factory headunit because I’m lazy and enjoy my backup camera So I found this out .....plug in this cable 3.5mm aux into your player. Then run the cable to your car audio dsp analog inputs The high res player will be at a fixed level and the volume knob of your dsp is what controls the volume. It’s best to turn off all eq’s and audio enhancements of your player so your dsp controls all of the sound. That’s it. This is really how you properly put high res in your car. All amps all speakers will play whatever signal you send them Your source unit AND Dsp have to be high res compatible. There is only one brand of dsp that has a high player built in ... zapco adsp has an iPhone controller that will allow that but there is zero customer service or support from zapco. That’s why I stay with the jl processors Because it’s made fantastic and the support can’t be beat.. Jl audios fix 86 and twk 88 play 24/48. And let me tell you the initial jump from mp3 and cd quality 16/44.1 to 24/48 is amazing I have yet to experience anything above that but from what I’ve read honestly anything above 24/48 Is inaudible to human hearing and a marketing hype.. This cable is a game changer. And there is my months and months of research about how to put high res into your car audio setup it’s not about amps or speakers It’s about a high res player of your choosing then you add this audio quest 3.5mm to rca cable to a good dsp like a jl fix or twk Mosconi makes a really nice dsp. And audiotec fisher makes some great DSP’s Alpine has the newest one the pxe-x09 it can be found on another site. Go alpine USA to find out where. Your audio will only be as good as your source And shaping of that signal is the responsibility of your dsp. There you have it

These are a fantastic cable if you are using them in a situation where 1) the cables won't be moved around too much and 2) your connected equipment doesn't have RCA jacks that are spread apart more than 1.5-2 inches. They are made out of solid core copper, which is more prone to breakage than stranded copper, and I am using them in an environment where I do not need to move it around much, so it fit my situation perfectly, but in a mobile environment or as a cable that is constantly disconnected and where the RCA jacks are disconnected and reconnected constantly, they will be prone to breaking. That being said, this cable is highly transparent, and in terms of sound staging and detail retrieval, it is up there with the best of the stranded cables I have used in the past, which all cost at least twice to five times what this cable cost. I am using it to connect my FiiO X1 portable digital audio player to my Meier Audio Corda Arietta headphone amplifier, and in this setup it works fantastically. I only wish I could use it with my high end amplifier, as I would purchase another one to use with it, but alas, it has about a 4 inch spread between its RCA jacks, and the RCA's on the AudioQuest cables in this series will not spread apart enough to work with it.

So when I went to the market to buy an audiophile 6n copper jack to rca cable I found out that I do not trust Chinese options. There are many of them and some of them are signed as 6n, which can be a single crystal copper only btw, but no way you'd be sure in this. Again - this specific cable is probably not something I was looking for since it's probably not a 6n, but at least their marketing is just vague and unclear instead of promising everything in the world (they kept it for the flagship option). This cable seems like it'll serve well, it's thick, rigid and connectors are nice. Sound is, you know, good. Basically you're buying it for the promise of quality hidden in manufacturer's name. And it's the cheapest option for a good cable from a well known manufacturer. UPDATE: I thought that signal sometimes is missing in the left channel because of my apm, but today I finally checked everything - it's this cable. And it was so from the day one so probably there are some QC challenges at AudioQuest.

The debate continues......do cables really sound different.? I think so. The cables made a nice first impression. The covering (cloth?) gave the product an upscale look and feel. My original intent was to use the Audioquest Evergreen's with the Audioquest Dragonfly v1.2 DAC that I purchased at the same time, plugged into the USB port on my Apple Airport Express. Unfortunately, I was unaware at the time of purchase that the Dragonfly was incompatible with the Airport Express. So I hooked up the Evergreen's directly into the Airport Express' mini stereo jack and into the RCA jacks on my Cambridge Audio integrated amp. Using my iPhone (with the Onkyo HD Music app) through AirPlay mode, I immediately heard upgraded sound. The music sounded more lively with additional punch. I wonder how $1000, $2000+ cables sound. Although I hardly supported by opinion with evidence and non-believers will not be convinced, I really do think/believe there was an improvement in sound. Even if sound differences in audio cables might be "in the head," I stll can highly recommend the AudioQuest Evergreen's even as a nicely made cable for a relatively good price.

I received this cable two days ago. I connected it with my IFI preamp, and it worked so good! I compared this cable with my previous $10 cable, some remarkable difference I can heard. Evergreen provides more details and sense of depth for the music. It worth this price. Now I hope if I have a better speakers the cable may work better also, even though I think my Bose speaker is good as well~ lol

I've been an amateur audiophile for a while and always thought the whole "cable quality" thing was mostly snake oil. However, I needed a cable to connect my Schiit Mani to my PS Audio Sprout. I hadn't been completely happy with the phono pre-amp in the Sprout so I wanted to try it with a different pre-amp. I had an old cheap headphone jack to RCA cable and even with that, the Schiit sounded better. However, the cable I used was old and frayed and I wanted a replacement. I went ahead and splurged a little to get this Audioquest cable. The difference made me question my skepticism about cables. The sound opened up, the bass was less muddy, the midrange was clean and pronounced, and even the imaging sounded better. I can't explain it very well, but the best analogy is that it's the audio version of those Claritin commercials where they peel back the screen and everything is brighter and less fuzzy. These things are great and now my mind is spinning wondering if other cable upgrades would make the sound even better. If you have a system that needs this cable, spend a few extra bucks and get this. I am sincerely impressed.

I always thought fancy, expensive cables were more gimmick than value but well, I was wrong. I'd been experiencing noticeable to significant sibilance on certain tracks and was trying to route out the problem. "Is it my DAC?" No. "My amp?" Nope. "Headphones? TIDAL? MacBook?" Negative. "Is it the lousy $6.89 cable I'm using to connect all this stuff?" Yes. Yes it was. I still suspect the return on investment diminishes pretty rapidly as the price goes up, but the jump from $5 to $50 yields noticeable, tangible results. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link...