AudioQuestEvergreen 1m 3.28 feet RCA to RCA 1m 3'4"

My audio fortunes have had their highs and lows over the last 30 something years. The highs were good, but I've noticed that sometimes rebuilding and starting from a less than envious position can be an interesting experience. So the low points have their positives too. I had put the audio hobby on the back burner a bit over the last 10 years, while other interests took over. All the choice pieces went up for sale...just one of those times when you gotta do what you gotta do. This trend is beginning to change...slowly. I did manage to hang onto one item...my Sony DVP-NS999ES combination player...and a small Sony micro system that had been hooked to the TV. Curiosity got the better of me last year and I plugged the player into the one set of line level inputs, set up the speakers, and voila..back in business..on a smaller scale, but still not bad for having something to provide tunes while on the PC. Lately I've started hankering for that next step or two, and started looking at speakers..and a tuner..and an integrated amp. Now audiophile common sense...not exactly three words you'll find together often...will tell you to make your early changes on the front and back ends first...the source and the speakers. Well the digital source is pretty well covered and the tuner is on the way. Speakers are picked out and will be the next addition. But I need some cables to add the tuner. A pair of homebrew interconnects ran between the player and amp. Now I'm not new to the whole set of issues around cables. Been there and did that a long time ago..and discovered that it's not a pile of horse hockey. Differences can be subtle and take some serious listening to pick out. Will I spend multiple hundreds of bucks? The hell no! Will I use the generic red/white shoe strings? The hell no! A reasonable approach lies somewhere in between and I think I just found it. A 1 meter pair AudioQuest Evergreen interconnects arrived before the tuner did..so what am I gonna do? Plug those babies into the player and fire it up. SRV/In Step..the SACD copy..was in the player..hit the play button and immediately knew something was different..and for the better. A little more detail and depth..some added smoothness..just a more natural sound. Not at a night and day level, but still there...and discernible even through the little 15 watt amp and small speakers. Enough of a difference that I want to do a bunch of listening..that kind of excitement that usually comes from buying new speakers or something on that level. So now I'm quite interested to see what the next two pieces will bring. So this experience brings me to one point...these may be the only interconnects you ever need...unless you have some intentions of serious upgrading. Even if you do, these are a very good point of reference to start with. If you want/need decent cables and don't want to break the bank, look no further. Affordable, well made, nice fit and finish..and they sound good. What's not to like?

Immediate sound improvement from my turntable to preamp. I’ve bought more expensive cables and these seem just as good. It will sound even better once they are broken in.

Does one’s choice of analog audio cables impact sound quality? The answer is yes. Can one spend too much? Absolutely yes. The concept of diminishing return applies perfectly here. . I’ve purchased this item 3 times in the last year. I’ve also purchased similar items at price points above and below this. For me this cable has the correct cost / benefit ratio. Below this I can clearly hear that I’ve lost detail and/or clarity. At prices above this I start to strain to detect definable improvement. Say you already use this cable and you decide you want your new cable to give you a sound quality bump of the same magnitude you gained with this product, I estimate the cost would be 5X (if indeed it is even possible to achieve another such gain, at any price).

A little expensive however works as intended!

I am extremely pleased with my initial listening of my new AudioQuest Evergreen Cable. I am a audiophile and utilizing this cable with my Audioengine B1 and Denon receiver. Listening to Masters files via Tidal has been one of the most exciting and wonderful experiences for me and my partner! This cable brought me several steps closer to some of the best sound I have yet to experience. I always have heard differences in different cables - sometimes improvements but oftentimes, trade offs in aspects of sound qualities. This one is a winner with improvements heard across the board in spades. Don't forget to follow the instructions and install with the arrows towards your input from source. I'm a bit shocked how much of an improvement but, will be purchasing additional cables for my other components. 100% recommended.

The day I got these I was pretty amazed. It was same day that I got the iFi AC iPurifier. Both units installed in my system had my jaw dropping all day. Compared to cheapo RCA's these seem to have less noise and sharper details, better clearer treble and such. Just a better cable, imho. For the money I don't think you can go wrong here. This is basically the same exact cable as the Tower cables but with 1awg thicker Long Grain Copper conductor. I think these sound better than Tower by a bit. I'm so happy with Audioquest I have purchased their Columbia RCA's to test out. They are on sale, this cable usually sells for $400-$500 but is going for $250 right now. I believe Columbia is the same cable as the Yukon but with 72V DBS and it's cheaper right now... Just a little FYI.

Despite its premium built appearance and price, it broke down just after 5 months of light use.

I built out my home audio sound system in late 2018. Outlaw Audio RR2160 stereo Amp/receiver, Klipsch R-26F speakers, Klipsch R-120SW subwoofer using 100Hz X-over on the RR2160, Onkyo DX-C390 6 Disc CD Player, AT-LP5 Turntable, Cambridge Audio Alva Duo Phono Preamp, ATVM540 ML/H Cartridge & Headshell, and an ART EQ355 Dual 31 Octave Graphic Equalizer. All of my RCA cables are AudioQuest and I'll have no others. I recently decided I had to move my turntable and needed new cables because of the increased distance. What did I buy? AudioQuest cables. Yes they went up in price since 2018, but it was money well spent.