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Item: Audioquest Redwood 8ft Speaker Cables - Bi-Wire, Spades Location: Sydney Price: FURTHER REDUCTION to $4,200(was $5,000) + postage and insurance Item Condition: Very Good Reason for selling: Excess Payment Method: Pickup/Post - Cash, Direct Credit Extra Info: I've further reduced these cables. Opportunity to own high end cables for an absolute bargain price. This is ONLY 26% of the RRP of $16,100 for a 2.5 metre pair here in Australia. I did a direct comparison between Oaks and the Redwoods. Oaks were no slouch but the Redwoods were a complete step up from my Audioquest Gibraltars. The Redwood were more of everything. Think of the Oaks as an evolution with the Redwoods being a revolution. Comparing RRP price. A 2.5 metre pair of Oaks is $5,100, the Redwoods, $16,100. I bought these a few years ago from a Audioquest retailer in the States. These were his own cables. His Audioquest area manager verified their originality(see extract of email below). Last year one of these cables had an issue so both were returned via Ambertech(Australian Distributor) under their lifetime warranty. Audioquest replaced one cable and fitted new spades to the original cable(I have correspondence). The new cable has a smooth finish DBS finish pack while the older cable has the previous slightly rubbery finish, both are 72v DBS and performance is unaffected. Can purchase a new DBS pack from Audioquest if you want. Some scratches on one of the cable covers(see attached). No original packaging. Pictures:

Item: Audioquest Gibraltar (1.5m) Location: Lane Cove 2066 Price: (rrp$1200) plus postage Item Condition: 9/10 Reason for selling: surplus Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, can post at cost as I have the original packaging Extra Info: a superb cable from Audioquest, purchased from an authorized local dealer. Have the original packaging. The blue cables (Gibraltar) are the only thing for sale in the pictures. Banana plugs both ends Pictures:

Item: Audioquest Rocket 44 (2.5m) Location: Lane Cove 2066 Price: plus postage (rrp $820) Item Condition: 9/10 Reason for selling: surplus Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, can post at cost. Extra Info: I’m original owner, purchased through authorized dealer. Fitted with Audioquest banana plugs 500 Silver series. Have the original packaging for postage. Rocket 44 cables and nothing else in the pictures for sale. Pictures:

Item: 3x AudioQuest FLX/SLiP 14/4 Speaker Cable 3M bi wire Location: Brisbane Price: $300 Item Condition: As new Reason for selling: Bought extra, it was 2 am, yes I had been drinking, I needed 3, I bought pairs instead of singles, yes from the UK, please don't judge me. Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: As new, never used, have the others 3 in my LCR and sound great, see reviews online, they are great value for the money. Item: QED Qunex 1 Stereo Phono / RCA Cable 1.2m Location: Brisbane Price: SOLD Item Condition: As new, Reason for selling: NLR Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: See reviews online, good value. Item: QED QNECT 2 Balanced RCA Interconnect Cable 0.5M Location: Brisbane Price: SOLD Item Condition: As new, Reason for selling: NLR Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: See reviews online, good value. Pictures:

I just purchased the AudioQuest NightHawk Carbon at a closeout price of $299 USD in the U.S. The original price here was $699 USD, so the new closeout price is 3/7 of the original. The packaging was new with the NH Carbon, and so well packaged that it would survive severe moisture and humidity for 100 years or so. The sound is the same as the original NH, i.e. dull and cavernous due to the combination of lower-mids emphasis and mid-treble recess. Fortunately, when EQ'd properly the NH sounds marvelous. http://dalethorn.com/Photos/Audioforge/Audioquest_Nighthawk.jpg (Note: EQ curve is the inverse of a freq. response curve) About a year ago I also purchased the NightOwl Carbon, hoping for a better sound, but it was even worse than the NH. I really have to wonder, given the massive promotion by AudioQuest for these headphones and their designer (Skylar-somebody), whether anyone with an appreciation for high fidelity reproduction actually listened to these designs and signed off on them. I have my doubts.

Item: AudioQuest, Aspen, Speaker Cables full range 3m / 10ft pair $1250 Location: Clayton or Devon Meadows happy to post anywhere. Price: $1250 Item Condition: Used but in excellent condition I have original receipt from Amber Technology who are the importers. Reason for selling: I'm now running mono blocks so need shorter speaker cables Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, direct deposit, COD Only Extra Info: SOLID PERFECT-SURFACE COPPER+/PERFECT-SURFACE COPPER (PSC+/PSC) CONDUCTORS: Aspen uses a carefully finessed combination of high-purity Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC), and extreme high-purity Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) conductors in a Self-Shielding Double Counter-Spiral HyperLitz design. Solid conductors prevent strand interaction, a major source of distortion. Surface quality is critical because a conductor can be considered as a rail-guide for both the electric fields within a conductor, and for the magnetic fields outside the conductor. The astonishingly smooth and pure Perfect-Surface nearly eliminates harshness and greatly increases clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other coppers. The superior purity of PSC+ further minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries, which exist within any metal conductor. DIELECTRIC-BIAS SYSTEM (DBS, US PAT #S 7,126,055 & 7,872,195 B1): Insulation is an electrical barrier, and also a “dielectric” because it is inside the conductor’s magnetic field. All insulation slows down and smears the signal inside. When insulation is unbiased, it causes different amounts of delay for different frequencies and energy levels, a real problem for very time-sensitive multi-octave audio. AudioQuest’s DBS creates a strong, stable electrostatic field which saturates and polarizes (organizes) the molecules of the insulation. Saturated (full) insulation absorbs less and therefore releases less out-of-phase energy. Minimizing nonlinear time delays results in clearer sound emerging from a “blacker” background. The DBS battery packs will last for years. A test button and LED allow for the occasional battery check. DOUBLE COUNTER-SPIRAL GEOMETRY: Aspen and the other AQ “Tree” Series cables have an inner circular array of positive conductors spiraling in one direction. Around this inner group, the negative conductors spiral in the opposite direction, which makes possible the significant performance advantage of the positive and negative conductors crossing each other instead of being parallel. However, the critical need for positive and negative to have a fixed non-changing relationship is ensured as the negative and positive groups are in fact two tubes with a perfectly consistent relationship. The result is an astonishing clarity, like focusing a camera lens you had no idea was so far out of focus. CARBON-BASED NOISE-DISSIPATION AND CROSSTALK-DISSIPATION SYSTEM (INSULATION): The negative conductors in Aspen are covered with partially conductive Carbon-Loaded Polyethylene. This remarkable material damps radio-frequency garbage from being fed back into the amplifier. The sonic benefit is exactly the same reduction in “hash” and improved dimensionality that comes whenever RF interference is reduced in an audio circuit. Another carbon layer also damps interaction between positive and negative conductors, and an external 3-layer carbon-based NDS System additionally absorbs external interference. SPREAD-SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY (SST): Any single size or shape of conductor has a specific distortion profile. Even though radially symmetrical conductors (solid or tubular) have the fewest discontinuities, any particular size still has a sonic signature. SST is a method for significantly reducing the awareness of these character flaws by using a precise combination of different size conductors. The different SST-determined conductor sizes used in Aspen allow an exceptionally clear, clean and dynamic sound. BIWIRING: When possible, running separate conductors or separate cables to the treble and bass halves of a speaker will considerably reduce distortion. BiWiring helps by keeping the large magnetic fields associated with bass energy out of the treble cable, allowing the delicate upper frequencies to travel a less disturbed path, like keeping the big waves out of the water when you swim. Although Aspen is an ideal Full-Range cable, it has also been designed to make it possible to truly Single-BiWire. Many multi-conductor cables claim to be good for BiWiring, but unless there is real magnetic isolation between the bass and treble conductor groups, dividing such cables into bass and treble can actually be worse than keeping them together. TERMINATIONS: Aspen is prepared by Cold-Welding AudioQuest’s 1000 Series Hanging-Silver Multi-Spades or Bananas. The plugs are plated directly over pure Red Copper by submerging (hanging) the spades and bananas into a vat of extreme-purity silver, resulting in a very thick Direct-Silver Plate. There are no intermediary performance degrading materials. Aspen’s breakouts (where the cable divides into positive and negative legs) are also special: Because a metal breakout would disrupt the cable’s magnetic fields, Aspen’s breakouts are magnetically invisible ABS. DIRECTIONS: Because all drawn metal is directional, all audio cables are directional. AudioQuest analog and digital audio cables are all controlled for correct directionality. The best sound is made possible by following the “Amp” and “Speaker” labels on Aspen’s breakouts.

Item: Nighthawk carbon headphones Location: Melbourne Price: 500 Item Condition: 9/10 Reason for selling: Selling excess stuff to fund 1 end game Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: purchased 1 year ago, i take good care of all my gears Item: Nightowl carbon headphones (SOLD) Location: Melbourne Price: 650 Item Condition: 10/10 Reason for selling: Selling excess stuff to fund 1 end game Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: purchased 1 month ago, i take good care of all my gears, usage time not more than 2 hours. As new Pictures:

Item: Audioquest Leopard 2m RCA-RCA Tonearm Cable with 72V DBS System Location: Melbourne Price: $850 (Retail $1535) Item Condition: Unused. Only taken out of box and cable protectors moved to photograph Reason for selling: Rationalising analogue. My high end tonearms have captive cables Payment Method: Cash, Bank Transfer or Paypal Extra Info: Top of the Audioquest range designed for a specific purpose: the best possible transmission of low level phono signals from a terminal block, i.e. when a tonearm is not terminated with RCA plugs at the end of long captive leads, but with RCA sockets. This approach has 2 possible benefits: allowing alternative cable choices and eliminating the possibility of mechanical drag on a turntable's suspension. The Leopard tonearm cable in particular has many advanced features which should produce a tremendous upgrade to the performance of turntables with a terminal block, such as many of the Pro-Jects. Some of these features include solid "perfect surface silver" conductors surrounded by fluoropolymer air tubes enhanced with their radical battery-bias dielectric ("DBS") system, carbon-loaded synthetics to absorb RF interference and "cold welded" direct silver plated plugs. A lot of technology to enhance one of the most critical signal paths in an analogue system! Pictures:

Item: Audioquest Digital Balanced AES/EBU 110ohm cable 2m Location: Lane Cove 2066 Price: $450 (rrp from Ambertech $889) plus postage Item Condition: 9.5/10 Reason for selling: surplus Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, can post at actual cost Extra Info: great balanced digital cable, have the original packaging and purchased from an authorized retailer, have the original receipt  Pictures:

Item: Audioquest Jitterbug Location: Sydney Price: $50 (includes shipping Oz) Item Condition: As new Reason for selling: Not being used Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal Only Extra Info: JitterBug’s dual-circuitry measurably reduces unwanted noise currents and parasitic resonances. It also reduces jitter and packet errors (in some cases, packet errors are completely eliminated). The result is clearer and more compelling sound, music, dialog, etc. A better audio experience. Pictures:

Item: Audioquest Coffee USB A/B 1.5m Location: Lane Cove 2066 Price: $300 plus postage if required ( Ambertech rrp $535) Item Condition: 9/10 ( although the DBS pack is sticky, soft rubbery coating ) Reason for selling: surplus Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal as a friend Extra Info:great usb cable which I highly recommend Pictures: to come

Item: Audioqest King Cobra 3m sub kit Location: Pakenham Price: 80 Item Condition: Excellent Reason for selling: NLR Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: Hi guys, I have Audioqest King Cobra 3m sub kit cable. I don't have sub in my system anymore so don't need cable as well. Let me know if anyone need it Pictures:

Item: Audioquest Dragonfly rev 1 Location: Pakenham VIC Price: $50 Item Condition: Good Reason for selling: NLR Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: Hi guys, I have AQ Dragonfly DAC for sale. I believe it's rev 1. I used it with my PC headphones. My PC sits now closer and I don't need it anymore. May be someone need it more than me. Pictures:

Item: Audioquest Indigo+ Speaker Cables, 2x2m, Chord termination Location: Sydney, St Leonards Price: $120 + $10 postage Item Condition: Good condition, some wear and tear, scuffs, but nothing major Reason for selling: Upgrade Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal Extra Info: I have for sale my Audioquest Indigo+ speaker cables - 2 x 2 meters. The cables have been terminated with Chord plugs a couple of years ago. The current configuration is 2 spades at the speaker end and 2 banana plugs at the amplifier end. Each channel consists of four conductors in the famous Audioquest's Hyperlitz configuration (solid FPC and LGC copper wires of different diameters). That makes this cable also suitable for bi-wire or bi-amp configuration (if you wish to re-terminate the cables). I had my Audioquest's for probably over 10 years playing in my main system and they are in great condition. They have some wear and tear, some scuffs, but nothing major. Pickup available from either St Leonards (2065) or Sydney CBD, but I'm also happy to post to anywhere in Australia. Advertised on ebay too. Pictures:

Item: Audioquest AES/EBU 110ohn cable 2m Location: Lane Cove 2066 Price: $450 rrp from Ambertech $889 plus postage Item Condition: 9/10 Reason for selling: surplus Payment Method: Pickup - Cash Extra Info: great balanced digital cable, have the original packaging and purchased from an authorized retailer Pictures: to come

Item: AudioQuest Water xlr interconnects, 1m. Location: Melbourne. Price: $400 Item Condition: excellent. Reason for selling: no longer required Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, bank t'fer. Extra Info: can post if required. Pictures:

Item: Audioquest rocket 44 Location:campsie Price: 450 Item Condition: 10/10 Reason for selling: raising funds for new streamer Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: I'm going to regret this sale i have had these for 6 months. Also with upgrade to silver plated spades all bought from audio solutions mascot i upgraded silver ends 140$ just for 4 spades about 5 weeks ago the cables are really nice and warm, also look very nice. 3 meter each cable i have all boxes and extra original bananna plugs thanks for reading. I will miss my cables. Pictures:

Item: AudioQuest, Aspen, Speaker Cables price drop 3m / 10ft pair Location: Clayton or Devon Meadows Price: $1700 price drop Item Condition: Used but in excellent condition Reason for selling: Not suitable for new speakers Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, direct deposit, COD Only Extra Info: SOLID PERFECT-SURFACE COPPER+/PERFECT-SURFACE COPPER (PSC+/PSC) CONDUCTORS: Aspen uses a carefully finessed combination of high-purity Perfect-Surface Copper (PSC), and extreme high-purity Perfect-Surface Copper+ (PSC+) conductors in a Self-Shielding Double Counter-Spiral HyperLitz design. Solid conductors prevent strand interaction, a major source of distortion. Surface quality is critical because a conductor can be considered as a rail-guide for both the electric fields within a conductor, and for the magnetic fields outside the conductor. The astonishingly smooth and pure Perfect-Surface nearly eliminates harshness and greatly increases clarity compared to OFHC, OCC, 8N and other coppers. The superior purity of PSC+ further minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries, which exist within any metal conductor. DIELECTRIC-BIAS SYSTEM (DBS, US PAT #S 7,126,055 & 7,872,195 B1): Insulation is an electrical barrier, and also a “dielectric” because it is inside the conductor’s magnetic field. All insulation slows down and smears the signal inside. When insulation is unbiased, it causes different amounts of delay for different frequencies and energy levels, a real problem for very time-sensitive multi-octave audio. AudioQuest’s DBS creates a strong, stable electrostatic field which saturates and polarizes (organizes) the molecules of the insulation. Saturated (full) insulation absorbs less and therefore releases less out-of-phase energy. Minimizing nonlinear time delays results in clearer sound emerging from a “blacker” background. The DBS battery packs will last for years. A test button and LED allow for the occasional battery check. DOUBLE COUNTER-SPIRAL GEOMETRY: Aspen and the other AQ “Tree” Series cables have an inner circular array of positive conductors spiraling in one direction. Around this inner group, the negative conductors spiral in the opposite direction, which makes possible the significant performance advantage of the positive and negative conductors crossing each other instead of being parallel. However, the critical need for positive and negative to have a fixed non-changing relationship is ensured as the negative and positive groups are in fact two tubes with a perfectly consistent relationship. The result is an astonishing clarity, like focusing a camera lens you had no idea was so far out of focus. CARBON-BASED NOISE-DISSIPATION AND CROSSTALK-DISSIPATION SYSTEM (INSULATION): The negative conductors in Aspen are covered with partially conductive Carbon-Loaded Polyethylene. This remarkable material damps radio-frequency garbage from being fed back into the amplifier. The sonic benefit is exactly the same reduction in “hash” and improved dimensionality that comes whenever RF interference is reduced in an audio circuit. Another carbon layer also damps interaction between positive and negative conductors, and an external 3-layer carbon-based NDS System additionally absorbs external interference. SPREAD-SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY (SST): Any single size or shape of conductor has a specific distortion profile. Even though radially symmetrical conductors (solid or tubular) have the fewest discontinuities, any particular size still has a sonic signature. SST is a method for significantly reducing the awareness of these character flaws by using a precise combination of different size conductors. The different SST-determined conductor sizes used in Aspen allow an exceptionally clear, clean and dynamic sound. BIWIRING: When possible, running separate conductors or separate cables to the treble and bass halves of a speaker will considerably reduce distortion. BiWiring helps by keeping the large magnetic fields associated with bass energy out of the treble cable, allowing the delicate upper frequencies to travel a less disturbed path, like keeping the big waves out of the water when you swim. Although Aspen is an ideal Full-Range cable, it has also been designed to make it possible to truly Single-BiWire. Many multi-conductor cables claim to be good for BiWiring, but unless there is real magnetic isolation between the bass and treble conductor groups, dividing such cables into bass and treble can actually be worse than keeping them together. TERMINATIONS: Aspen is prepared by Cold-Welding AudioQuest’s 1000 Series Hanging-Silver Multi-Spades or Bananas. The plugs are plated directly over pure Red Copper by submerging (hanging) the spades and bananas into a vat of extreme-purity silver, resulting in a very thick Direct-Silver Plate. There are no intermediary performance degrading materials. Aspen’s breakouts (where the cable divides into positive and negative legs) are also special: Because a metal breakout would disrupt the cable’s magnetic fields, Aspen’s breakouts are magnetically invisible ABS. DIRECTIONS: Because all drawn metal is directional, all audio cables are directional. AudioQuest analog and digital audio cables are all controlled for correct directionality. The best sound is made possible by following the “Amp” and “Speaker” labels on Aspen’s breakouts. Pictures:

Item: AudioQuest Water xlr interconnects, 1m. Location: Melbourne Price: $450 Item Condition: Excellent with original packaging. Reason for selling: no longer required Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, bank transfer. Extra Info: can post at buyer's risk and expense. Pictures:

Item: audioquest midnight plus speaker cables 1.8M Location: 2213 Price: $240 Item Condition: very good Reason for selling: nlr Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: Audioquest solid copper cables , very nice sounding selling due to shorter than what i require Pictures:

Item: Rega Duet speaker cable 100MSP with Audioquest AQ-BAN300TRS – BFA Banana Pl Location: North Melbourne 3051 Price: 150 Item Condition: Good except two connectors not working Payment Method: Pickup or shipping at your cost Extra Info: I’m going to sell my whole system. This includes North Star DAC32, Rega Elicit amplifier, Rega Couple 2 interconnects, Rega Duet speaker cable 100MSP with Audioquest AQ-BAN300TRS – BFA Banana Plug, and Sonus Faber speakers (currently the speakers are not for sale until other items are sold out). I have spent much effort to make up this balanced system during the past year. The sound is not that “modern” but very enjoyable. I think you know I mean if you have an experience with Rega, North Star or Sonus Faber instrument. However, after I moved to North Melbourne which is closer to my workplace, the small bedroom and apartment environment do not allow me to enjoy this system any longer. Also, in the near future I will need to work until late evening. So, this system must go. Here for sale are the Rega Duet speaker cable 100MSP with Audioquest AQ-BAN300TRS – BFA Banana Plug If you are using a Rega amplifier, you should use it together with Rega’s best cables. The speaker cables are three metres each, terminated with eight Audioquest connectors. Please note that one of the eight connectors is not working so you may spend $30 fixing it at Klapp or elsewhere. Cable+7 connectors = $150. Will show you the tax invoice. Pickup at North Melbourne or shipping at your cost. Pictures:

I have a DBS issue and hoping someone can help. I bought the Water RCA cable from on here a while ago. The test button for one of the cables didn’t work and I just got around to changing the batteries. The test button now lights up green, but when plugged in to the little chord in the end of the table it doesn’t. And it gets really hot so that the batteries are burning hot. Does anyone know of this issue?

Item: Vandersteen Speakers - 2CE Signature Series & Audioquest Leads Location: Byron Bay Price: $900 Item Condition: Very Good Reason for selling: Downsizing Home -> Downsizing System Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: I have loved these Vandersteen speakers for several years, but we're downsizing our home and I have to downsize my audio system. Vandersteen 2CE's are serious audiophile quality speakers. They are 4 way speakers with a frequency response from 28Hz to 30Khz. I have used them for both music and as front speakers in a surround sound system. They have always been used with Quicksilver M60 monblock valve amplifiers with which they are well matched (I have 3 x M60's also listed for sale). The sound is rich and vibrant but crystal clear. Here is a link to the Vandersteen website and a review of these speakers in Stereophile. http://vandersteen.com/ http://vandersteen.com/media/files/Reprints/stereophile2cesigreview.pdf I am very careful with my equipment and they are in excellent condition with only very minor bumps and scratches These speakers currently retail in Australia for $3,300 (Sound Reference Melbourne & Caxton Audio Brisbane) Also included are a pair of Audioquest Crystal+ (marked as solid FPC copper and solid LGC copper hyperlitz - made in USA) bi wired leads (1,200 mm long) which I have used exclusively with these speakers. These are really top notch with each lead measuring 15mm across each of the 4 cables If you are interested in these speakers and leads I will be happy to speak with you and answer any questions. Please contact me by email for my phone number Pictures:

Item: Audioquest NightOwl Carbon headphones (closed back) Location: Sydney Price: $500 pickup. Add $30 postage Item Condition: Excellent. I purchased these brand new, still under warranty. Reason for selling: Upgrading Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: - Full details here: http://personal.audioquest.com/nightowl-carbon - All original accessories included. Some reviews here: https://darko.audio/2017/01/audioquest-nightowl-carbon-additive-free-headphone-listening/ https://www.cnet.com/news/audioquest-nightowl-headphones-uber-comfort-uber-sound/ https://www.headfonia.com/review-audioquest-nightowl-carbon-clarity/ https://headfonics.com/2017/08/the-nightowl-carbon-by-audioquest/ http://headphone.guru/audioquest-nightowl-carbon-closed-headphones/ Pictures:

Item: Audioquest Columbia 48V DBS Interconnect 1M Pair Location: Adelaide Price: $250 ($15 Australia wide shipping) Item Condition: Excellent Reason for selling: NLR Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: 100% genuine and comes with original box. Originally purchased from authorised dealer in South Australia. Great Interconnects, have been a bedrock in my system for a while until recently gone XLRs. Pictures: