Acoustic Research AP031 6-Foot Stereo Analog Interconnect, with Gold RCA Plug Molded Connectors

by Acoustic Research

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.2 x 3 inches ; 12.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005QXXM
• Item model number: AP031N
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 5, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Featuring gold-plated connectors and oxygen-free copper wire for optimal conductivity, this stereo RCA cable delivers the best possible sound from your home stereo system. Line noise is minimized by its directional-balanced line construction, and is further reduced by protective 100 percent-overlapped Mylar foil shielding. Cable flexibility and durability is upheld by a PVC jacket.

Product Description

24K gold-plated connectors6'

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Acoustic Research Cables - Perfect cables for the prices!, February 27, 2004

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K. Wyatt "ssintrepid" (Cape Girardeau, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acoustic Research AP031 6-Foot Stereo Analog Interconnect, with Gold RCA Plug Molded Connectors (Electronics)

Since the reviews for these products are all tied together, I'll lump all four of them together in one review.

Several recent additions and upgrades to two home theater systems necessitated several new audio and video cables. For overall quality and pricing, I found the following cables by Acoustic Research to be perfect for each particular connection that they are intended for:

Acoustic Research AP031 6-Foot Stereo Analog Interconnect - These are your standard red/white audio cables that are integral to connections such as receiver to tape player, receiver to CD player, receiver to television, receiver to DVD player and receiver to VCR. In each case, I found the quality to be perfect in these connections with Audio Research's AP031. They're so high in noise reduction that if there are any extraneous noises, I'm certainly not hearing it.

Acoustic Research AP064 A/V RCA Audio w/S-Video - These are the perfect cables for your standard receiver to VHS player with S-Video capability. With these particular cables I'm receiving the highest quality picture and audio one can expect from a VCR.

Acoustic Research AP071 6 foot Coaxial Digital Audio Cable - This particular cable is outstanding in the capacity of receiver to DVD player in covering both digital audio and digital video signals!

Acoustic Research AP091 3 Piece, 6 foot Red/Blue/Green Component Video Cables - I'm using this particular cable in the capacity of receiver to television set and simply put, one would be hard pressed to receive higher signal quality, color saturation, black level, picture detail, all leading to a sharper, clearer picture!

Overall, I highly recommend these and any other cables from Audio Research as I've found, with few exceptions, that one would be hard pressed to find better cables in the same price range! You don't necessarily have to spend a ton of money on a name when you can spend far less and receive the same quality such as that delivered by Acoustic Research's products. {ssintrepid}

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A best buy for stereo analog interconnects!, January 21, 2005

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nagappa (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Acoustic Research AP031 6-Foot Stereo Analog Interconnect, with Gold RCA Plug Molded Connectors (Electronics)

I bought these interconnects to connect my Marantz CD player to a high-end integrated amp. They replace gold-plated Radio Shack RCA interconnects. Boy did they make an immediate and huge difference!

I got better soundstage and imaging, smoother highs, more resolved bass and more revealing sound overall. This sounds clichéd, but I am hearing things that I never heard before including some background sound that I never thought existed. These are directional cables and the instructions tell you to install the cable with the arrow pointing toward (not away from) the source - which is correct! Wrong direction caused a huge hum in my system.

One of the previous reviewers is absolutely right - you have to get good interconnect cables and they do make huge audible differences. This is because the effects of capacitance, inductance and shielding from EMI/RFI noise are noticeable particularly on interconnects. (Whereas it is extremely difficult to percieve sound differences from any well-constructed speaker wire of 12AWG or thicker). Ideally you want an interconnect with low capacitance, good inductance (most do anyway), and good shielding. This Acoustic Research AP031 Stereo Analog Interconnect does just this!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who knew they were this good?, May 21, 2011

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J. Bessanson "Jay Bee" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acoustic Research AP031 6-Foot Stereo Analog Interconnect, with Gold RCA Plug Molded Connectors (Electronics)

My entry level audiophile stereo has a couple of great components and can make listening to sub par recordings unbearable. For those who care- Toshiba SD-9200 HDCD --> NAD C740 --> PSB Image B25's --> PSB Sub Zero 6i. Yesterday I tried a pair of $125 Audioquest Ruby Hyperlitz three foot cables in between my cd player and my receiver. I connected them in my system between a $2000 cd player and an $800 dollar receiver and sampled them back to back using King Crimson's "Level Five" as a reference. The inexpensive acoustic research cables sounded better. There were things that the Rubys did well- a little more depth but mostly a slightly softened presence. They did not do anything positive, in my opinion, to the lower midrange. The Acoustic Research cables are very good in every respect. I'll take the more present sound along with the tighter lower mids, i would have needed to fiddle with my sub crossover if I had kept the Rubys. I never would have guessed how well the AR cable would stack up to a genuine entry level audiophile cable. Very good value and a better sounding cable with my components...