Audioquest Rocket series

You find relatively little on the forums about AQ Rocket series. Not a popular choice around here.

I am very pleased with my current speaker wire- AQ Rocket 88 (non-DBS), purchased from musicdirect. A definite step-up from AQ Type 4.

If you have a good local dealer, try and take some of his suggestions home to demo on your own system. Your ears (and wallet) will answer the question pretty quickly.

I went from Rocket 44 to Rocket 88 with DBS. Rcket88 gives you more detail in music and a lot more musical, staging was improved as well.

Earlier in the year, I took advantage of Music Direct's closeout prices on Audioquest and wired my system with King Cobra ICs, Rocket 44s, and NRG-4 power cables...basically AQ's best of the non-DBS stuff. My ears never really liked the sound; bass and highs seemed rolled off and detail wasn't that great. Guitars just didn't have any attack and were wimpy. Overall, I felt the Audioquest stuff made my system sound compressed and veiled sounding. Despite numerous break-in time and 4 months of hoping things would get better, I eventually scrapped everything for similarly-priced Acoustic Zen cabling and never looked back.

That's odd.  In the last year I've acquired Rocket 44(biwire), NRG-4 power cables and some Sydney RCA interconnects.  It's the best my system has ever sounded.

So I wonder about Dustsailor's results.  He never mentioned his system or speakers, maybe there just wasn't any synergy.  My system was the Parasound P5, Adcom 555SE(current production amp), NAD C565BEE cd player and Schiit Bifrost Multibit DAC which I connected my phone to.  Speakers were Totem Sky Bookshelf models, which were the most expensive component in my system.

Accuracy, detail and imaging have been quite good, YMMV.  I can't fault Audioquest, I really think that they well know how to make a fine cable.

I used Audioquest in a Rotel/B&W system. I thought it was a no brainer, considering that AQ wiring is always used in Rotel/B&W systems at the shows. The Audioquest just made everything sound small, congested, and confined to the speakers. The Acoustic Zen brought a natural sense of warmth and involvement to the sound, along with a holographic 3-D presentation which was lacking with the AQ.

I upgraded from BJC 10 AWG to Rocket 88 with DBS....WORLDS of difference, clarity, detail, resolution....All improved and they sound amazing...Using them on Bryston Mini-T speakers with an Anthem PVA-7 amp...The change was well worth it!