Description
The Synergistic Research SRX XL Digital Interconnect is engineered for high-performance digital audio systems requiring advanced signal transmission, precision shielding, and ultra-low noise performance. Built using Synergistic Research UEF technologies, Active Shielding, and a highly refined multi-layer geometry, the SRX XL Digital Interconnect is designed to preserve signal integrity while minimizing noise and interference throughout the digital signal path.
Constructed with multiple 99.9999% pure silver conductors, Silver Air String technologies, and Graphene-enhanced UEF Shielding, the SRX XL Digital Interconnect incorporates advanced shielding architectures, SR Quantum Capacitors, and Active Electromagnetic Cell technologies integrated directly within the cable structure. The cable is additionally treated using Synergistic Research’s proprietary Long Duration High Voltage Conditioning process prior to final assembly.
The SRX XL Digital Interconnect is designed to enhance low-level detail retrieval, spatial information, transient precision, and overall clarity while maintaining accurate digital signal transmission between source components and DACs.
Key performance characteristics include:
- Lower perceived noise floor
- Improved image focus and spatial presentation
- Enhanced transient speed and detail retrieval
- Greater harmonic detail and tonal accuracy
- Improved clarity and dimensionality
- Enhanced dynamic expression and low-level resolution
The SRX XL Digital Interconnect also incorporates interchangeable SR25 UEF Tuning Modules that allow system-specific voicing adjustments. Included Active and Passive tuning modules provide alternate configurations for warmth, liquidity, detail, refinement, and extension.
Each cable utilizes premium Synergistic Research connectors and receives a multi-step conditioning and burn-in process before completion. Handcrafted in California, the SRX XL Digital Interconnect combines advanced conductor technologies, Active Shielding systems, Graphene-enhanced UEF treatments, and precision cable geometry for high-resolution digital audio applications.
Key Features
- Flagship SRX XL Digital Interconnect design
- 99.9999% pure silver conductors
- Pure Silver Air String technology
- UEF Shielding with Graphene
- Active Shielding Technology
- SR Quantum Capacitors
- SR25 UEF Active and Passive Tuning Modules
- Long Duration High Voltage Conditioning
- Precision multi-layer cable geometry
- Handcrafted in California
- Available in multiple lengths and digital terminations
RockOnAV Expert Take
The SRX XL Digital Interconnect is designed for listeners who want to preserve every nuance of a high-resolution digital source without sacrificing musicality. What stands out most is its ability to maintain exceptional clarity, image focus, and low-level detail retrieval while presenting music with a natural sense of ease and coherence. In highly resolving systems, it can help create a quieter background, improved spatial definition, and greater retrieval of ambient information that contributes to a more immersive listening experience. For audiophiles investing in reference-level digital front ends, the SRX XL Digital Interconnect is engineered to help maximize signal integrity and reveal the full potential of the associated components.
Specifications
| Construction | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Gen Silver Matrix Geometry | 1 each (RCA) / 2 each (XLR) 3rd Gen Silver Matrix conductors |
| Silver Matrix Signal Conductor |
Monocrystalline conductors with copper core Dielectric: Solid Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Shielding: Silver Braid – Quantum Tunneled Ground Plane Technology Listening tests performed for signal direction before build |
| 3rd Gen High Current Galileo Silver Matrix String |
1 each High Current Silver Matrix String Monocrystalline conductors with copper core Dielectric: Solid Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Shielding: Silver Braid – Quantum Tunneled Ground Plane Technology Listening tests performed for signal direction before build |
| Silver Air String Geometry | 2 each (RCA / BNC) or 4 each (XLR) Silver Air String cables |
| Silver Air Strings |
99.9999% Pure Monocrystalline Silver Conductors Dielectric: Air (Sealed) Shielding: UEF Ground Plane Technology Handcrafted in California |
| Shielding & UEF Technology | |
| Shielding System |
SRX XL UEF Shielding Point-to-Point Wiring WBT Silver Solder 4% |
| SRX UEF Matrix Shielding |
Two different UEF coatings with Graphene applied to the UEF Cell, connectors, cabling, and ground system. Designed to significantly reduce the noise floor while allowing a purer signal transfer with greater warmth, detail, and reduced grain. Provides additional conductor and UEF Cell damping benefits. |
| Quantum Tunneling & Burn-In | |
| Quantum Tunneling | SRX XL Long Duration – Custom |
| SRX XL Long Duration Quantum Tunneling | After final assembly, all connections and cabling are treated with 1,000,000 volts of electricity at specific frequencies and pulse modulations. This process creates a molecular-level conduction pathway that allows electrons to flow more freely, improving low-level detail retrieval and overall realism. |
| Burn-In Process |
5 Day Burn-In 3 Step Process |
| Secondary Treatment | Secondary UEF Blue Treatment originally developed for SR Blue Fuses |
| UEF Tuning Modules | |
| Gold SR25 UEF Tuning Passive Module |
Included Optional voicing for increased warmth and liquidity |
| Silver SR25 UEF Tuning Passive Module |
Included Optional voicing for maximum information retrieval and refinement |
| Connectors | |
| RCA Connectors | Synergistic Research Silver SR20 RCA |
| XLR Connectors | Synergistic Research Silver SR20 XLR |
| Build Notes | |
| Cable Geometry Isolation | Individual EXP Isolated cable geometries for improved vibrational isolation |
| Hand-Soldered Connections |
12 point-to-point hand soldered connections (RCA) 18 point-to-point hand soldered connections (XLR) |
| Tuning Module Terminations | 4 terminations for SRX Tuning Modules (Silver and Gold) |
| Silver Solder | WBT Silver Solder 4% |
| Hand Build Time | 8 Hours |
| Manufacturing | 100% Handcrafted in California Factory |
| Optional Grounding Enhancement | |
| SR Ground Block Compatibility | Compatible with optional SR Ground Block featuring UEF Ground Filter or Active Ground Block. Enables grounding of SRX XL shields and system components for further reductions in system noise floor, improving detail, clarity, and musicality. |
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