The AudioQuest Digital Coax RCA cables are designed to minimize distortion over an extremely wide range. For many applications, the speed of digital communication is important. In the case of digital audio coax, "speed" is crucial not only for the quantity but also for the timing relationships within a digital stream, which are vital for reconstructing the analog waveform that carries information and music to our ears. Time-based errors (jitter) in this information within the data packet can result in sound that is small and flat instead of three-dimensional, harsh and muddled instead of smooth and clear.