Synergistic Research Foundation XL Digital Interconnect Key Features:
- 33% More Pure Silver AirString Geometries – Increases resolution, dynamics, and transient response for more detailed, lifelike music.
- SRX XL UEF Matrix Shielding with Graphene – Lowers noise floor while preserving transparency and dynamic range.
- SRX XL High Voltage Conditioning – Enhances electron flow at the molecular level, improving tonal accuracy, dimensionality, and high-frequency refinement.
- Purple and Gold Carbon Tuning Discs – Allow system-specific tuning for optimized harmonic texture, soundstage openness, and realism.
- Air Dielectric Suspension – Reduces conductor interaction for smoother, fatigue-free listening with improved musical clarity.
Product Description:
At its core, Foundation XL is a refined, scaled-down version of the flagship SRX XL, handmade in Synergistic Research’s California factory using the same foundational technologies first introduced in the SRX XL loom.
Just as SRX XL expanded on SRX with higher conductor density and advanced treatments, Foundation XL elevates Foundation SX with 33% more pure silver AirString geometries, each suspended in an air dielectric to reduce interaction and improve resolution. The SRX XL UEF Compound is applied to Foundation XL’s matrix shielding to lower the noise floor while preserving dynamics and transparency. Every cable undergoes the same long-duration, high-frequency conditioning process developed for SRX XL, enhancing dimensionality, tonal accuracy, and high-frequency refinement.
Each cable includes Purple and Gold UEF Carbon Tuning Discs, allowing listeners to tailor the sound to their system and preferences—or to run them without tuning. Foundation XL brings SRX XL’s advanced technologies to the Foundation series, offering the highest performance-to-price ratio of any cable Synergistic Research has ever produced.
UEF Matrix Shield with Graphene SRX XL Matrix Shielding
In creating the flagship SRX XL series, Synergistic Research developed a new UEF compound that advances its Matrix Shielding technology, reducing the noise floor even further while minimizing the signal constraints typically associated with shielding. This state-of-the-art SRX XL Matrix Shielding is now applied to the Foundation XL line, delivering a substantial performance upgrade over the previous Foundation SX. To further refine musicality, Carbon Fiber UEF Tuning Discs—engineered specifically for both Foundation SX and Foundation XL—enhance noise cancellation, preventing high frequencies from sounding harsh or fatiguing.
Enhanced Cable Geometries—6N Pure Silver Airstrings, Multiplied
While voicing the Foundation XL, Synergistic Research discovered that doubling the 99.9995% pure silver Air Strings produced cables that are quicker and more resolving, with greater texture and body. This refinement enhances dynamics and transient response while preserving a smooth, fatigue-free presentation.
Quantum Tunneling—SRX XL High Voltage Conditioning
The SRX XL High Voltage Conditioning process represents Synergistic Research’s most advanced treatment, applying 1,000,000 volts of electricity at carefully chosen frequencies and pulse modulations over extended durations. This creates pathways within the conductor material and contact points at the molecular level, enabling freer electron flow. Building on the original SRX process, the XL version introduces longer duration sweeping frequency plots and enhancements to the Tesla Coil, resulting in an even more open and accurate sound. Foundation XL cables benefit from this same conditioning method, a key factor in their substantial performance gains and voicing that approaches the flagship SRX XL series.
Included Carbon Tuning Discs—Tune to Perfection
Foundation XL interconnects, speaker cables, and power cables include Carbon Tuning Discs derived from the Atmosphere SX loom where they help define the series’ signature sound. Each disc incorporates patented UEF technology and is treated with a specialized UEF compound that interacts with EM fields to elevate performance. Constructed from conductive carbon fiber, the discs intensify this interaction, further improving system transparency and refinement. Gold Carbon Tuning Discs enrich harmonic texture while adding holographic realism, while Purple Carbon Tuning Discs extend clarity and soundstage openness even further for heightened detail and dimensionality.
Specifications:
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Silver Matrix Conductors
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1 each RCA, 2 each XLR: monocrystalline conductors with copper core
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Dielectric
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Solid Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
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Maximum Frequency
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12.4 GHz
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Geometry
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SPDIF single run / AES/EBU double run
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Connectors
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Silver Teflon SR 20 SPDIF or Neutrik NC3FX-BAG / NC3MX-BAG AES/EBU connectors
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Build Notes
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4 (RCA) / 6 (XLR) point-to-point hand soldered connections
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Shielding Technology
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SRX XL Matrix Shielding: UEF coating with Graphene applied directly to connectors reduces noise floor, allows purer signal with more warmth and detail
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Silver Solder
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4%
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Hand Build Time
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1.25 hours
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Post-Production Process
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SRX XL Quantum Tunneling: 1,000,000 volts applied at specific frequencies and pulse modulations, creating molecular-level “canal” for freer electron flow and improved realism
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Additional Treatment
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Secondary UEF Blue Treatment (developed for SR Blue Fuses)
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Burn-in
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5 day burn-in, 2-step process
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Manufacturing
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Hand crafted in California factory
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