Bronze Dragon Interconnect Wins Cable of the Year Award
Headphone Guru Names Bronze Dragon Interconnect Among Products of the Year for 2022
Moon Audio's Bronze Dragon Interconnect has been named Cable of the Year as part of Headphone. Guru's Product of the Year awards. Each year, the audio review site compiles a list of products they have encountered that have stood "head and shoulders" above the rest. In 2020, Headphone. Guru honored the Black Dragon line of speaker cables, power cables, and interconnects with a Golden Clef award.
Introduced in 2022, the Bronze Dragon Interconnect joined its siblings, Silver, Black, and Blue Dragon Interconnects. It is Moon Audio's top-of-the-line copper interconnect.
"Cables are every bit as much a component as any other in a system, more so in personal audio, where small changes make huge differences. Moon Audio’s Bronze Dragon Interconnects combine the warmth of copper with the high resolution, high current, and extreme phase coherency of their famous Silver Dragon Cables. For anyone who is looking for musicality with a massive soundstage, look no further. The Bronze Dragon is your cable."
Gary Alan Barker, Senior Editor at Headphone Guru
About the Bronze Dragon Interconnect
The Bronze Dragon is our top-of-the-line copper-based interconnect. The Bronze Dragon offers a balanced and musical sound with excellent bass control. It's a great choice for a solid-state system where things are on the bright or forward side. You don't want to lose resolution, but you want to add some musicality.
The Bronze Dragon Interconnect uses the same eight-wire braided geometry found in our Silver Dragon Interconnect, but with solid-core UP-OCC 99.99998% pure copper 26 AWG Teflon-insulated wire. The braided geometry itself acts as a noise rejection barrier, and we also added an iron curtain with the external shield. Often, customers are using our cables on PC hi-fi systems and in pro studios where noise is an issue. Hearing only the music, void of any external interference, is key. The shield also adds more durability to the cable for long runs on studio floors or in your home theater system.
"With the new Bronze Dragon, I basically looked at the Silver Dragon and said, 'How can I get the same performance out of the Silver Dragon... and maintain close to the same level of detail but get some of the warmth and musicality of the Blue and the Black Dragon?' Voila! The Bronze Dragon."
Drew Baird, P.E., CEO of Moon Audio
We stuck with the tried-and-true WBT Nextgen WBT 0102Cu as our RCA connector termination option. It is simply the best male RCA we have tested. It sounded the richest during our research and development—very clean with no smear that some connectors can add to the sound quality. The best XLR termination we found is the Furutech FP-601 in gold finish. This was the hands-down winner in all of our listening tests. There is nothing better at this price point than an XLR termination option.
Dragon Cables
Generally, stock audio cables are manufactured with subpar materials, metals with impurities, poor geometries, and an overabundance of layers to make them look and feel like a fire hose. Inconsistency and lack of quality control in stock cables can lead to poor sound quality and a veiled sound vs. what the musician intended for you to hear and feel from the music. Dragon Audio Cables are handcrafted with the highest standards and made to order according to your specific needs. At Moon Audio, we create a custom cable for you using the highest quality UP-OCC silver or copper conductors that can be manufactured. UP-OCC metals are void of impurities and are optimized for signal transfer and sound quality. We have one of the largest collections of audio and headphone connection options available online and we create limitless audio cable options depending on your specific gear and needs.
Why Dragon Cables?
You’ve heard the saying that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, right? Well, the same applies to your brand new audiophile-grade headphone or other audio components. The weakest link, in this case, is your stock audio cable or the cheap interconnects the manufacturer threw in the box just to get you up and running. Why is the audio cable always an afterthought, when it’s just as important as the rest of your system? At Moon Audio, we use the purest and best raw materials in our cables to unveil your music. We believe that materials matter and your audio cables should have the same care and craftsmanship that manufacturers put into their audio components and headphones. Audio cables are ultimately the connection to your music. The fact remains that cabling is often considered the last priority to that of the main product and a means to cut down the overall production costs. It’s as simple as that. Dragon Cables elevate every note - as if you were hearing your favorite music for the very first time.
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Specifications
Physical Specifications
Conductor Material: UP-OCC 99.99998% pure solid core copper
Conductor Configuration: 8-wire braided geometry, 26 AWG
Insulation: Teflon insulated
Shielding: Braided noise-rejection geometry with an added external shield
Solder: Mundorf MSolder SUPREME SilverGold mix at every connection point
RCA Connectors: WBT Nextgen WBT 0102Cu
XLR Connectors: Furutech FP-601 (Gold finish); Furutech Top Line XLR available
Construction: Handcrafted in Cary, North Carolina; sold in pairs
Technical Specifications
Conductor Purity: 99.99998% (7N)
Casting Process: UP-OCC (Ultra-Pure Ohno Continuous Casting)
Dielectric: Teflon and air
Sound Signature: Full | Balanced — dynamic, detailed, and musical with strong bass control, leaning warm side of neutral
Interference Rejection: Zero-interference design via braided geometry and external shielding, well suited to PC Hi-Fi systems and pro studio environments
Additional Information
Premium Difference: Upgraded with Mundorf MSolder SUPREME SilverGold solder plus Furutech Top Line XLR and WBT Nextgen connectors for maximum performance
Custom Options: Custom terminations available for nearly any setup — contact for compatibility
