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Audioquest Pearl HDMI vs ?

I've finally gotten around to upgrading my "old fashioned" tube tv to a new Panasonic Plasma ST30 and have been told that I should get a HDMI cable to connect the video from my High Definition cable box to the new Plasma tv. I will not be using the HDMI for audio though....I will take the RCA analog outs from the cable box directly to my Linn Integrated amplifier.

All I will need is about a 2 meter length. Do various HDMI brands differ significantly as far as the picture quality is concerned or if I go with the $40 all copper Audioquest Pearl, will that be well enough?

Has anyone compared the video quality of the Pearl with anything else?

Thank you!
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no_regrets OP
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Thank you for the responses. I had totally forgotten about Mapleshade being an option. Thank you for that. Looking at the photo of it, I see what you mean about it looking quite fragile. And I see they have a trial period for it as well.

I also appreciate the advice about no going nuts on the HDMI cables. I do hear the difference between audio cables in my reference system, but the HDMI cable for me at least will only be used for the video portion. I wasn't sure if there would be much difference in picture quality between cables.

Thanks again for your responses.
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