After testing just about every type/brand of HDMI cable available, these are my recommendations:
1. best bang for the buck - cryo-treated Neotech NEHH-4200 HDMI 1.4 cable from Audio Sensibility in Canada
2. step up - used Wireworld Silver Starlight 5.2 or the regular Starlight 5.2 or 6 cables. These were the best cables before Wireworld started with their DNA Helix design which does not give you as good of performance. NOTE: the Cardas HDMI and Kimber HD29 cables are likely to perform similar (although the HD29 does not support ARC audio return channel).
3. major step up - Nordost Heimdall 2. Much more expensive than your budget, but the best in video quality as well as audio quality.
Runner Up: Pangea HD23 SE hdmi cables are very good for the money and have a smooth clean sound that can help compensate for audio systems that sound too bright/harsh.
I was disappointed with Audioquest HDMI cables.
