I think I would need to be on the wrong end of a couple of bottles of Vodka to pay the eye watering prices for some of these HDMI cable cons. Look I get it, some "High-end" audio gear can support lossless audio up to 32-bit and sample rates as high as 1563 kHz, even at these transfer rates it would result in a data rate of just 100Mps! Why would anyone think there are advantages in using HMDI 2.2.
It just uses the pins for LVDS differential signaling, which is good for reducing jitter but there are plenty of other ways Jitter can be controlled or even eliminated. I have even read that some forum users say a slightly longer cable is preferred for "tonal signature" now thats funny! It sounds like they are describing the audible effects of signal integrity loss, timing errors and noise! So what about cable quality? It only only matters for impedance consistency and shielding, not for bandwidth. Audio data rates are tiny compared to HDMI video (a few Mbps vs. multiple Gbps), so the “Ultra High Speed” rating of HDMI 2.1/2.2 is irrelevant. A well constructed standard HDMI even older spec is sufficient for I²S-over-HDMI because the signal integrity depends on proper impedance and shielding, not on 48 Gbps capability! If you want to spaff stupid amounts of hard earned on this nonesense, its entirely up to you it's your cash but for me, decent cables built and terminated well, conforming to electronic scientific principles should be all that is needed and they can be found at very reasonable prices. I dont mean to upset anyone but...........
