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Either the bits get through perfectly or they don’t right? So what’s the difference between a 1 ft $5 8K HDMI cable and a 1 ft $150 HDMI cable? I'm connecting I2S between a DDS and DAC. 

I do believe in differences between power cables, speaker cables and interconnects. Digital has me wondering. 

maprik
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audphile1
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I don’t have experience in comparing HDMI cables but I have compared enough coax, AES, USB and Ethernet cables to know that they matter. The difference can be very significant. 

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fthompson251
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I landed on Revelation Audio Labs HDMI/I2s cable. Also the last RJ45 connection to streamer is RAL too. (Hermes to Terminator 15th) 

zlone
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Yep, it is pretty shocking how much difference a good digital cable can make. It shouldn’t, but it does. I have had the best results with pure silver, preferably OCC, for digital.

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lrlacosse
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Recommend DH Labs also.   I use their Silversonic coax.  If any questions/issues, Greg is quite easy to deal with.  I would be to if I lived in the middle of Florida this time of year!wink

Lawrence From MI

 

vthokie83
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maprik

Yes everything matters, and keeping the I2S cable as short as possible does as well. My 18" Supra 2.1 HDMI is pretty close to my 1 meter Audioquest Vodka 48 8k/10k HDMIcable (which I was lucky enough to get on sale at Best Buy a couple of years ago).

The Vodka still betters it, but Supra does make some really good cost effective cables. The Supra HDMI-HDMI AOC 2.1 Optical Hybrid Cable looks very interesting (and I bought one), but I won't be able to try it until I set my system up again after my audio room is complete......which FINALLY appears to be the end of April.

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