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Audioquest Forest HDMI cable features High Speed with ethernet
and audio return plus 3D Specification.
**AWARDED 5 STARS by What Hi-Fi Magazine**"The
Forest is a nifty performer. Images display detailed, well-defined edges, while
contrasts are luxurious yet refreshingly natural. This cable's supple motion
and marked lack of noise are also worthy of note. Sonically , the AudioQuest
has an open, smooth audio that packs a taut, well-formed bass." What Hi-Fi
Sound & Vision June 2010
Description.
Over the past 25 years, AudioQuest has a well-earned
reputation as a manufacturer of exceptional video and audio cables world-wide.
Audioquest have used the finest materials and highest levels of manufacturing
precision to develop their outstanding range of HDMI 3D specification cables
designed to maximise your audio and video experience.
Solid core conductor technology, conductor metallurgy,
insulation material and overall precision of manufacture have all been
carefully optimised to create a superior line of HDMI cables. As part of the
AudioQuest's re-examination of HDMI cable design, specific attention was paid
to maximizing the sonic performance of HDMI. AudioQuest indulgence HDMI series
push the HDMI sonic performance to new levels.
AudioQuest begins with Long-Grain Copper (LGC) and adds
increasing amounts of silver-plate culminating in Diamond HDMI, whose 5 primary
pairs are made using solid Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS). AudioQuest listens to
each primary signal conductor in every Indulgence HDMI cable to determine
proper conductor orientation. Solid Polyethylene insulation ensures stable
conductor geometry while minimizing insulation induced phase distortion. On the
two top HDMI cables, Coffee and Diamond, AudioQuest's patented Dielectric-Bias
System (DBS) polarizes the insulation on the 5 primary signal pairs, providing
a drop in the perceived noise floor and an increase in dynamic contrast.
All Indulgence HDMI cables are High Speed compliant up to
and including 8 meters and all will transfer 1080P/120Hz/4K/3D video. All
Indulgence HDMI cables deliver 100% of the data required for 100Hz/24-Hz/600Hz
displays. All AudioQuest Indulgence series HDMI are 100% QC tested to pass
1080p at every length and all contain the 5th twisted pair for the new Ethernet
and Audio Return Channel options.
Directions
For audio signal, all HDMI's cable is directional. Please
use cable arrows pointing from source to receiver, such as set-top box to
receiver or monitor.
Specification
* AudioQuest
Forest HDMI Cable
* Length: 1 metre
* Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors
* Signal Conductors Controlled for Digital Audio Direction
* Bi-Directional Ethernet Communication
and Audio Return Channel Enabled * "Standard Speed" HDMI cable will
at minimum transfer 1080i, 720p, 1080p/30Hz video
* "High
Speed" HDMI cable will in addition transfer 1080p/120Hz, 4K, 3D video
"With Ethernet" HDMI cable (with HEC) includes conductors for
bi-directional Ethernet communication. Ethernet capability is independent of
"Speed" capability
* Solid LGC (Long-Grain Copper) conductors eliminate inter-strand distortion
and reduces jitter
* Solid Polyethylene insulation costs more than foam, but better ensures
critical signal-pair geometry
* State-of-the-art attachment and shielding of HDMI standard size (Type A)
connectors
* While AQ waits for publication of official HDMI Ethernet channel testing
procedures, AQ has included an over-spec. Signal pair to the proper pin
positions
* All signal conductors controlled for digital-audio direction. "To"
for main signal, "From" for Audio Return Channel (audio from TV to AV
receiver)
* Jacket Colours: 0.6m - 3m Dark w/green PVC strips, 5m - 20m White PVC CL3/FT4
rated
* 0.6m - 8m High Speed HDMI w/Ethernet Connection, 12m Standard Speed HDMI
w/Ethernet Connection |
