AUDIOQUEST FOREST 48 HDMI Cable VERSION 2.1

Sound first. While 8K and other compelling video/gaming features make the HDMI headlines AudioQuest’s 48 and eARC-Priority Series HDMI cables are our best-sounding HDMI cables yet.

The greater precision and tighter manufacturing tolerances required to deliver HDMI cables that transfer up to 48Gbps bandwidth mean all of AudioQuest’s tried-and-true ingredients and techniques matter every bit as much as ever before.

Forest 48 features 0.5% Silver-Plated Copper conductors that have been direction-controlled for the most efficient dissipation of radio-frequency noise.

Available lengths: Passive: 0.75m 1.5m 2.25m 3.0m 5.0m; Active (18G): 8m 10m 12.5m.

48GAudioQuest “48” HDMI cables can transfer up to professional 10K Ultra-HD video. The 48Gbps bandwidth is made possible by 4 balanced audio/video pairs capable of 12Gbps each. The precision and tighter manufacturing tolerances required to produce HDMI cables that transfer up to 48Gbps bandwidth mean many of AudioQuest’s tried-and-true ingredients and techniques are more important than ever before.

8K/10KAudioQuest 48Gbps HDMI cables have the bandwidth required for video with resolutions up to 10K and resolutions/refresh rates up to 8K/60 and 4K/120. All AudioQuest HDMI cables are completely backwards compatible with existing 4K displays.

0.5% Silver-Plated Copper A/V Conductors (HDMI)In AudioQuest HDMI cables increasingly thick layers of silver plating are applied to AudioQuest’s Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors to improve Noise-Dissipation. Placing the superior metal on the outside of the conductor produces the greatest benefit on overall performance—a superbly cost-effective way to maximize a digital cable. Forest 48 uses 0.5% Silver-Plated Copper for its conductors.

Level 1 Noise Dissipation: Direction-ControlledThis is the foundation of AudioQuest’s Noise-Dissipation technologies. Traditional “100% shielding” is not enough to guard against the increasingly prevalent effects of Wi-Fi cellular and satellite radiation. In AudioQuest HDMI cables all 19 conductors are Direction-Controlled to minimize the RF Noise that damages performance by “directing” or draining it away from the most vulnerable circuits. Additional Noise-Dissipation techniques (Levels 2 and up) are applied as budget permits to further reduce noise.

eARC: LGC + Level-1 Noise DissipationBecause sound matters the eARC conductors in AudioQuests 48-Series HDMI cables receive equal love and affection featuring the same superior metals Direction-Controlled Conductors and Noise-Dissipation technologies as the main AV data pairs. In AudioQuest eARC-Priority cables the main A/V data pairs have Cinnamon-level performance (Forest 48’s solid 0.5% Silver + Carbon & Vodka 48’s Level-3 Noise-Dissipation) while the eARC data pair and Ground-Reference drain use all the same advanced design ingredients as their “48” counterparts. HDMI’s Audio Return Channel (ARC) sends audio from a TV to a soundbar or AV receiver for greater simplicity and flexibility in system setup. Hardware’s previous ARC capabilities max out at lossy (compressed) 5.1-channel surround sound. Today’s HDMI 2.1 hardware supports enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) which increases the digital bandwidth dramatically to support uncompressed and lossless high-resolution multichannel audio including Dolby TrueHD and Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS: X.

Limited Lifetime WarrantyAudioQuest HDMI cables are precisely manufactured to ensure a high level of reliability and are backed by a non-transferable limited lifetime warranty. Proof of original purchase is required; other restrictions apply.