AudioQuest ThunderBird 48 HDMI Cable 8K-10K

ThunderBird 48 features 10% silver-plated copper conductors and drains that have all been direction-controlled for the most efficient dissipation of radio-frequency noise. In addition, high-loss graphene is added to the carbon layer, sandwiched between layers of metal around the 4 FRL + eARC pairs. Finally a global high-loss carbon layer is placed around all conductors.

Sound first. While 8K and other compelling video/gaming features make the HDMI headlines, AudioQuest 48 and eARC-Priority Series HDMI cables are their 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.

Features

48G – AudioQuest “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-10G – AudioQuest 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.

10% Silver-Plated Copper Conductors & Drains – In AudioQuest HDMI cables, increasingly thick layers of silver plating are applied to 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. Thunderbird 48 uses 10% Silver-Plated Copper for both its conductors and drains.

Level 5 Noise Dissipation: Graphene + Global Carbon + Directionality – The foundation of AudioQuest 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 / draining it away from the most vulnerable circuits. In Level 5 Noise-Dissipation, high-loss graphene is added to the carbon layer sandwiched between layers of metal around the 4 FRL + eARC pairs, and a global high-loss carbon layer is placed around all conductors.

eARC: 10% Silver + Level-5 Noise Dissipation – Because sound matters, the eARC conductors in AudioQuest 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 sound bar 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.

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