Audioquest ThunderBird eARC 48Gbps 2m

HDMI cables up to 10K

AudioQuest 48Gbps cables are fully backward compatible with existing devices and have the bandwidth required for video with resolutions up to 10K and resolutions/refresh rates up to 8K/60 and 4K/120.

5% Silver Conductors

Solid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion and reduce jitter. Silver-plated conductors are ideal for very high-frequency applications, such as HDMI audio and video. These signals, being such high frequency, travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. Since the surface is made of high-purity silver, the performance is very close to that of a solid silver cable, but at a price much closer to solid copper cable. It’s an incredibly cost-effective way of manufacturing very high-quality HDMI cables.

What is eARC?

eARC stands for Enhanced Audio Return Channel. The difference between ARC and eARC lies in their bandwidth. The enhanced version of the Audio Return Channel has a bandwidth significantly higher than its predecessor. Bandwidth represents the range of frequencies or amount of data transferred at the same time.

HDR (High Dynamic Range)

All AudioQuest HDMI cables support HDR (High Dynamic Range) and Dynamic HDR. HDR content extends the contrast of the image for blacker blacks and brighter whites/highlights, as well as greater color saturation and brightness. Additionally, 4K Ultra-HD content allows for a wider color gamut. This combination of technologies results in more lifelike HDR images with greater perceived depth. Dynamic HDR (HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, for example) allows for frame-by-frame HDR optimization rather than HDR settings that are fixed for the entire program. The most well-known current HDR formats are HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision. AudioQuest 18Gbps and 48Gbps HDMI cables are compatible with all varieties of HDR, which can be found on Ultra-HD Blu-ray, and all major streaming services, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV+, and others.

Technical Specifications

Performance

• Type: 48 Gbps 8K-10K
• Length: 2 m

Conductors

• Audio/Video Conductor: 5% silver
• eARC Conductor: 10% silver
• Ground Reference: 10% silver eARC

Protection

• Noise Reduction System:
  • Graphene sheets
  • Carbon
  • Directional

Sheath

• 0.6 - 3.0 m: Black and blue braid
• 3.0 m and above: CMG (CL3/FT4)