AudioQuest Forest 18 HDMI

AudioQuest Forest 18 HDMI

Forest HDMI embodies all of AudioQuest’s core philosophies of cable design. Forest utilizes solid 0.5% silver-plated conductors, solid high-density polyethylene insulation, and precise signal geometry. Specific attention has been paid to maximizing the performance of HDMI, and indeed, AudioQuest HDMI cables take sonic performance to new levels.

4K/8K

AudioQuest 18Gbps High Speed HDMI cables have the bandwidth needed for video up to 8K/30 (8-bit, 4:2:0), which is a resolution of 7680 x 4320 (over 33 million pixels) at up to 30 frames per second (fps). 24 and 30 fps are the frame rates for nearly all movies and many TV shows.

18G

All AudioQuest 18Gbps High Speed ​​HDMI cables are guaranteed to deliver the 18Gbps bandwidth needed for exciting features like 8K/30 video, HDR (High Dynamic Range) images, and eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel).

eARC

Early HDMI hardware ARC capabilities maximized lossy (compressed) 5.1 channel surround sound. Not only do all generations of AudioQuest HDMI cables “with Ethernet” support ARC, but to ensure superior audio performance, the ARC channel conductor pair is internally routed for directionality, in the opposite direction of the 4 pairs carrying information to the TV. Upcoming HDMI 2.1 hardware will support Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC), which dramatically increases bandwidth to support uncompressed, lossless, high-resolution multichannel audio including Dolby TrueHD and Atmos, and DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS:X. All AudioQuest HDMI cables “with Ethernet” feature the conductors and bandwidth necessary for the enhanced sonic capabilities of eARC.

HDR

AudioQuest 18Gbps High Speed ​​HDMI cables support High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Dynamic HDR. HDR content increases the contrast of the picture for blacker blacks and brighter whites, as well as greater color saturation and brightness. Dynamic HDR (for example, HDR 10+ and Dolby Vision) allows for frame-by-frame HDR optimization, rather than having HDR settings fixed for the entire program.