QED cables any good?

[tyhjaarpa]

Local store recommends these cables, are they good?

QED Performance hdmi cable (1m) ~20€:
QED Performance HDMI

QED Performance Subwoofer (6m) ~65€:
QED Performance Subwoofer

Are they worth the price? Or is there a lot air in these prices? Any one have used these cables?

 

[markw]

I'm sure they are good but grossly overpriced, but that sees to be the norm for tis hobby.

For short (and 6' qualifies), virtually any solidly constructed HDMI cable will do what you need. I get mine in "Five Below" stores for $5.00.

Likewise there's no magic in a subwoofer cable. Any well constructed, well shielded interconnect with RCA plugs on the ends will work fine. I ordered a 25' one from Amazon for about $8.00 or so.

Both work fine.

 

[tyhjaarpa]

I'm sure they are good but grossly overpriced, but that sees to be the norm for tis hobby.

For short (and 6' qualifies), virtually any solidly constructed HDMI cable will do what you need. I get mine in "Five Below" stores for $5.00.

Likewise there's no magic in a subwoofer cable. Any well constructed, well shielded interconnect with RCA plugs on the ends will work fine. I ordered a 25' one from Amazon for about $8.00 or so.

Both work fine.

So there shouldn't be any noticeable differences in shielding? And conductors are fine as long as they are OFC?

 

[markw]

Please don't put words in my mouth. I'm merely offering my observation from being in this hobby for about fifty years.

There are fine performing, well constructed cables out there but these don't need to cost a fortune. OFC is no big deal.

There's a lot of hype n the boutique cable market and yet a dearth of proven, measurable facts to support it. User testimonials are worthless

If you think the audiable gain is worth the monetary difference, go for it. But, one thing many people learn in this hobby is that many times they spend a lot of money only to learn later they didn't need to in order to get the same results.

 

[tyhjaarpa]

Please don't put words in my mouth. I'm merely offering my observation from being in this hobby for about fifty years.

There are fine performing, well constructed cables out there but these don't need to cost a fortune. OFC is no big deal.

There's a lot of hype n the boutique cable market and yet a dearth of proven, measurable facts to support it. User testimonials are worthless

If you think the audiable gain is worth the monetary difference, go for it. But, one thing many people learn in this hobby is that many times they spend a lot of money only to learn later they didn't need to in order to get the same results.

Sorry if you felt like I was putting words in your mouth, didn't mean it like that. Was just trying to get more information out. Pretty new to this hobby myself, less than 2 years and still learning stuff here and there.

I have read that it would be good to avoid non OFC cables as they have risk of oxidation. But as I don't have long time experience on these things I don't know if its valid statement or not.

I like to know where I use my money and that's why I'm doing quite a lot research on things before I purchase them. One good way to get information is to ask from others who have experience.

Thanks for your input.

 

[markw]

"OFC" is a pretty overused term and, in fact NO cable is oxygen fee. That would make the conductor 100% copper, which isn't realistic.

The best you an get is 99.999% copper but the norm is generally somewhere around 99.9% copper, but they generally don't tout it. All are morethan adaequate for home use.

Here's a little primer. in simple terms, to give you a little background on this.

 

[tyhjaarpa]

"OFC" is a pretty overused term and, in fact NO cable is oxygen fee. That would make the conductor 100% copper, which isn't realistic.

The best you an get is 99.999% copper but the norm is generally somewhere around 99.9% copper, but they generally don't tout it. All are morethan adaequate for home use.

Here's a little primer. in simple terms, to give you a little background on this.

So the conductor itself shouldn't be a problem at all.. Is there any way to tell what cable is well shielded? Or is it trial and error, as you cant really trust what manufacturer tell you or can you?

 

[markw]

Not really. But if it doesn't hum then Bob's yer uncle. I've never heard of anyone having a problem but that's not to say nobody ever did.

Again, I got a 25' Metabridge brand cable for $8.00 or so that woks perfectly. Correction: it's now up to a little over $10.00

 

[Speedskater]

Without getting into the value of any cable brand, QED is one of the very few cable companies that writes good technical white papers.

 

[afterlife2]

I got these HDMI cables and they are really good. Z recommended them and I'm glad he did. They are out of 6 feet ones: http://www.amazon.com/KabelDirekt-Series-Ethernet-Latest-Version/dp/B00DI8A4HU/ref=pd_sim_e_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1D0PP7APYV72TPBZ65AX

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

For subwoofer - any RG59 cable would do just fine for lengths upto 50ft. Over that and I would recommend improved RG6 type cable.
No need for pay a single dime extra for brand, just get the right kind for your need.

For HDMI - it's a bit tricky, but up-to 10 ft pretty much ANY cable would do just fine