AudioQuest Products Named TAS Editors’ Choice
A wonderful array of AudioQuest products have received The Absolute Sound’s 2025 Editors’ Choice Award.
Long-Length Ultra High Speed 48Gbps Active Optical HDMI 2.1 Cable
Often, the choice between terminating your speaker cables with spade lugs or banana plugs will come down to personal preference. However, the EU-compliant isolated binding posts used on some power amplifiers often makes it difficult if not impossible to tighten spade lugs with high torque or pressure. In these applications, the AudioQuest banana connector is the superior choice, and may be the only choice.
AudioQuest has conducted a fairly extensive survey of contemporary amplifier manufacturers to determine whether spades or bananas will be most appropriate for a given brand and model of amplifier. Please contact us, provide the brand and model of the amplifier, and we’ll respond with the optimal connector type.
Here we typically recommend the U-Spade or banana connector. However, even though there is less weight and pressure on this side of the cable (particularly for BiWire sets), it is nevertheless important to note the binding post’s design. If a banana connector cannot seat all the way into the binding post, we recommend one of our spade connectors.
Available in 5m, 10m, and 15m lengths, Cherry Cola 48 is the premier solution for long-length HDMI applications. Regardless of current need for 4K/120 or 8K/60, Cherry Cola 48 offers superior performance for 10.2Gbps, 18Gbps, and 48Gbps sources, still without requiring an external power source.
For longer lengths (20m, 25m, 30m), Cherry Cola 18 continues to provide superior low-noise performance. Cherry Cola 18 set the standard that Cherry Cola 48 continues with AudioQuest’s Level-4+ Noise-Dissipation:
Galvanic-Isolation provides RF-immunity for the A/V signals, Silver-Plated Ground-Reference, all metal controlled for direction (including control and power conductors), and Global-Carbon Mesh-Network Noise-Dissipation.
While eARC is not commonly used in video projector setups, AudioQuest follows an extremist always-prepared mandate. Like Cherry Cola 18, Cherry Cola 48 employs Silver-Plated eARC conductors.
And, to help simplify installations, Cherry Cola 48 incorporates a Plenum-rated fire-retardant jacket and small plugs.
Build & Materials | |
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Ground Reference |
0.5% Silver
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A/V Conductor |
Quartz-Glass
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eARC Conductor |
0.5% Silver
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Jacket |
Gray with Red Stripes CMG (CL3/FT4) PVC
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Features & Performance | |
Noise-Dissipation |
Carbon + Galvanic Isolation
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Resolution |
4K@120Hz / 8K@60Hz / 10K@30Hz
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Manufacturing Details | |
Country of Origin |
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Cherry Cola 48From $895.00 View details | Pearl 18From $219.95 View details | Forest 18From $339.95 View details | Root Beer 18From $469.95 View details | |
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Ground Reference |
0.5% Silver
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Tinned Copper
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Tinned Copper
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Tinned Copper
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A/V Conductor |
Quartz-Glass
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Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC)
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0.5% Silver
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Quartz-Glass
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eARC Conductor |
0.5% Silver
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Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC)
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0.5% Silver
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Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC)
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Jacket |
Gray with Red Stripes CMG (CL3/FT4) PVC
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Black with White Stripes CMG (CL3/FT4) PVC
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Black with Green Stripes CMG (CL3/FT4) PVC
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Black with Brown Stripes CMG (CL3/FT4) PVC
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Noise-Dissipation |
Carbon + Galvanic Isolation
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All 19 Conductors Direction-Controlled
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All 19 Conductors Direction-Controlled
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Galvanic Isolation + Direction-Controlled
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Resolution |
4K@120Hz / 8K@60Hz / 10K@30Hz
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4K@60Hz / 8K@30Hz
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4K@60Hz / 8K@30Hz
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4K@60Hz / 8K@30Hz
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