Even after auditioning 3 separate AVR's, the same ambient sound of the room was still present! That told me the unwanted faint background signal noise I had been experiencing had nothing to do with the actual units. Therefore, my attention changed to the cables. And even then It was only on the third occasion after I finally purchased shielded cables that the noise floor within my small room finally came down to satisfactory levels. Unshielded cables often act as antennas for attracting RF, and the longer the cable, the better the antenna. Probably explains why when I used to disconnect my heights and surrounds within 10 minutes, the faint background signal noise (RF/EMI) within my small room used to disappear/dissipate. The more cables I shield, the quieter my room becomes. In fact, the last group of cables I shielded were my HDMI's, and Lo behold the room became slightly quieter yet again. When friends came around, I used to show them how loud the system goes. Now I prefer to press pause and show them how quiet it goes. None of them gets it, of course 😂
😊For AudioQuest SureGrip500 all buyer had Questing too. May i know How thick is the Sheet metal Spade & is it Pure copper or Purple copper !! Spec Spec pls ! Is it Above 99% copper & 1% of Beryllium or just Beryllium M25 Alloy or Beryllium 25 or Beryllium 165 or !😊
I've been using Morrow Audio cables for several years now and I always assumed that Audioquest was just another lousy Monster Cable type brand that was garbage until about a week ago when I swapped out my hospital grade 14awg to an NRGZ3 on my Rega Elex-R. What a nice difference! I was going to go the Shunyata route but now I might stick with the Audioquest. I have two more power cables to upgrade moving forward (dac & node 2i power supply)... Thanks for the video!
@ThatHomeTheaterDude company who scams people with fake science... batteries on cables... lol. Audioscam(that's what it should be called) is the biggest snake oil cable company. And then people come out saying what a difference it makes... people want to believe (or justify) it after spending thousands of dollars on a cable that defies the laws of physics...
Weekca2007, I actually feel sorry for you if your system can't be improved by using good to great quality cables. Upgrading to Firebird power cable was the biggest improvement and noticed by my hifi friends and my wife could tell as well. Maybe you should try and see what the full potential of your system could be.
@hank8499 no, it's me who feels sorry for you, where not only your friends, but the closest person to you who should be honest is lying to justify you spending stupid amount of money on something that can be bought for a fraction of price. I heard equipment with audioquest cables and cheaper alternatives such as QED, that cost a fraction of price. Same goes for hdmi cables and other interconnects. Audioquest claims improved video and audio quality, which for dummies sounds like a holy grail. But for people with brain who know that it's a digital signal of 1's and 0's that cannot be "improved". The only difference is the quality of cable, which will be good for longer lengths of cable. So your $5 10ft amazon hdmi will work just as well as your $500 audioquest hdmi with "improved visual and audio quality"... lol. Be better, educate yourself!!!
Im a huge fan of the Carbon 48 guys the quality is supreme vs other cables forsure. Definitely see a difference with OLED and 24GB of video ram. I'm looking into buying other cables made by your team.
Simple question for the cable deniers. You guys are always talking about using science to back claims up. Can anyone reference a single test or evaluation, that meets the criteria to be considered scientifically valid, done by a reputable institution, on any piece of audio equipment ever made? Not just cables. Anything. In case you haven't figured it out yet, if you can't come up with a credible source of information to back up any of your claims, you're making it all up.
Well, I just lost even more respect for this channel. No matter stranded or solid core, direction makes no difference. Only active cables are directional, as one end is the power/sender and the other end is the receiver/repeater. Mix an active cable up and it won't work. Mix a stranded and/or solid core cable up, makes no difference. Audioquest is and has been nothing but snake oil in this field. As your banner says, "Real, Honest Reviews". Get some of their "directional" cables and do a blind audio and video test. Have someone keep switching the cables around and see if you can hear and see the "oh shit" difference as this guy claims the installers hear/see. Then report back and let us know if you have to change everything in your house.
@@ThatHomeTheaterDude dude, not hurt and yes I've actually used their cables. They were the only brand at Best Buy who had a 4' HDMI cable and I needed it in a pinch, if you must know. Non active cables are bidirectional. You get real, man.
@@ThatHomeTheaterDude this has nothing to do with making me happy. You're nobody to me to impact me in that way, I expect the same in return. What this does have to do with, scam companies misleading people with this BS and sellouts promoting it. I'm pretty sure Audioholics did actual testing with equipment showing their copper wiring is no different than any other copper wiring and is not directional.
🤔Too many Fake AudioQuest Cable out in market. Customer are too Fear to buy AudioQuest model. alot of Cancel orders. How to know which is Real or Fake! 😥 Pls resolve this problem as soon as possible.
@@ThatHomeTheaterDude Unfortunately, it also makes me sad as a fan. The new series is also imitated by the highest models. The execution is already so good that it is impossible to distinguish. Of course, the supposedly silver wires are not silver. Are production lines used that also produce the original? This is how to make copies precisely.
The Great Cable Debate: Some people say measurements are absolute and with HDMI Cable it is all about binary "1/0" Ones and Zeros and I was skeptical but went from Pearl to Forest it was like my TV was calibrated then went to Cinnamon and Sound Improved. The only thing I can say about measurements maybe it is the same principle as Einstein's Theory of relativity and Quantum Mechanics where they do not support each other and then you need Stevens Hawkins Theory to explain Everything, it has even been proven that Light Reacts different when being observed, then may this shine some light on those for or against Measurements. So I have a lot of youtube demo videos. I watch them a lot and I would know the difference. So if you upgrade to any high end cable and you don't do the same you will have no way to verify other than this review and it started with Forest and at minimum and increased with Cinnamon. Screams Quality.
Im glad you are a person of reason. Most people stop at binary, it either works or not. I see and hear a sizable difference the higher you go from standard packaging cables. Im a big fan of audioquest for sure.
@@ThatHomeTheaterDude Yes what we have to understand with digital is you can lose information due to parasitic data so building higher quality cables help prevent the loss of data, but when it comes HDMI cables you can watch 4K HDR content then up upgrade the cable like I did with Audioquest Cinnamon and Carbon unbelievable difference anyone can try it for themself, so least I can vouch for the Video cause you can see it unlike audio you can't see. So that is why in The 7-layer OSI model data is sent in packets because data does get lost in packets even though it is in Digital format Binary 1 and 0.
The reason for that is you can't send a bunch of 1's and 0's through a piece of wire. The signal that goes through any digital cable is analog. The signal doesn't go through a full conversion like a dac, it's an analog representation of the digital signal. The analog signal going through a digital cable can be effected by anything that effects an analog signal.
My first Audioquest rca cables were inexpensive (london tower) , after a few months a hum developed. I replaced this with the Audioquest Evergreen ( a little higher priced) , sounded better but after a year there was a loss of sound, twisting it, the sound came back. I threw it away and replaced with a a new Evergreen, again after a year there was a loss of sound (the wire inside probably got disconnected, so I threw it away too. I cannot afford to buy the more expensive Audioquest models. Will not invest in those more expensive models.
you do realize these have a lifetime replacement warranty right? You didnt need to keep buying new ones. They will send you a new cable if it ever fails
Even after auditioning 3 separate AVR's, the same ambient sound of the room was still present! That told me the unwanted faint background signal noise I had been experiencing had nothing to do with the actual units. Therefore, my attention changed to the cables. And even then It was only on the third occasion after I finally purchased shielded cables that the noise floor within my small room finally came down to satisfactory levels.
Unshielded cables often act as antennas for attracting RF, and the longer the cable, the better the antenna. Probably explains why when I used to disconnect my heights and surrounds within 10 minutes, the faint background signal noise (RF/EMI) within my small room used to disappear/dissipate.
The more cables I shield, the quieter my room becomes. In fact, the last group of cables I shielded were my HDMI's, and Lo behold the room became slightly quieter yet again.
When friends came around, I used to show them how loud the system goes. Now I prefer to press pause and show them how quiet it goes.
None of them gets it, of course 😂
😊For AudioQuest SureGrip500 all buyer had Questing too. May i know How thick is the Sheet metal Spade & is it Pure copper or Purple copper !! Spec Spec pls ! Is it Above 99% copper & 1% of Beryllium or just Beryllium M25 Alloy or Beryllium 25 or Beryllium 165 or !😊
I've been using Morrow Audio cables for several years now and I always assumed that Audioquest was just another lousy Monster Cable type brand that was garbage until about a week ago when I swapped out my hospital grade 14awg to an NRGZ3 on my Rega Elex-R. What a nice difference! I was going to go the Shunyata route but now I might stick with the Audioquest. I have two more power cables to upgrade moving forward (dac & node 2i power supply)... Thanks for the video!
Thanks man. Yeah, the more you add the better the sound. I really like their HDMI too. They make a great difference in audio and video quality.
Oh boy, the biggest cable scam company is back in the videos... Where's the cable that has a car battery connected to it?
dude, who hurt you?
@ThatHomeTheaterDude company who scams people with fake science... batteries on cables... lol. Audioscam(that's what it should be called) is the biggest snake oil cable company.
And then people come out saying what a difference it makes... people want to believe (or justify) it after spending thousands of dollars on a cable that defies the laws of physics...
Actually Great IDEA!
Weekca2007, I actually feel sorry for you if your system can't be improved by using good to great quality cables.
Upgrading to Firebird power cable was the biggest improvement and noticed by my hifi friends and my wife could tell as well. Maybe you should try and see what the full potential of your system could be.
@hank8499 no, it's me who feels sorry for you, where not only your friends, but the closest person to you who should be honest is lying to justify you spending stupid amount of money on something that can be bought for a fraction of price. I heard equipment with audioquest cables and cheaper alternatives such as QED, that cost a fraction of price. Same goes for hdmi cables and other interconnects. Audioquest claims improved video and audio quality, which for dummies sounds like a holy grail. But for people with brain who know that it's a digital signal of 1's and 0's that cannot be "improved". The only difference is the quality of cable, which will be good for longer lengths of cable. So your $5 10ft amazon hdmi will work just as well as your $500 audioquest hdmi with "improved visual and audio quality"... lol. Be better, educate yourself!!!
Im a huge fan of the Carbon 48 guys the quality is supreme vs other cables forsure. Definitely see a difference with OLED and 24GB of video ram. I'm looking into buying other cables made by your team.
I think the carbon and maybe up to the vodka range are ok it’s the more expensive cables they’ve lost me
right on man. I have some dragons on my theater. shooo buddy. those are killer for sure
Its amazing that no one will do comparative testing for other than how profit margins are preferenced
what?
😢What is them talking about ! Purple copper vs Red Copper !! Though both of them are above 99% copper correct ?😊
Simple question for the cable deniers. You guys are always talking about using science to back claims up. Can anyone reference a single test or evaluation, that meets the criteria to be considered scientifically valid, done by a reputable institution, on any piece of audio equipment ever made? Not just cables. Anything.
In case you haven't figured it out yet, if you can't come up with a credible source of information to back up any of your claims, you're making it all up.
Great tour!
Well, I just lost even more respect for this channel. No matter stranded or solid core, direction makes no difference. Only active cables are directional, as one end is the power/sender and the other end is the receiver/repeater. Mix an active cable up and it won't work. Mix a stranded and/or solid core cable up, makes no difference. Audioquest is and has been nothing but snake oil in this field. As your banner says, "Real, Honest Reviews". Get some of their "directional" cables and do a blind audio and video test. Have someone keep switching the cables around and see if you can hear and see the "oh shit" difference as this guy claims the installers hear/see. Then report back and let us know if you have to change everything in your house.
💯%
dude who hurt you? have you ever used any of these? Lost respect? Get real man
@@ThatHomeTheaterDude dude, not hurt and yes I've actually used their cables. They were the only brand at Best Buy who had a 4' HDMI cable and I needed it in a pinch, if you must know. Non active cables are bidirectional. You get real, man.
@@ItzTheDay there is nothing im going to say that will make you happy. Be well good sir
@@ThatHomeTheaterDude this has nothing to do with making me happy. You're nobody to me to impact me in that way, I expect the same in return. What this does have to do with, scam companies misleading people with this BS and sellouts promoting it. I'm pretty sure Audioholics did actual testing with equipment showing their copper wiring is no different than any other copper wiring and is not directional.
🤔Too many Fake AudioQuest Cable out in market. Customer are too Fear to buy AudioQuest model. alot of Cancel orders. How to know which is Real or Fake! 😥 Pls resolve this problem as soon as possible.
I've been in talks with them and they are cleaning up the market right now.
@@ThatHomeTheaterDude Unfortunately, it also makes me sad as a fan. The new series is also imitated by the highest models. The execution is already so good that it is impossible to distinguish. Of course, the supposedly silver wires are not silver. Are production lines used that also produce the original? This is how to make copies precisely.
Devil, where have you been. great video!
pffft, slacking. I took some time off from the channel and im trying to build back up :)
@@ThatHomeTheaterDude time to attack that hill.
Cool video thanks. I was actually born in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. We seem to pronounce it with out the e lol
coolio
The Great Cable Debate: Some people say measurements are absolute and with HDMI Cable it is all about binary "1/0" Ones and Zeros and I was skeptical but went from Pearl to Forest it was like my TV was calibrated then went to Cinnamon and Sound Improved.
The only thing I can say about measurements maybe it is the same principle as Einstein's Theory of relativity and Quantum Mechanics where they do not support each other and then you need Stevens Hawkins Theory to explain Everything, it has even been proven that Light Reacts different when being observed, then may this shine some light on those for or against Measurements.
So I have a lot of youtube demo videos. I watch them a lot and I would know the difference. So if you upgrade to any high end cable and you don't do the same you will have no way to verify other than this review and it started with Forest and at minimum and increased with Cinnamon.
Screams Quality.
Im glad you are a person of reason. Most people stop at binary, it either works or not. I see and hear a sizable difference the higher you go from standard packaging cables. Im a big fan of audioquest for sure.
@@ThatHomeTheaterDude Yes what we have to understand with digital is you can lose information due to parasitic data so building higher quality cables help prevent the loss of data, but when it comes HDMI cables you can watch 4K HDR content then up upgrade the cable like I did with Audioquest Cinnamon and Carbon unbelievable difference anyone can try it for themself, so least I can vouch for the Video cause you can see it unlike audio you can't see. So that is why in The 7-layer OSI model data is sent in packets because data does get lost in packets even though it is in Digital format Binary 1 and 0.
The reason for that is you can't send a bunch of 1's and 0's through a piece of wire. The signal that goes through any digital cable is analog. The signal doesn't go through a full conversion like a dac, it's an analog representation of the digital signal. The analog signal going through a digital cable can be effected by anything that effects an analog signal.
If you use this stuff personally.. and I have heard your theater, its workin. Holy smokes! nice sound.
Yeah nah
you mad bro?
My first Audioquest rca cables were inexpensive (london tower) , after a few months a hum developed. I replaced this with the Audioquest Evergreen ( a little higher priced) , sounded better but after a year there was a loss of sound, twisting it, the sound came back. I threw it away and replaced with a a new Evergreen, again after a year there was a loss of sound (the wire inside probably got disconnected, so I threw it away too. I cannot afford to buy the more expensive Audioquest models. Will not invest in those more expensive models.
you do realize these have a lifetime replacement warranty right? You didnt need to keep buying new ones. They will send you a new cable if it ever fails