HDMI cables have long been the bane of custom AV installers mainly because they previously could not be made to length. It seems that audioquest has solved the problem with a system that splits the HDMI wire into two wire groups for termination and crimping. That way, you are avoiding crimping all 19 wires at once. Most installers can crimp CAT-5’s eight wires in their sleep so doing groups of nine and ten is not that much of a stretch.
One of the keys is that audioquest is using solid wire instead of the stranded type which improves signal integrity. Even better, the crimping method was found to produce a better signal than with soldering and so audioquest is implementing the method across all of their product lines.
The system should ship sometime in the Spring but pricing hasn’t been announced yet. Installers and DIY have been praying for such a system that audioquest might be able to price the system more than Monster Cable’s crap and will still sell enough to fund a yacht fleet .
1. Emplace wires over bracket.*
* If you merely try to ‘place’ wires over bracket, WE WILL FIND YOU AND WE WILL KILL YOU.
I found a Memorex MVD-2040 at a homey thrift for $5 and it works great with just three buttons on its slim little face, begging the question what could the remote possibly have to offer?
Bear in mind that like most techno-centric geeks I have lusted in my heart, every organ of my body and most of the rooms of my house for Blu-Ray, ’nuff said!
Well I can, I believe, put those cravings on hold for a while because I found the big sister, the MVD-2050 on sale at Target for just over $40. The 1080p and 1080i playback is great and well , WOW. The down side is the Ikea like instructions, would they were as good as and no DTS!
I am sorry, there is a thread here! And I will find it! I would like to know if creating a DIY HDMI “Wye” adapter is wiser than going through a powered switch. Also “Wye” oh “Wye” don’t they add a second HDMI input to the rear of the HDTV? Those IEEE guys are pretty on the ball, didn’t they set it up so that “bus”power also goes through the wire… Does anyone see where I’m goin’ with this, like less wire clutter, lower voltages, lower signal to noise ratio for we few who still care about that crap! ‘Just sayin’…