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font-size:11pt; margin-top:12px;"> <div class="pad2"></div> </div> <div class="hed" style="width:628px;">The Truth About “High-End” Cables?</div> <div class="dek" style="width:628px;">Although marketed as a performance enhancer, many view high-end cables as the snake oil of consumer electronics.</div> <div class="pad12"></div> <div style="width:304px;float:right;margin:-8px 2px 6px 12px; padding-left:0px; padding-right:0px; xborder-left:1px solid #FFF;" class="paddingright"> <img src="http://www.electronichouse.com/images/uploads/snake_oil_cables.jpg" border="0" alt="snake oil salesman" name="snake oil salesman" width="300" height="300" /> </div> <div id="fb-root" style="margin:-4px -10px 8px 0px; padding:2px; height:24px; width:310px; border-top:1px dotted #CCC; border-bottom:1px dotted #CCC;"> <script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=184884124901443&xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://www.electronichouse.com/article/the_truth_about_high_end_cables" send="false" width="310" show_faces="false" font="Arial"></fb:like></div><div class="break"></div> <div id="storybody" style="margin-left:0px;margin-right:16px;"> <div class="bodybullets"> April 15, 2008 | by <a href="mailto:winstech2@comcast.net">Jeff Winston</a><div class="pad2"></div> <p>So you’ve just spent a bundle on a new HDTV or a home theater system. You’re about to head for the register, and the salesperson suggests that since you’ve invested so much in your system, it needs expensive cables to give you optimal performance. </p> <p>If visions of rust-proofing and high-end floor mats come to mind, you may be on the right track. Ever since Monster Cable started operations decades ago, the myth that “more expensive cables are better” has been heavily promoted to the A/V consumer. It’s true that we should all avoid poorly-made cables, but whether there’s anything out there that will give you better performance than, for example, Radio Shack’s “gold” cables, has yet to be proved. Years ago, Stereo Review magazine (now Sound and Vision) did a true double-blind study of premium cables. A few of their testers discerned a very slight difference between cables, but no improvement was detected. </p> <p>But that’s all old history, we’re told, because those cables were “analog.” With new “digital” cables (e.g., HDMI), quality is more important than ever. Indeed, the term “digital” sounds more complicated and less familiar, so we’re inclined to accept what we’re told. Still, knowledge is power, so let’s examine the facts. </p> <p>In actuality, all signals are analog in nature. So all signals need a reasonably good wire to travel un-degraded from point A to point B. True analog signals travel as a continuously changing voltage, which must be faithfully reproduced on the far end of the cable. Equipment can tolerate a small amount of degradation, but significant disruptions will be reproduced, uncorrected, in your speakers.</p> <p>Digital signals also travel as a continuously changing voltage, but the signal alternates between two levels; one near the maximum voltage, and the other near zero. The receiver samples the signal only when it is known to be stable, and measures only whether the signal is above or below a middle threshold. A high voltage is considered a “1”, and a low voltage is considered a “0”. Below are two traces showing consecutive 0s and 1s. Both would produce equivalent data. </p> <p><img src="http://www.electronichouse.com/images/uploads/fig_a.gif" border="0" alt="image" name="image" width="290" height="145" /> <img src="http://www.electronichouse.com/images/uploads/fig_b.gif" border="0" alt="image" name="image" width="290" height="145" /></p> <p>As long as the digital signal isn’t degraded so much that the 0/1 measurement is made in error, the receiver will receive the transmitted signal with no imperfections. Even better, most signals include extra data bits used to check and reconstruct the transmitted data, so that even if an occasional 0/1 is received incorrectly, it can usually be fixed, again resulting in a perfect signal. </p> <p>A higher quality cable may increase the difference between the high and low voltages, but anything better than “good enough” does not provide an improvement. An acceptable 0 or 1 (upper trace) and an exemplary 0 or 1 (lower trace) convey the exact same information. </p> <p>So how do you know if your cable is good enough? Analog signals degrade gracefully. A slightly-damaged analog signal can sound very similar to a good one, such that only trained ears might hear a difference. However, with a digital signal, the effect of even a few uncorrected 0s and 1s is likely to create obvious distortion of picture or sound. Thus, if your HDMI signal sounds and looks good, it is most likely just fine. </p> <p>Still, some cable manufacturers promote features that can be of little benefit. It’s not that these features don’t improve the wire, but once the wire is “good enough,” making it even better really doesn’t provide any benefit. A car that can travel 140mph may not benefit someone who never drives over 60. </p> <p>Two features, lower-gauge (e.g., thicker wire) and twisted-pair, have some benefit in certain situations. For speaker wire, many authoritative sources provide tables for distance vs. gauge. However, exceeding the recommended gauge provides no further advantage. Twisted pair is already common in digital cables (e.g. HDMI). It’s appropriate for long multi-room runs, and can help reduce interference for line-level analog signals (like the connections between your audio components and receiver). But don’t bother upgrading unless you’re actually overhearing someone’s CB radio. </p> <div class="pagination"><br /><span class="status"><img src="/images/common/pages_icon.gif" width="36" height="40" align="left" border="0" style="margin-right:10px;" /> <span style="color:#666666;">Page 1 of 2<br /></span> <strong>1</strong> <a href="http://www.electronichouse.com/article/the_truth_about_high_end_cables/C29/P7/D2/">2</a> <a href="http://www.electronichouse.com/article/the_truth_about_high_end_cables/C29/P7/D2/">></a> <span class="next_page"> <a href="http://www.electronichouse.com/article/the_truth_about_high_end_cables/C29/P7/D2/">Next</a></span> </span><div class="pad10"></div></div> <div style="margin-bottom:4px;font-size:95%;"></div> <br clear="left" /> <div id="bioBox" > <div style="color:#666666;"> <a href="mailto:winstech2@comcast.net">Jeff Winston</a> - Contributing Writer</a> </div><div class="pad2"></div> <div style="color:#666666;">Jeff Winston has been writing about home electronics since 1998. 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<div style="margin-left:0px;margin-right:10px;"> <div style="border-top:1px solid #CCCCCC;margin-bottom:4px;margin-right:-16px;"></div><div class="pad2"></div> <div style="color:#990000; font-size:12pt;">Comments (39) <span style="color:#666; font-size:10pt;"> Most recent displayed first.<br /></div><div class="pad6"></div> <div class="commentbox2"> <div class="commentedge"> <div class="padleft10"> <div class="commentbyline">Posted by Steveo on 04/18/08 at 12:59 AM</div> <div class="commenttext"> <p>Errol, okay. But does good quality have to be $100 a cable? How about the ones that are $1000? How about a $500 a foot power cord?</p> <p>Quite frankly, I just don’t think the audience here has gotten off their yacht or personal business jet long enough to shop for cables. They have someone do it.</p> <p>This audience for the most part seems to simply be looking for good value, and a bit of technical curiosity how to get there. </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="commentbox2"> <div class="commentedge"> <div class="padleft10"> <div class="commentbyline">Posted by Errol on 04/17/08 at 11:45 PM</div> <div class="commenttext"> <p>What is it with you guys, listen and watch and you might hear/see what a difference good quality cable can make, but if you are in denial you are in denial. Don’t you trust your ears/eyes? </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="commentbox2"> <div class="commentedge"> <div class="padleft10"> <div class="commentbyline">Posted by Jerry Drew on 04/17/08 at 01:46 PM</div> <div class="commenttext"> <p>As an electrical engineer, I have for more than a decade explained the same logic that you stated in your ElectronicHouse article. And yes, just like I’m sure you’ll get, I have been told so many times how unenlightened I was about cable technology. Hopefully this will mitigate some of the smoke-and-mirrors in the marketplace. I encourage those who still question the validity of your article to do an Internet search on ‘skin effect’ of electrical conductors.</p> <p>Thanks again for telling it like it is. </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="commentbox2"> <div class="commentedge"> <div class="padleft10"> <div class="commentbyline">Posted by steveo on 04/16/08 at 01:18 PM</div> <div class="commenttext"> <p>Ken, Wow - you really do have some depth. I haven’t operated on that level for decades…(I do software now) but I understand. Let’s hope that the certifications become more prevalent. I know for my cousin’s case where he put 50 lengths in the walls, without putting it in conduit, before he tested (hadn’t even bought the TVs) it was very worrysome whether or not it would work. </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="commentbox2"> <div class="commentedge"> <div class="padleft10"> <div class="commentbyline">Posted by steveo on 04/16/08 at 12:02 PM</div> <div class="commenttext"> <p>Michael…I don’t. Decent quality cables for a fairly full featured system, will probably cost about that much money. Sure you can buy or use the absolute baseline cables - the $1.97 3’ dual RCA, but that stuff is not only unreliable, it has no shielding, poor construction quality, no gold flash to prevent corrosion. I do not think of that as a good choice and conservative. On the other hand a single “super” Monster cable can be $50 +++ and a system about $500. </p> <p>Ref: assuming a system of a receiver, TV, VCR/DVD recorder/ DVD and maybe a separate DVD Portable connectivity. </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <br /><a href="/article/comments/the_truth_about_high_end_cables">+ View all comments on for this article</a><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> Commenting is not available in this weblog entry.  </div> <br clear="left" /> </div> <div class="containerright"> <div class="containerrightinner"> <div id="sidebox" style="color:#333; line-height:11pt; padding:2px 2px 0px 2px; background-color:none; border:1px solid #d7deee; margin-top:0px;">  <SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript>  </SCRIPT>  </div> <div id="sidebox" style="color:#333; line-height:11pt; padding:4px 6px 6px 6px; background-color:none; border:1px solid #d7deee; margin-top:4px; text-align:center;"> <a href="/eh/newsletters">Get Electronic House Email Newsletters</a> </div> <div class="pad4"></div> <div style="padding:0px; margin-bottom:0px; background:none; margin-top:-1px;"> <div id="TabbedPanels3" class="TabbedPanels" style="border:none; xbackground-color:#EFDD35; background-image:url(/images/v2/tabs_background.gif); background-repeat:repeat-x;"> <ul class="TabbedPanelsTabGroup" style="border:none; padding-left:4px; padding-top:2px; padding-bottom:0px; height:26px;"> <li class="TabbedPanelsTab" tabindex="0" style="margin-bottom:0px; padding-bottom:2px; height:20px;">News</li> <li class="TabbedPanelsTab" tabindex="0" style="margin-bottom:0px; padding-bottom:2px; height:20px;">Cool Homes</li> <li class="TabbedPanelsTab" tabindex="0" style="margin-bottom:0px; padding-bottom:2px; height:20px;">Blogs</li> <li class="TabbedPanelsTab" tabindex="0" style="margin-bottom:0px; padding-bottom:2px; height:20px;">Photo Galleries</li> </ul> <div class="TabbedPanelsContentGroup" style="background-color:#FFF; border:none; padding-left:6px; margin-top:0px; width:300px; padding-right:0px;"> <div class="TabbedPanelsContent" style="background-color:none; display: block;" >  <div style="font-weight:normal; font-size:10pt; line-height:12pt; padding-top:4px;"> <div style="float:left;"> <a href="http://www.electronichouse.com/article/automation_system_recreates_fiji_in_michigan_home/" style="color:#009;" title="Home theater, automated lights and a high-tech fish tank. 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