Reddit reviews AudioQuest Diamond HDMI 2 m HDMI Black Cable HDMI – HDMI Cables (2 m, HDMI Type A (Standard), HDMI Type A (Standard), 3d, 10.2 Gbit/s, Black)

I'm going to take this in the opposite direction.

ALWAYS buy a cheap HDMI cable. They work just as well as the $200 Monster cables.

Edit: I cringed.

$1000, that's cute. https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

You mean this isn't a good buy??

Pssh...that's still small time. Those guys need to get on AudioQuest's level: https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

You mean the Diamond HDMI cable that I paid nearly $1,500 for is almost exactly the same as one I could pick up for $5???

I can't believe people would just go on the internet and deceive others in order to sell their overpriced product! /s

Joking aside, I feel bad for people who don't know this and spend any more than $10 on an HDMI cable.

Monster cables are rookies with their $100 cables. I think you mean audioquest, makers of the $1500 HDMI cable.

http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-2m-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

Unless it was this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003CT2A2M?pc_redir=1406538610&robot_redir=1

dont forget this

https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2FJF1RRE0QUS4&keywords=diamond+hdmi+cable&qid=1558727011&s=gateway&sprefix=diamond+hd%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3

Wouldnt wanna sacrifice any quality..

That HDMI cable is shit. Get this one instead: http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-2m-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M/

My god, $7,000? I could buy five HDMI cables for that!

When you're feeling the inevitable buyer's remorse, just remind the people laughing at you that it was endorsed by Sylvester Stallone. Probably won't help, but worth a try.

Fuggin pleb, you can't handle my HDMI cable.

Nah you've gotta go Diamond! https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1495904263&sr=8-4&keywords=diamond+hdmi

> like this one

What the actual fuck? I mean, it doesn't even have Solid HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE INSULATION

>* Audioquest :)

Idk, I traded my HD800s for this and audio has never been clearer on my 720p Insignia

How about a $1,500 one?

Get away from me, you filthy casual.

People in this sub don't think 3.5mm cables make much difference (we consider a lot of 'features' in a cable to be snake oil), but obviously aesthetics and basic functionality are awesome. Put simply, a lot of people are anti-AudioQuest.

Now, the cables you made look sick, and as long as they're not crazy expensive, people would love to buy one. I know some people would like cables with integrated mics as well.

I don't have much experience with parts, but Philmore and Neutrik make some nice components. I'm sure wherever you source your parts currently do a fine job with audio (as long as they have them!).

EDIT: I don't know if I should bother giving you advice since you do an amazing job as is, but having cables that would pair well with existing headphones with removable cables would help. V-Moda, Sennheiser Momentum, ATH-M50x's would be killer products to target. Also, if you have any experience with making headphone pads, that would be a good market too.

obligatory comedy cable reviews

You'll need one of these to protect against viruses.

Here is what I found on Amazon. The reviews are hilarious too.

Here's the cable for it.

obviously you haven't had the same experience as these Amazon Reviewers

Dude don't cheap out on your HDMI cables, get this one

/s

My guess is you bought one of those cheap unshielded ones. You should really invest in one more like this.

http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-2m-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-2m-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387589925&sr=8-1&keywords=diamond+hdmi

Lmao read the reviews

In all serious though gold and silver are used in pretty much all computers. Gold does not oxidize like copper.

Yea dude tell me about classy cables!

Oh I dunno about that

Should of got one of these

Can we get a DIAMOND MICRO-USB for $2000 though? Like these but smaller: http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-2m-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

Luxottica's market behavior clearly has some pretty serious effects on the price of an essential medical device, which you acknowledge.

I would estimate markups far higher than 200-300%, though. The wholesale prices of Luxottica's products look like retail prices for other products with similar supply chains, produced by manufacturers with far less verticality and negotiating power. Lets be realistic: competitively durable and fashionable eyeglasses could realistically retail in the $25-$50 range, sans lenses.

I would encourage you to consider what the loss or destruction of a pair of glasses by a kid who needs them can do to a struggling family's monthly budget, before you conclude that this sort of markup doesn't have fairly enormous negative social effects.

>Do we say that even though high-end clothes/accessories/etc. charge a huge markup that the consumers are being exploited?

Where each individual draws the line will probably differ, but I think most would agree that it certainly can be exploitative. I don't think that one factor is enough to dispositively conclude that an act is or is not exploitative.

Make sure to get this Diamond HDMI cable to get a 144Hz 4K signal!

Peasants won't know about my glorious HDMI Cable!

> I was very amused by the claims of these guys, saying that reflective light was easier on the eyes... such a load of crap.

You OBVIOUSLY haven't spent a lot of time with the technology then, or haven't used the proper equipment. Properly reflected light, reflected off a alloyed gold (or better yet, platinum) based reflector, through a diamond refractor will produce a VERY crisp image that you can look at for hours with no strain. The benefit of using platinum instead of gold is that gold provides just a hit of coloring, whereas platinum provides all the warmth of gold with more accurate colors, but some people just like to cheap out.

Geeze, next you'll be spouting off about how my AudioQuest HDMI Cables are no better than some Amazon Basic crap. :D

AudioQuest Diamond 2m (6.56 feet) Braided HDMI Cable only $1,000.00 USD on Amazon.
Link:
https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Holy shit!

http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-2m-Braided-Cable/product-reviews/B003CT2A2M/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

The Amazon reviews are hilarious

This is pretty reasonably priced IMO

You absolutely must buy this.

Or just the 5$ cable in the nearest shop. Cables don't influence quality of digital signals. :)

http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-2m-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

What a great deal, almost $500 less than Amazon!

Fuck that. It's on Amazon for $400 less! Ratuken is a ripoff!!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003CT2A2M

Maybe it comes with AudioQuest Diamond cables

Sounds like a fake Amazon review... Oh god, how many of those "joke reviews" may have in fact been the real deal? I better get me a few AudioQuest Diamond HDMI Cables.

Just go with the diamonds https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003CT2A2M/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_K2riybVQWNBMQ

But really, HDMI is digital, so it's broadcasting all 1s and 0s. There's no degradation in quality possible, it either works or it doesn't.

This one doesn’t even come with next day delivery!

Isn't Audioquest that shitty company who tries to sell $1500 6ft HDMI cables?

yup, that's them

https://www.amazon.co.uk/AudioQuest-Diamond-Cables-Standard-10-2-Gbit-Black/dp/B003CT2A2M

Don't forget your diamond HDMI cable for Surface Silver Conductors and Dielectric-Bias Audio.

Still positive feedback without proper use of said law firm would also be just as wrong as negative feedback without proper use. It may become one of those pages that have 4-5 star reviews and the stories are ridiculous.


/r/humorousreviews

You need an HDMI cable? You should try out their diamond HDMI cables next, they have low jitter signal conductors for digital audio direction.. lol.

A coat hanger would sound as good as the cables you're currently using. But I'm sure that its nice to have matching cables and no more buzzing problems.

you mean something like this from amazon?

I don't know. Those audio quest cables seem to change people's lives.

Just look at these reviews!

AudioQuest Diamond 2m (6.56 feet) Braided HDMI Cable https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003CT2A2M/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_hY-zub09K6R66

Better get your self one of these to go with it!
https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

Non-mobile version.

You need a better hdmi cable. /s

But really, if you're happy with your set up don't worry about it.

They need the proper cabling as well.

AudioQuest Diamond 2m (6.56 feet) Braided HDMI Cable

To think Monster cables are bad, check this cable out: http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-2m-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

Oddly enough Best Buy also seems to carry these in my area, and they sell for $350. Yay for Monoprice! They get you on the shipping sometimes but the cables are dirt cheap and work great.

Yeah, really. Why even bother buying cables that are that cheap? Everyone knows you have to spend at least $1,000.00 for an HDMI cable.

Expensive item

Cheap Banana slicer with awesome reviews

Chuckle worthy thing

Amazon reviews

I wish my hdmi cable was that cheap

They have a $1700 diamond plated HDMI cable now. Not even kidding

Not monster cable but... You get the point.

AudioQuest Diamond 2m HDMI Cable

here you go

http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/product-reviews/B003CT2A2M/ref=dpx_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1

For that perfect quality you've always wanted.

DIRTY THIRTY

Nonsense, everyone's know that a good HDMI cable can upscale your resolution to 6K and 200Mhz, i personally recommend this one http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

/s

As I see it, that rate (more like our refresh rate) is probably more closely related to the 10ms timescale mentioned in the first Wikipedia article I linked, reference 4 (paywall). The author of the Wikipedia article implies that subjects couldn't discern two colors as individual when they came after one-another on the order of 10ms. I unfortunately can't independently check this due to the paywall :(.

Anyhow, it seems like this ca. 10ms refresh rate is close to the speed at which we run into problems of image persistence (and thus diminishing returns in increasing framerates), though it seems like current science doesn't know where that limit is for certain. Either way, we can't even tell something happened if it was faster than 1/240th of a second (~5ms). Much faster is almost certainly overkill (ie. 2000fps I'd expect to be undifferentiable from 1000fps). I could certainly be wrong, though...

I wanted to make a quick comment about your earlier post:
>First, don't we have 144hz displays already? And people can certainly tell the difference between 80fps vs 144fps, right? Or else nobody would buy those monitors? Also, it was announced that James Cameron is going to have Avatar 2 in theaters at 120fps. I doubt people in Hollywood would put those extra frames in there for nothing

I think we've got to be careful of using the argument that, if people buy things, there must be a tangible benefit (besides enjoying it more because it's more expensive/fancier). There's plenty of silly stuff that people will spend money on. Often it's just for padding the spec sheet to add perceived value. For example, I'm of the opinion that there's no reason to have a phone with a display that's 8k since there's not really a perceptible difference - it's not physically possible to discern the pixels at a reasonable distance (~6 inches or so). That's not to say that it's impossible to make improvements to current phone displays (brighter, better viewing angles, etc.), just that 4k is a reasonable limit in necessary resolution, and 4k seems like overkill, or at least the threshold of it. An 8k display and a 4k display of identical quality in every other respect should thus be undifferentiable from one-another (except in their power consumption and memory/CPU usage...).

Good guy ehngage, providing true customer support. I hate how companies try to rip off customers like that. Best buy used to have a 1000 dollar hdmi cable, apparently they stopped carrying it bahahaha. Amazon carries it though! http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-2m-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

Look at it, in all of its glory.

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Because who doesn't want to pay more than one grand for a regular cable?

Thats nothing

they're not the only ones with the jokes, check out Amazon http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-2m-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

Silver is better: https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

Maybe
http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-2m-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

there's [nothing] (http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-52-49-Braided-Cable/dp/B00IL3TZSQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1418086421&sr=1-1&keywords=audioquest+cable) [wrong] (http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Coffee-12m-Braided-HDMI/dp/B003CT5KMO/ref=sr_1_17?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1418086421&sr=1-17&keywords=audioquest+cable) [with] (http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-NRG-WEL-Signature-Power/dp/B0055OM9WS/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1418086421&sr=1-3&keywords=audioquest+cable) [audioquest] (http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-NRG-4-Power-Cable-15ft/dp/B008AL0ASI/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1418086421&sr=1-5&keywords=audioquest+cable) at all, did I say there was anything wrong with them?

That's cheap mate check this one out or maybe this one from Amazon......

The Q1 is far better than the DF Black and its size is palpable. The internal battery of the Q1 will also prevent super fast drainage of your phone's battery.

Audioquest is mostly selling overpriced garbage and $2000 HDMI cables

Great advice!! So I should get these?? https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M

would this product qualify?

No, you need this cable.

Reminds me of the reviews for AudioQuest Diamond HDMI cables

You trying to tell me that my diamond HDMI cable is not worth $13,000? We can fight.

Agreed. Also be aware that while the signal quality doesn't really change from cable to cable, the quality of assembly might. I was using a cheapy cable and the head just completely detached from the cable, leaving all of the connection tabs (the actual wire that makes contact inside the port) spread out and gangley for all the world to see.

Not saying that $20+ makes any sense other than pure mark up, but just that all cables aren't necessarily equal. Some are in-wall rated, some aren't, and could help to burn down your house in the even of fire. There are always considerations, so don't oversimplify to "all HDMI are the same." Just that the over priced nonsense is just that. Audioquest is probably the worst with their Diamond cable.

I'd do what any rational newly wealthy person would do...buy this

We're not dangerously close tbqh:

$1500 6.5ft HDMI cable

$500 Ethernet cable from Denon for their "Link"

Retro-access's prices are higher, but it surely is not audiophile snake-oil lunacy. She was making cables before anyone on eBay (US) and were always $20-28, before the cheaper ones were a cut-rate option.

The second most common and foolish mistake is not buying the AudioQuest Diamond HDMI braided cord. Its under $1500 but there is only 4 left in stock! If you don't believe me read the reviews. (https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-6-56-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M)

AudioQuest (the makers of the superb AudioQuest Diamond HDMI Cables) also make a titanium-housed USB drive with beryllium flange. They are also coming out with a 1 EB HAMMR drive (Heat Assisted Mega Magnetic Recording) but that's going to burn a hole in your pocket, I think. Their USB drive is guaranteed for 500 years or until USB becomes obsolete, whichever comes first. Check out the reviews - they're a quality company and many buyers are very very satisfied indeed. ^(/s)

So I should buy a diamond HDMI cable instead of a normal one? http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-2m-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT2A2M Because you know... it's more expensive.