ThunderBird 48
Ultra High Speed 48Gbps HDMI 2.1 Cable
AudioQuest ThunderBird 48 8K-10K 48Gbps HDMI cable combines superior materials and design to produce a superior entertainment experience. Meticulously designed for enhanced sound quality and outstanding overall performance, ThunderBird 48 features 10% Silver-Plated Copper conductors and drains with AQ’s Level-5 Noise Dissipation technology: high-loss graphene is added to the carbon layer sandwiched between layers of metal around the 4 FRL + eARC pairs, and a “global” high-loss carbon layer is placed around all conductors to further enhance noise-dissipation. All AudioQuest 48G HDMI cables can transfer up to 10K Ultra HD video, support Dynamic HDR, and have the conductors and bandwidth required for eARC’s enhanced sonic capabilities. Taking performance even further, all 19 conductors, comprising A/V and eARC signals, all Ground-Reference drains, and control and power conductors, are properly controlled for the most efficient dissipation of RF Noise.
Key Features & Technology Explained
Solid Conductors
Solid conductors prevent strand-interaction, a major source of dynamic distortion in cables.
10% Silver Metal
10% Silver-Plating is applied to AudioQuest’s Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors to improve Noise-Dissipation.
10% Silver RF Drains
10% Silver-Plating is applied to the high-quality copper base metal to improve Noise-Dissipation.
Level 5 Graphene + Global Carbon Noise Dissipation
To further reduce RF Noise, Level 3 Noise-Dissipation adds a Carbon Mesh-Network to the Direction-Controlled A/V and eARC conductors.
eARC 10% Silver Level 5 ND
This eARC conductor pair features Solid 10% Silver conductors and Level 3 Noise-Dissipation to ensure superior audio performance.
48Gbps Bandwidth
Certified Ultra High Speed by HDMI Licensing, AudioQuest’s 48Gbps HDMI cables have the bandwidth required to support all HDMI-2.1 features.
8K-10K Resolution
High-speed video resolutions render action sequences with lifelike clarity, brilliant colour, and excellent dynamic contrasts.
| Specifications | |
| A/V Conductor | 10% Silver |
| Noise Dissipation | Graphene + Global Carbon + Direction |
| Ground Reference | 10% Silver |
| eARC Conductor | 10% Silver |
| Resolution | 4K@120Hz / 8K@60Hz / 10K@30Hz |
| Signal Type | Digital |
| Jacket | Blue on Black Braid |
| Sold As | Single Cable |
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