The Smart Audiophile Choice for Soundbars and AV Receivers
In most modern living rooms, source devices like Apple TV, gaming consoles, or Blu-ray players are connected directly to the TV, while a single HDMI cable runs from the TV's eARC port to a Soundbar or AV Receiver. In this setup, the HDMI cable connecting the TV to the audio system is exclusively carrying audio data. Paying for ultra-premium, high-silver video lines on this specific run is simply unnecessary.
AudioQuest’s eARC-Priority ThunderBird eARC HDMI cable is the perfect solution. It takes the exact same high-performance 10% Silver eARC conductors and 10% Silver Ground Reference from the flagship ThunderBird 48, but scales the A/V data lines back to an efficient 0.5% Silver. This brilliant design allows you to enjoy 100% of ThunderBird’s legendary, state-of-the-art audio performance for your soundbar, while saving a significant amount of money.
Flagship-Grade 10% Silver eARC & Ground-Reference Conductors
Because high-frequency digital signals travel almost exclusively on the outer surface of a conductor (the Skin Effect), ThunderBird eARC’s 10% pure silver plating on both eARC and Ground-Reference conductors delivers transmission efficiency that closely rivals pure silver lines. This ensures lossless multichannel audio formats (such as Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio) are transmitted with breathtaking transient response, expansive spatial cues, and gorgeous high-frequency decay.
Level 5 Linear Noise-Dissipation: Graphene + Global Carbon + Direction
Standard shielding systems fall catastrophically short against the continuous barrage of modern airborne Radio-Frequency (RF) noise from Wi-Fi and 5G networks. AudioQuest sets a new benchmark with Level 5 Noise-Dissipation. In addition to ensuring all conductors are strictly Direction-Controlled, high-loss Graphene is added to the carbon layer sandwiched between layers of metal around the 4 FRL video pairs and the eARC pair, further surrounded by an outer Global Carbon layer. This advanced mesh actively transforms parasitic RF noise into harmless heat, exposing micro-details out of a pitch-black background.
【SPECIFICATIONS】
Bandwidth: 48Gbps (Ultra High Speed HDMI Certified)
Design Philosophy: eARC-Priority (Audio-focused performance equivalent to ThunderBird 48)
eARC Conductor Metal: 10% Silver-Plated Solid Copper
Ground Reference: 10% Silver-Plated Solid Copper
A/V Conductor Metal: 0.5% Silver-Plated Solid Copper
Supported Resolution: 4K@120Hz / 8K@60Hz / 10K@30Hz / Dynamic HDR
Noise-Dissipation: Level 5 (Graphene Infused Carbon Layer + Global Carbon Shell + All-Conductor Direction-Controlled)
Jacket: Black with Blue Stripes Nylon Braid