Pretty sure that was me on the Transparent hdmi. Something is going on beyond just passing the bits. I can only guess noise or jitter maybe? I'll stand by my comments on the transparent hdmi, colors pop more vividly and a more film like picture. Even the wife can see it...1m is about $250. Try it
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Pretty sure that was me on the Transparent hdmi. Something is going on beyond just passing the bits. I can only guess noise or jitter maybe? I'll stand by my comments on the transparent hdmi, colors pop more vividly and a more film like picture. Even the wife can see it...1m is about $250. Try it
At the very least go read reviews of the Audioquest Diamond HDMi cable on Amazon. It is quite a bit of fine entertainment.
BTW, looks like David Eddington reps Sumiko as well.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidellington11
BTW, looks like David Eddington reps Sumiko as well.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidellington11
I've seen the same thing with a MIT or Shunyata HDMI over the stock Oppo HDMI cable. Colors and detail are much more vivid using my video reference BluRay Avatar.
Boy, these guys can get so creative: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...dmi diamond&qid=1453611313&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
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By George Hrysanthopoulos on February 23, 2015
As this is the measurement forum, could you attempt to measure the effect for us. Yes, I am asking you to do this.
Maybe you can come up with something better. I would attempt a high resolution picture with a good DSLR on a tripod. Keep everything exactly the same except the HDMI cable. Something like that just for starters.
Which MIT HDMI? Their website appears to be down:
This should be easily testable. I have a few AMD Radeon cards sitting around that peg the BR Spec. But High Gamut monitor should do a better job of showing the differences. Could you post some screen shots as taken with a decent camera to see if the differences can be viewed here?
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I already did. I use my eyes for video, and my ears for audio. What measurements do you want me to do? Are you saying that we now have the ability to measure every atom, and its effects, in the video/electronic circuit?
In an age where we can send a satellite hurtling through space for 3 billion miles to take photos of Pluto. Well asking for some data from you in a measurements thread just seems down-right trivial.
I've provided a photo that you could throw up on your display with the standard cable with the Oppo and the MIT and snap some pics and post it back. Not to much to ask in a measurement thread.
Which MIT should I try this with?
I am saying I neither trust your eyes nor your ears. Don't be too put off about that. I don't trust mine either.
Of course the old goofy canard about measuring everything...surely you could do better than this.
We need to tackle this from the other end, not just hdmi but all of this kind of thing. We need a neurologist who's a keen audiophile, we need to understand what's going on in the brain when you swap cables out etc . You can't rely on humans interpretation of what they see or hear. We need reliable info about the neurological response before our conscious minds mess up the information.
I want there to be a better understanding of the subjective experience, so we can marry the objective measurements with the subjective experience but in a way that negates the corrupting factor of our conscious selfs.
Until this is done the value of these tests of yours while interesting will be some what abstract in nature.
That's not to say we should not hold audioquest to account if they have fudged the hdmi test results !
I want there to be a better understanding of the subjective experience, so we can marry the objective measurements with the subjective experience but in a way that negates the corrupting factor of our conscious selfs.
Until this is done the value of these tests of yours while interesting will be some what abstract in nature.
That's not to say we should not hold audioquest to account if they have fudged the hdmi test results !
Does not surprise me. I suspect some are snake oil...so maybe the comments here one manufacturer are valid...but not on all.
They are creative ! Marketing is their calling for sure
Or course the last person, plugging it into a wall outlet...I'm not sure if he's joking or that's real. I'd be afraid to know the answer !
