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- StarTech.com Stereo RCA to SPDIF Digital Coaxial and Toslink Audio Converter - Coaxial/optical digital audio converter - white
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- £40.25
- This Stereo RCA to SPDIF Digital Coaxial and Toslink Audio Converter lets you convert or split your analog...
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- StarTech.com Stereo RCA to SPDIF Digital Coaxial and Toslink Audio Converter - Coaxial/optical digital audio converter - white
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- £48.30
- This Stereo RCA to SPDIF Digital Coaxial and Toslink Audio Converter lets you convert or split your analog...
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- Philips no colour difference Car power adapter
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- This car power adapter makes it possible to charge, among other things, your electric toothbrush, shaving...
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- CHORD ACTIVE SILVERPLUS 1.3B
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- £49.95
- The new Chord HDMI Active Silver Plus 1.3b has been designed and manufactured to provide an extremely high...
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- John Lewis Aerial Lead, 1.5 metre
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- This TV and radio aerial lead connects your hi-fi, TV, digital set-top box, DVD recorder or VCR to your...
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- Pro-Ject DAC BOX S USB
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- The Pro-ject DAC Box S USB is a high-quality digital to analogue convertor which features both optical and...
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- Electronic-Star 6 Meter 2 x 6.3mm Jack to 2 x RCA Cable DJ PA
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- 6 Meter 2 x 6.3mm Jack to 2 x RCA Cable DJ PA
  
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- Monster Cable Monster™ Cable Scart 350SC. 2m
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- £39.50
- High resolution SCART AV cable with advanced connectors provide superior signal transfer for clear, sharp...
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- Ross 2 Phono to 3.5mm Jack Cable 1m
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- £2.99
- If you're looking to connect your MP3 player or laptop to a stereo, this is the cable you need. The 3.5mm...
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- AM25104 anti-static brush
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- The AM25104 brush from AM has an anti-static effect that repels dust and cleans it off vinyl discs...
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- 7m 3.5mm Jack To Audio Car Microphone Extension Laptop Cable For Pc Mic Mp3 Ipod
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- £91.18
- High Quality 7 Meter Gold Plated 3.5mm Male to Female Stereo Jack Plug Audio Extension Cable High Quality 7...
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- Max Value 0.5m Toslink Optical Cable Male to Male Cable Digital Audio
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- Max Value 0.5m Toslink Optical Cable Male to Male Cable Digital Audio
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- 8m Premium Gold 3D HDMI Cable 2160p
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- 8m 2160p Gold 3D HDMI Cable. The Premium Gold HDMI cable is designed for 3D, Gaming, HD and 3D Viewing. FULL...
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- Electrosmart® Toslink Optical to Mini Toslink Optical 3.5mm Lead by electrosmart® - Length: 1.5m (Please check your equipment compatibility prior to purchase)
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- Toslink Optical to Toslink 3.5mm Lead Gold Plated Connections Colour: Black Length: 1.5m Please note: This is...
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- Lindy Euro Plug Converter
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- Lindy Euro Plug Converter
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- AVF Eco-Mount Speaker Mounts - One Pair, Side Clamping Silver Effect
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- £25.98
- AVF Eco-Mount Speaker Mounts - One Pair, Side Clamping Silver Effect One pair of side clamping speaker mounts...
  
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- Peerless DELTA Digital Optical Audio Interconnects
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- 1m TOSlink plug to TOSlink plugConnect your Blu-Ray, DVD player or AV equipment to a 5.1 Surround Sound System...
  
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- Flat Universal SCART Lead Flat SCART Lead 1.5m
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- £10.99
- Nickel plated connectorsFully screened cableDurable PVC jacketCable strain relief to protect the...
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- CHORD CRIMSON PLUS SUBWOOFER
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- £31.50
- The Chord CrimsonPlus subwoofer interconnect with new VEE RCA plugs builds on the original Crimson's...
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- NAIM NAC A5 SPEAKER CABLE
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- The Naim NACA5 speaker cable is a multi-strand loudspeaker cable, consisting of two separated 4mm square...
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- MILTY CC127
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- Excellent Quality 24K Gold 4mm Banana plug suitable for most types of speaker cable, Screw fit for easy...
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- CHORD CHAMELEON PLUS
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- Heavily influenced by the design of the Sarum interconnect, the Chord ChameleonPlus features the same...
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- ATACAMA ISOLATION GEL PADS CLEAR
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- The Atacama Isolation Gel pads are designed to adhere to speaker stand top plates and are made from a high...
  
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- CHORD SUPERSCREEN
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- When using the Chord SuperScreen mains cable interference is dramatically reduced, resulting in improved...
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Buying Guide - Cables

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Making a choice

Your home entertainment system will only look and sound as good as the cable you are connecting it up with. To maximise the quality of your home entertainment a good quality audio and video cable is essential and there is a huge choice out there.

Recent improvements in technology have introduced digital signals which have taken the mantle from analog signals in providing the best quality signal and home entertainment systems have never sounded or looked so good before. But, naturally, these cables are more expensive.

If you prefer the cheaper option then analog still provides a decent quality, and upgrading to the best quality analog cables around will make a substantial difference, but digital signals really are leading the way.

Although all cables suffer from losing signal strength, the difference between the best and worst cables is the protection they provide to minimalize the effects of outside interference, and this is reflected in price.

The better cables will employ various methods to resist this - including using oxygen-free copper, shielding and gold-plated connectors which corrode less easily.

These features, as well as the length of the cable, decide the price you pay. Standard cables, such as scart leads and HDMI cables, can range from a couple of quid to over a hundred pounds.

Video and Audio cables

Many audio signals and video signals are combined into one lead - such as scart cables. These are commonly used in gaming systems, VCRs and TVs and are one of the most popular and common cables.

However, HDMI cables, which carry both audio and video as one digital signal, are widely used in home theatre systems and are slowly replacing the analog audio cables. They provide a better quality signal transfer and provide wider frequency bandwidth.

If you have a surround sound in your home entertainment systems then S/PDIF is the most common digital connection for multichannel audio and it comes in optical and coaxial. Digital coaxial cables are well known for being robust and are preferred for their resistance to wear and tear although the cable is quite thick and inflexible for running round corners.

The alternative choice, digital optical cables, are a lot thinner and better suited to longer cable runs and there is hardly any difference in sound quality between the two. Optical cables transmit digital signals but manage to minimalize outside interference by using pulses of light rather than electric impulses.

S-Video cables increase the image quality by breaking the signal into two parts but component video cables offer the best quality non-digital options for relaying HD video by transmitting the video signal in three separate cables - maximising the image quality.

DVI cables provide the highest video quality and support both digital and analog signals. VGA cables are generally used in computers but can be employed in a home entertainment system to connect projectors or HDTV decoders.

HDMI cables

High Definition Multimedia Interface ports now come as standard on High Definition televisions and are a single cable way of hooking up all the parts of your home entertainment system. HDMI cables are popular because they reduce the amount of cables needed to connect devices and can carry HD quality video and audio signal - including 8 channel audio.

DVD players, games consoles, home laptops, computers and even digital cameras come with HDMI ports to transfer top quality audio and video.

There is a huge range of HDMI cables on the market, with added features for improving picture and sound quality, but a standard HDMI cable costs around £10 rising to £100 for the top-end cables.

The most expensive HDMI cables are normally gold-plated which gives them an excellent life as gold won't corrode over time. However this won't make a huge difference to the sound or image quality - you are paying extra for its impressive longevity.

The latest version of HDMI available at the moment is 1.4. The newer the HDMI version the increased bandwidth and better support for future technologies it has. However even the original version 1 is more than capable for transmitting the current HD technology - so this isn't a pressing issue to preside over. The potential improvements offer a deep and better spectrum of colours with higher resolutions.

High speed HDMI cables are designed to handle resolutions of 1080p and above and can also display 3D and 4K images.

Some of the most expensive cables will also offer lifetime warranties and guarantee that you will lose no signal quality in digital surround sound.

The science

Conductor quality

Better cable quality is attained by using a less corrosive conductor material such as oxygen free copper. The better material leads to a longer life and better consistency of signal.

Shielding

Shielding is employed to protect the central conductor from picking up any outside frequency noise which could disturb and deteriorate the quality of your signal. The four types of shielding are braided, spiral, foil and twisted and each has different qualities to maximise your signal quality. Ultimately the higher the percentage of cable shielded the better the signal coverage.

Cable jacket

The primary material used in protecting the inner cable is PVC and good flexibility is essential. The better quality material used the more durable your cable is and ultimately the longer it will last.

Connectors

The two types of connectors are molded or assembly type. Again how durable the cable is, depends on the material used and nickel is a better quality connector than brass, but this is reflected in cost. Molded connectors are able to withstand more stress than assembly types and are generally sturdier. Assembly types need to be screwed in and have little strain relief.

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