Audioquest BlueBerry HDMI Cable

BlueBerry Is the Start of AudioQuest's HDMI Range

AudioQuest's BlueBerry 18 is the first rung of its HDMI cables. Solid Long-Grain Copper conductors carry the signal, all 19 of them controlled for direction. AudioQuest guarantees the full 18Gbps bandwidth that 4K HDR, 8K/30 video and eARC need, at its lowest HDMI price.

Solid Long-Grain Copper, Guaranteed 18Gbps

AudioQuest says solid conductors defeat the electrical and magnetic interaction between strands, a major source of distortion in cables. Its Long-Grain Copper has fewer grain boundaries than ordinary copper. BlueBerry is guaranteed to have the 18Gbps bandwidth required for 8K/30 video, High Dynamic Range and eARC.

Level-1 Noise-Dissipation on All 19 Conductors

AudioQuest says 100% shielding can't guard against noise from today's Wi-Fi and cell devices. So every conductor in BlueBerry, the picture pairs, the eARC pair, the ground drains and the control lines, is controlled for direction. Radio noise drains away from the circuits it would otherwise upset.

The HDMI Plugs, Explained

BlueBerry 18 ends in a full-size HDMI plug at each end. HDMI is the flat 19-pin plug on every TV, projector, receiver and console. One cable carries picture, sound and the control signals that let the devices talk. Arrows on the plugs show which way to run it.

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Who Is This HDMI Cable Best For?

• You are replacing the cable that came in the box — BlueBerry adds solid copper and direction control at AudioQuest's lowest HDMI price, so the first step up is cheap
• You watch movies and TV in 4K HDR — AudioQuest guarantees the 18Gbps those formats need, so nothing is negotiated down
• Your TV sends sound to a soundbar or receiver — the eARC pair is controlled for direction, so the return channel gets the same care as the picture
• Your rack sits near a Wi-Fi router — Level-1 Noise-Dissipation drains radio noise away from the sensitive circuits, so the picture locks and stays locked
• You want 4K at 120 frames or 8K at 60 — an 18Gbps cable stops at 8K/30 and 4K/60, so a current console or flagship display will not reach its top modes. Choose AudioQuest Pearl 48 instead

How Does It Connect to Your System?

Plug one end into the HDMI output of your player, streamer or console and the other into an HDMI input on your TV, receiver or processor. AudioQuest controls the direction of all 19 conductors, so point the arrows on the plugs toward the TV, or from the source toward the AV receiver. Then choose that input on the display or the receiver.

Then press play. Other and longer lengths available. Call for prices.

Pairs Well With

An HDMI cable is one link in a home theater chain. It usually joins these categories.

• Home Theater Receivers — the hub most HDMI cables plug into
• Digital-to-Analog Converters — for HDMI audio links and I2S over HDMI
• Speaker Cables — the last link after the receiver
• Power Cables — clean power for the display and the receiver

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 18Gbps enough?

For movies and TV, yes. AudioQuest says 18Gbps carries video up to 8K/30, HDR and eARC, and that 24 and 30 frames per second are the frame rates for almost all movies and many TV shows. Only 4K/120 and 8K/60 gaming need 48Gbps.

What is eARC?

In AudioQuest's words, the Audio Return Channel sends audio from the TV to a soundbar, receiver or ARC input. The enhanced version, eARC, is easier to use and enables lossless multichannel sound. Both the TV and the receiver need an eARC socket.

Which way does the cable go?

AudioQuest controls the direction of all 19 conductors. It says to use the cable with the arrows on the plugs pointing toward the TV, or from the source toward the AV receiver. The cable works either way, but the noise control works best as marked.

Is there a step up?

AudioQuest Pearl 48 is the next rung. It keeps the solid Long-Grain Copper and Level-1 Noise-Dissipation and moves to 48Gbps, so 4K/120, 8K/60 and every HDMI 2.1 feature come along.

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