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Warm HDMI cable?

Anyone come across a good HDMI cable on the warm side tonally? On the Cool - Neutral - Warm continuum, my preference is for the latter and in particular I could use a warmer HDMI cable for a run from an Oppo 203 with Oppomod’s HDMI/I2S card to a DirectStream dac. Thanks,
P.S. If you think cabling doesn’t matter or that all HDMI cables sound the same, please pass on.
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invictus005
597 posts
 
New Belkin 48Gbps is the best I found. Compared it to Monoprice as well as ridiculously priced AudioQuest and many others. 
highstream OP
207 posts
 
Best what? My question is about identifying good audio quality tonally warm HDMI cables, if there are 
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lowrider57
5,417 posts
 
I didn’t know Oppo’s I2S/HDMI was compatible with PS Audio. Anyway, I liked the Cardas cable. Similar warmth to their analogue line; musical and non-fatiguing.


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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
I’m a big fan of Audioquest Carbon HDMI Cable that I’m using between an LG HDTV and LG Blu Ray. Phenomenal picture quality and the tonality is fine. Accept no substitutes. Audioquest HDMI cables - silver content connectors AND controlled for directionality!
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soundermn
344 posts
 
How could an HDMI cable affect the sound by being "warmer" or more analytical?  It passes digital information... 1s and 0s.  How could it "edit" or change the 1s and 0s to change the tone?  I could see it being more accurate in the sense it doesn't drop any of the digital info, but I don't see how it could change it.
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