Audioquest HDMI Cable For I2S - eARC or regular?

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I’m looking at cables for I2S and looking at Audioquest cables. They offer eARC and regular HDMI cables, and I can’t understand the difference between the two from reading materials on their website.

Can someone please let me know if I want the eARC or regular HDMI cable?

Thanks.

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Not the eARC.

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Thanks for your reply.

Can you say more about what the differences are please?

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There is a post on Dragon48:

Post 20 on there was some discussions on the difference between eArc and Arc.

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Got it thanks.

I’m trying a Thunderbird USB sent from the Cable Company and wanted to double check.

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I have been told that eARC does not work with I2S. You may want to clarify that with PS Audio but I’ve had many from AQ told me it does not.

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But it is more expensive so we can see the attraction.

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Since eArc allows you to separate out the digital audio from the video signal, my guess is an eArc cable does not have video lines connected.

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eARC stands for Enhanced Audio Return Channel, a feature of HDMI 2.1 that allows for higher quality audio transmission from a TV to a soundbar or AV receiver:

  • Improved bandwidth: eARC has a higher bandwidth than HDMI ARC, which allows for higher quality surround sound technologies.
  • Supports high-bitrate audio formats: eARC supports audio formats up to 192 kHz, 24-bit, and uncompressed 5.1 and 7.1.
  • Backward-compatible: eARC is backward-compatible with ARC.
  • Automatic processor delay correction: eARC can automatically correct processor delays to ensure audio and video match.
  • Lip sync correction: eARC can correct lip sync.

To get the best audio quality, all components in your system must be eARC-compatible. If any component is only ARC-compatible, your bandwidth may be limited by that device.

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Thank you all for taking the time to answer my question. I understand now that the eARC versions of Audioquest HDMI cables will not work with I2S.

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