48 Gbps HDMI cable for 8K and 10K with 10% silver-plated copper and a noise-absorbing carbon layer
Vodka 48 is a 48 Gbps HDMI cable that pairs 10% silver-plated copper with Level 3 Noise-Dissipation. It carries video as high as 10K Ultra HD at professional level, supports Dynamic HDR and has the conductors and the bandwidth needed by the advanced audio functions of eARC.
The 48 Gbps speed is owed to four balanced audio/video pairs, every one good for 12 Gbps. The cable is fully backward compatible with current 4K equipment, and a 4K system also gains from the materials and the construction used.
Conductors with 10% silver
The conductors are solid-core copper plated with 10% silver. A solid core avoids the electrical and magnetic interaction that arises between the wires of a stranded conductor. Across the AudioQuest HDMI range the silver gets thicker from model to model, ending with solid silver, to improve the way noise is dissipated: at 10%, Vodka 48 sits in the upper part of that ladder.
Noise reduction
All 19 conductors in the cable are Direction-Controlled: audio/video and eARC signals, ground-reference drains, control lines and power lines are oriented so that radio-frequency noise is drained away as efficiently as possible. Level 3 Noise-Dissipation adds, around the four FRL pairs and the eARC pair, a high-loss carbon layer enclosed by two metal layers.
Gaming and lengths
The cable supports the gaming functions 4K at 120 frames, VRR, ALLM and QFT, to get the most from PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and gaming computers. Vodka 48 is offered in lengths of 0.6 m, 1 m, 1.5 m, 2 m and 3 m.
Key features
- 48 Gbps HDMI cable for video as high as 10K Ultra HD
- Dynamic HDR, eARC and the gaming functions 4K/120, VRR, ALLM, QFT
- Solid-core copper conductors plated with 10% silver
- Level 3 Noise-Dissipation: carbon between metal layers around the FRL and eARC pairs
- Lengths: 0.6 m, 1 m, 1.5 m, 2 m, 3 m
