Product highlights

high-quality Ethernet cable

high-speed CAT-7 design (up to 10-gigabit bandwidth)

for use with computers, NAS drives, cable and DSL modems, routers, and more

silver-plated solid copper conductors for superior sound quality (silver layer is 0.5% of total conductor)

individually shielded wire pairs minimize crosstalk between pairs

Solid High-Density Polyethylene Insulation minimizes insulation-induced phase distortion

rugged PVC jacket

gold-plated RJ-45 connectors with 100% shield coverage

warranty: lifetime

What's in the box

• 2.4' Ethernet cable (w/ a male RJ-45 connector on each end)

About this item

Written by Crutchfield's Steve Kindig

Designed for high-definition digital audio

Ethernet is a great way to move digital media — photos, movies, and music — around your home. Unlike other types of digital data, audio requires precise timing of the signal to produce maximum musical realism. For sending digital audio from Point A to Point B, AudioQuest's Forest Ethernet cable offers several advantages: high-speed, plus extremely low timing jitter and time delay (latency). You can count on bit-perfect transfer over significant distances (up to 328 feet without an active booster or repeater).

Superior engineering and construction

Forest uses eight solid copper conductors, and each wire is silver-plated, which benefits high-frequency applications like audio. Signals at these frequencies travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. Because the surface of each conductor is made of high-purity silver, the cable's performance is close to that of a solid silver cable, but priced much closer to a solid copper cable.

Any solid material adjacent to a conductor actually becomes part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation absorbs energy (loss), and some of this energy is stored and then later released as distortion. Solid High-Density Polyethylene Insulation ensures critical signal-pair geometry while minimizing insulation-induced phase distortion.