What Hi-Fi? Verdict

Very capable performer. Produces solid, stable sound and the image quality is vibrant and wonderfully rendered

Pros

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Finely balanced, solid, stable sound and wonderfully rendered picture

Cons

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The Van den Hul Flat just beats it

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QED's Performance HDMI pushes Van den Hul's HDMI Flat HDMI cable extremely close.

Yes, the Flat takes picture and sound quality to another level, but the QED is a very capable performer. It produces a finely balanced, solid, stable sound.

The cable takes nothing away from image quality and serves up a vibrant, wonderfully rendered picture.

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