Paul Rako, the Technical Editor at EDN has a good blog post on $10 and $140 HDMI cables spurred by the Christian Science Monitor article Why are HDMI cables so expensive?

Just a discerning audiophile having no real experience in home video, not owning a TV myself or feeling the need to ever own one.  I don’t think I would fully trust a reviewer at the CSM. Chris Gaylord, who wrote the article, is the editor of “Innovation” at CMS and if we give him the benefit of the doubt he probably knows stuff.  But does he really know how to tell the difference of high quality hi-def components?  There is so much to know at “Innovation” editor and HDMI cables are so specific.

Well, either way, Paul Rako post is worth the couple min of read time.  You may learn something.

BTW - the quick answer is NO.  There is no difference.  But you’d have to see for yourself.

via: EDN

New Fire-Resistant CL3-Rated Cable Approved for In-Wall and Between-Floor Use in Residential and Commercial Installations

CES ’09, LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2009 — Lenbrook America, exclusive U.S. importer of QED, the leading British specialist cable brand, is pleased to announce the introduction by QED Cables of QED Professional Silverline Five loudspeaker cable, ideal for use as a speaker cable in walls and between floors, at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show.

Silverline Five is QED’s first audiophile quality speaker cable to be fully rated by Underwriter Laboratories (UL). It meets the UL-CL3 standard for in-wall use, the UL13 standard for Power Limited Cables, and the UL-CL3R standard for use as a certified Riser cable that can safely be used between floors in both residential and commercial locations. The cable brings hi-fidelity purist performance to the custom installation market.

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source: ecoustics.com