Chord Shawline HDMI AOC 8k Cable

Key Features

• Bandwidth: UHS 48GBps+
• Resolution: 8K/60Hz or 4K/120Hz
• Dynamic range: Dynamic HDR
• Operating distance: 20m+
• Primary conductors: 4 fibre + 7 wire
• Insulation: Foam PE, Shielding: Dual AL foil, Cable Jacket: PVC
• HDMI connector shell: Gold-plated copper
• HDMI connector pins: 19-pin gold-plated copper
• Termination: Hand soldering and fabrication
• HDMI connector backshell: zinc alloy
• Cable diameter: 4.8mm
• 5 Year Warranty

Chord Company Shawline HDMI AOC Cable

Shawline HDMI AOC uses a high-quality chipset at both ends of the cable and the highest OM3 grade (over 10 Gigabit bandwidth) glass fibres rather than the typical OM2 (up to 1 Gigabit bandwidth). Alongside the full 4K/8K HDR picture quality, this premium high-speed cable benefits from improved audio performance and is heavily shielded against HF noise.

Shawline HDMI AOC is available in 1m, 2m, 3m, 5m, 8m, 10m, 15m & 20m standard lengths. Custom lengths of up to 50m are available by special order.
Following concerns that copper-only cable is being stretched to the limit of its capability, for several years, Chord has been exploring optical technology for carrying the ever-more demanding signals required by the latest (and future) players, processors and screens. Unlike TOSLINK cables, where the entire signal is carried down optical fibres, HDMI AOC cable is a hybrid of 7 copper cables and 4 optical fibres. The advantage of optical fibre is that it doesn’t pick up HF noise. The same cannot be said for the copper cables! This potential weakness, coupled with the longer cable lengths involved, means that HF noise on the signal earth is inevitable.

Who are Chord?

The Chord Company (not to be confused with Chord Electronics) are a British manufacturer of high-quality cables and interconnects, designed and engineered specifically for music enthusiasts by music enthusiasts. Chord build award-winning cables for hifi stereo systems, home theatre applications, high definition televisions/gaming, music streamers and for custom installation environments.

Chord is based in rural Wiltshire and all of their interconnects and speaker cables are hand-built by skilled technicians in their close-knit factory in the medieval city of Salisbury. Their meticulous design, engineer and manufacturing process guarantees a perfect performance at every price point, with the integration of finer materials and more intricate technologies the further up the Chord range you go. 

Most of Chord's catalogue can be sorted into their dedicated named series', starting with the entry level C-Line, through to Clearway, Shawline, Epic and Signature, right up to the high-end Sarum and then the company's statement range; the ChordMusic. 

Chord's philosophy is simply to offer the best possible connection to your music at every price-point.