Audio Emotion Polar EtherFlow 40Gbps HSS Ethernet Cable
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Product Overview & Specifications
Take your music streaming to the next level
The Polar EtherFlow Ethernet Cable from Audio Emotion.
Full Cat8 design, with an astonishing 40Gbps data rate !
Differences Between Ethernet Categories
Youve seen the "cat" or category designations, Cat5e and Cat6 and Cat6a, plenty.
If you work in more powerful HiFi set-ups you might even be familiar with Cat7. The general rule is that a higher number is a newer technology and can support higher data rates, but that's just one of the main differences.
Other features of Cat8 to compare include:
- Huge Increase in Standard bandwidth (measured in MHz)
- Maximum data rate increase 400% from Cat7. (measured in megabits per second)
- Massive Shielding Improvements.
- Huge reduction in jitter.
HSS = High Speed and Stability
Then again, thats the obvious stuff. To be more specific, Cat5 operates at 100 MHz and can transfer data at speeds up to 1000 Mbps. Cat6 works at 250 MHz and can get up to 1 Gbps. Cat7 ups the ante substantially with 600 MHz and 10 Gbps rates.
This is a simplification. There are variations on each cable and some arrangements can boost or inhibit performance, but these are the numbers for which each category is tested and vetted.
The reason Cat8 is turning heads is because it is jumping several iterations in performance.
It uses 2 Ghz signals to move data from 25 Gbps (Cat8.1) to 40 Gbps (Cat8.2).
Its a serious upgrade, and the implications are turning heads with HiFi enthusiasts who demand the absolute best from their streaming set-ups.
Standard Bandwidth Explained
Since standard bandwidth is such a driving force in cable design, lets talk about how frequency really works.
Essentially, the frequency of a cable determines how many 1s and 0s can be sent across the wires in a second.
For basic Cat5 cables, thats 100 million signals a second (or 100 Mhz).
Cat8 uses an unprecedented 2 billion (2 GHz) signals per second. This means the cable density and quality of shielding necessary to make it work are on a whole different scale.
Thats obvious when you consider that Cat8 is rated for data transfers 250 to 400 times faster than Cat5.
Let the Polar EtherFlow Ethernet cable from Audio Emotion take your music streaming to the next level.....
| Category | CAT8 | Connectors | TechTorq RJ45 / TechTorq RJ45 |
| Booted | Yes | Shielded | Pair Foil shielded / 4 Pair Braid Shield |
| AWG | 24 AWG | Bandwidth | up to 2GHz |
| Jacket | PVC (CM) | Conductor | 12 Strands of OCC Silver Plated. |
| Conductor Material | Pure Copper, with Silver Plating | Contact Gold Plating | 50 Micron |
| Backwards Compatible | Yes | Max Data Rate | 40 Gbps |
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Audio Emotion Polar EtherFlow 40Gbps HSS Ethernet Cable
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