Given I've done the same thing the saving grace for it seems to be the fact one cable only then, is needed... not two, or four.
I do feel wires matter too . but with HDMI in its current state, and on the level I was able to examine things HDMI came out the slam dunk no brainer.
I felt the proc & the source (Cable box) were limiting factors sufficient enough to support such a move... and in fact I've found it very gratifying. HDMI is a real blessing for HT, IMO. Even after getting a decent BR player, 1.3A HDMI still wins, and saves more than a fair amount of $$$.
Save those big fat pricey wires for another solution, if of course, you're predisposed to such uses.
I've tried a few instances of various interfaces going into HT proc/receivers and came away from it finding the bottleneck there is not so much the interface, but the processor or processing of the digital info once recieved, converted, and then transmitted out as analog, and not nearly as much as are the cables being used..
Of course I've not outfitted priceyer procs with these 'spensive wires, so perhaps some far far more upscale processors will have greater benefits in such cases. then there would remain the subjective analysis as to how much more $$$ for how much more sonic quality gains.
The HDMI cable I got from either Oppo, as OEM supplied, or from Blue Jeans thereafter, had negligible improvements, as did a Monster & Analysis Plus HDMI cable costing well more.
I even tried using my stereovox XV2 & a Nirvana digital cable.... IMHO... I'll stick with the Oppo & Bj HDMI cables for all HT APPLICATIONS. So $20 HDMI won over $220 HDMIS . and they win out over $250 & $700 Coax/SPDIF cables . Again, IMO. Each interface has some diffs sonically but none were night and day sorts and none justified the use of the more costly cabling as far as Im concerned.
Do try some out for yourself then youll know for sure!
I do feel wires matter too . but with HDMI in its current state, and on the level I was able to examine things HDMI came out the slam dunk no brainer.
I felt the proc & the source (Cable box) were limiting factors sufficient enough to support such a move... and in fact I've found it very gratifying. HDMI is a real blessing for HT, IMO. Even after getting a decent BR player, 1.3A HDMI still wins, and saves more than a fair amount of $$$.
Save those big fat pricey wires for another solution, if of course, you're predisposed to such uses.
I've tried a few instances of various interfaces going into HT proc/receivers and came away from it finding the bottleneck there is not so much the interface, but the processor or processing of the digital info once recieved, converted, and then transmitted out as analog, and not nearly as much as are the cables being used..
Of course I've not outfitted priceyer procs with these 'spensive wires, so perhaps some far far more upscale processors will have greater benefits in such cases. then there would remain the subjective analysis as to how much more $$$ for how much more sonic quality gains.
The HDMI cable I got from either Oppo, as OEM supplied, or from Blue Jeans thereafter, had negligible improvements, as did a Monster & Analysis Plus HDMI cable costing well more.
I even tried using my stereovox XV2 & a Nirvana digital cable.... IMHO... I'll stick with the Oppo & Bj HDMI cables for all HT APPLICATIONS. So $20 HDMI won over $220 HDMIS . and they win out over $250 & $700 Coax/SPDIF cables . Again, IMO. Each interface has some diffs sonically but none were night and day sorts and none justified the use of the more costly cabling as far as Im concerned.
Do try some out for yourself then youll know for sure!