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HDMI Cable

I recently changed my system and now use HDMI connections. I began with the stock cables then switched to Monster, then MIT and the differences were very apparent. The Monster cable (Ultimate I believe, whatever their best and most expensive is) was better in every way and has me very curious about what cables you folks prefer. I did some searches and although there are threads comparing hdmi cables, they are a bit older and this is evolving rapidly so I thought a new thread would be ok. I have ordered some Wireworld Silver 5.2 to compare as they seemed to be preferred by many. I should have them in a few days. Please share with me what HDMI cables you would recommend trying.
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i can't address the audio of the cables, as i run spdifs to the preamps, but the most "realistic" looking hdmi i've found is the audioquest level 3. i will loosely and subjectively define "realistic" as having the most natural color balance (even after calibrating/tweaking) and the best image edges i've tried.

the audioquest x is terrific, too (better than the higher up level 1 in my system).

i also have wireworld and dh labs cables and they are excellent. nordost, monoprice, and mit didn't quite work as well on my tvs. i was bummed about the monoprice, as it's so cheap, and the mit because they have been the best-sounding AUDIO interconnects i've ever heard.
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