If it follows the standard HDMI pinout, the DH Labs .5 meter is nice and not crazy money. Are you in the US? That will make a difference, at least in shipping. I found running the I2S, combined with a DDC, using comparatively inexpensive Chinese digital gear, resulted in a substantial improvement in SQ. I’m basically a vinyl guy, FWIW and my TT-arm-cartridge-phono stage is exponentially more costly and has been tuned over the years to yield some very lifelike sounds on a decent non-audiophile record. I only offer that to state my bias-- I’m pretty impressed with the results of what amounts to a modest digital front end. The LAIV looks like a lovely piece.
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I’d second the DH Labs HDMI 2.1, but this one from Wyred 4 Sound also looks interesting and worth a look. The key is to keep it as short as possible because i2S degrades quickly with distance. https://wyred4sound.com/products/hdmi-pcocc-premium If you want a cheap cable for comparison purposes I use this one from Monoprice with great results, and a 1 foot length is only 8 bucks. Best of luck. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=24187
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