Metra Home Theater Group® (MHTG) has added a new HDMI® 2.0 audio extractor to its AV product line, the CS-HAUD-EXT by Helios®. The CS-HAUD-EXT is a digital and analog audio extractor that provides full support for 1080p, 3D, 4K/30, 4K/60, and HDR. It features one HDMI input that converts audio to one HDMI, one optical, one digital coax, and one L/R stereo audio output. It supports ARC and the TV audio will return an output through the optical port. There are three audio mode options; 2.0, 5.1, and ADV. This new product is now shipping and provides custom integrators with a helpful solution when running audio return channels in professional home theater or commercial AV projects.

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If you're investing in a 4K or 8K HDR/Dynamic HDR system, you'll also need to invest in the right HDMI® cables for this system. Otherwise, you'll never actually experience the true potential of what is available and may end up seeing a reduced quality image that might not be much better than what you were getting before your upgrade. (Download our latest 8K Whitepaper for more on this). But how do you know which brands are worth the price tag? We’ve outlined our top 5 reasons why high-quality HDMI cables from Ethereal® are worth their investment.

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