AudioQuest CAT6 Pearl RJ/E Ethernet Cable Custom

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Item code: AQ CAT6 Pearl Custom

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Built with Solid Long-Grain Copper and 100% shielded gold-plated connectors, AudioQuest's CAT6 Pearl allows 10G ethernet over up to 55 metres. This cable delivers excellent performance for streaming audio or video, and as always provides a more relia…
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AudioQuest CAT6 Pearl RJ/E Ethernet Cable Custom

 

Built with Solid Long-Grain Copper and 100% shielded gold-plated connectors, AudioQuest's CAT6 Pearl allows 10G ethernet over up to 55 metres. This cable delivers excellent performance for streaming audio or video, and as always provides a more reliable connection than wi-fi.

What AudioQuest say

Over the past several years there’s been a revolution in the way people store, distribute, and access digital media (in real time), including photos, movies, and, of course, music. No longer dependent on physical media, our media is often data that’s moved from multiple devices to multiple locations.For audio applications and protocols, audio over Ethernet offers the virtues of high-speed, low time delay (latency), significant distance capability (1000 feet without an active booster or repeater), and extremely low-jitter, bit-perfect communication. Who wouldn't want all of these things?

 

Features :

  • Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors
  • Solid High-Density Polyethylene Insulation
  • Gold-Plated Terminations
  • High-Speed Data Capacity
  • Directionality

 

Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors :

Solid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion and reduce jitter. Solid long-grain copper conductors are excellent for very high-frequency applications, like Ethernet audio. These signals, being such a high frequency travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. As the surface is made of high-purity silver, the performance is very close to that of a solid silver cable, but priced much closer to solid copper cable. This is an incredibly cost effective way of manufacturing very high quality Ethernet cables.

 

Solid High-Density Polyethylene Insulation :

Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and then later released as distortion. Solid High-Density Polyethylene Insulation ensures critical signal-pair geometry while minimizing insulation-induced phase distortion.

 

Gold-Plated Terminations :

Gold-plated nickel connectors with 100% shield coverage.

 

Directionality :

All audio cables are directional. The correct direction is determined by listening to every batch of metal conductors used in every AudioQuest audio cable. Arrows are clearly marked on the connectors to ensure superior sound quality. For best results have the arrow pointing in the direction of the flow of music. For example, NAS to Router, Router to Network Player.

 

Specification :

  • Metal: Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors
  • Dielectric: Solid High-Density Polyethylene
  • Termination: Gold-Plated Nickel connectors with 100% shield coverage
  • Jacket Colour: CMG (CL3 & FT4) rated White/Black stripe PVC

 

About AudioQuest

AudioQuest has been the largest cable supplier to the high-end specialist market for many years. AudioQuest is sold in several hundred outlets in the US and in over sixty countries. Bill Lowe (Founder) is especially pleased that this success has been possible despite his insistence that the foundation of the company, and the foundation of AudioQuest marketing, must be the performance of the product. In the audio world, many professionals have learned that it is not always convenient to listen to the products they sell … they might learn something they don’t want to know! Bill has always understood the challenge of basing the existence of AudioQuest on the performance of the product. However, to Bill, this is the only reasonable way to do business and the only acceptable way to combine his passion for music (and all things high performance), with his need to make a living.

About AudioQuest

Californian cable maker covering analogue, digital, speaker and power cables, with patented conductor and dielectric designs.

AudioQuest is based in Irvine, California, and makes cables for nearly every connection in a system: analogue interconnects, USB, HDMI and Ethernet, speaker cables and AC power cables. Its designs come back to four ideas: solid conductors, directionality, noise dissipation and the quality of the metal.

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Conductor and metal choices come first

Solid conductors and metal quality are two of the ideas AudioQuest returns to across its range. HyperLitz, a conductor construction patented in 1988, is another. Directionality, the principle that a cable is built to carry signal in one direction, is the fourth.

Noise is treated as a separate design problem

AudioQuest lists its noise-dissipation technologies as ZERO-Tech, RF/ND-Tech and the Dielectric-Bias System, which was patented in 2004. They are applied alongside the conductor work rather than in place of it, and which ones a cable carries depends on the model and its price.

One brand across the whole system

AudioQuest also makes AC power cables, Niagara and PowerQuest power conditioners and DragonFly DACs alongside its analogue, digital and speaker cables. If you are building or upgrading a system, that means every cable in the chain, and the power feeding it, can come from one design approach.

Why we stock AudioQuest

We took AudioQuest on for HDMI. When the 1.4 spec arrived in 2009 they were the first supplier who could actually get the cables to us, at a point when almost nobody could. The power cables turned out to be just as good, and they are now a bigger part of what we sell than the HDMI ever was.

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Specification :

  • Metal: Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors
  • Dielectric: Solid High-Density Polyethylene
  • Termination: Gold-Plated Nickel connectors with 100% shield coverage
  • Jacket Colour: CMG (CL3 & FT4) rated White/Black stripe PVC

We use Royal Mail 1st Class services for our Standard Delivery.

Orders received before 4.30 pm Monday to Friday are usually dispatched the same day by FIRST CLASS post (unless premium postal or timed courier services are selected), subject to stock availability. This does not apply to custom-length cables and speaker cables as these require a longer timescale to terminate. This also excludes all cables selected for the burn-in service. Please note, we do not process orders on national holidays in the UK. Over 98% of our orders are delivered the next working day including Saturdays.

 

Standard delivery is usually within 2 working days, although 98% of all orders are delivered the next working day including Saturdays. In extreme cases, such as delivery to the Highlands and Islands, this may take 3 days.

 

All items are fully insured and come with an invoice from Future Shop. We use the Royal Mail for delivery of small packages and DPD Local or DHL for items that weigh over 2KG. Items over 2KG are fully insured and will usually be delivered within 48 hours of placing your order subject to stock availability. For international orders, we use FedEx or DHL services where customers have selected this option.

 

 

Please note, special orders for non-standard cable lengths may be subject to longer deliver time-scales. This may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.

 

We offer 'Free delivery on orders over £99' subject to the following terms & conditions:

  • Applies only to orders with £99 or more of items (including VAT at the UK rate), at Future Shop
  • Free Delivery on orders over £99 utilises Royal Mail First Class postal service for items weighing under 2KG. For items weighing over 2KG, we use DPD or DHL next working day services which deliver from 9.00am to 6pm within mainland UK (excludes Royal Mail Special Delivery Services and timed next day delivery services by DPD or DHL).
  • Applies only to deliveries to addresses within mainland UK and Northern Ireland addresses. Applies only to orders that are to be delivered to a single Mainland UK delivery address.
  • You will not be eligible for free delivery on your order if any items are cancelled or returned for a refund, bringing the total order amount below £99. Where items are returned, the refund due will be the cost of the item less any postage costs.
  • We reserve the right to change or discontinue 'Free delivery on orders over £99 promotion at any time.
  • FREE DELIVERY FOR ORDERS OVER £99 OFFER DOES NOT APPLY TO TRADE CUSTOMERS.

 

UK Postal & Delivery Charges - FIRST CLASS

Free UK delivery on all orders over £99*

Weight Price (FIRST CLASS UK POSTAGE)
0g - 1000g £3.95
1000g - 1400g £4.95
1400g - 1800g £5.95
1800g - 2000g £6.95
2000g - 3000g £8.95


* Free Delivery on orders over £99 utilises Royal Mail First Class postal service for items weighing under 2KG. For items weighing over 2KG, we use DPD or DHL next working day services which deliver from 9.00am to 6pm within mainland UK.

Free Delivery for orders over £99 excludes Royal Mail Special Delivery Services and timed next day delivery services by DPD or DHL.

 

Special Delivery UK - Guaranteed Next Working Day

We have 99.9% of the UK covered With Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery. We guarantee delivery to most UK addresses by 1pm the next working day. This includes Northern Ireland, Jersey and Guernsey. Some places take longer to deliver to but we still guarantee delivery within three working days by 5.30 PM.

 

Please note, Royal Mail Special Delivery for next working day may not be possible where non-standard cable lengths are ordered. If this is the case, the item will be shipped via The Royal Mail Special Delivery service as soon as the cable is custom made.

 

For orders weighing over 2KG, we reserve the right to ship items using Next Day Pre-Noon Courier Services where Royal Mail Special Delivery option has been selected.

 

Channel Islands & Northern Ireland

We accept orders from all Channel Islands including Alderney, Jersey, Guernsey and Sark. Unless you select a premium service, Items weighing under 2KG are delivered using our standard UK delivery option above. For items weighing over 2KG, a surcharge may be applied for all deliveries to the Channel Islands as well as Northern Ireland.

 

European Countries

Deliveries to EU member states are not subject to 20% VAT after December 31st 2020 and therefore the 20% VAT on items is automatically deducted when you log-in, register or proceed to place an order.

 

The customer will be liable for the VAT at the local VAT rate, duty on the import and the brokerage service fee if applicable. This may need to be paid in advance to your local Customs & Excise office or the delivery company before your order can be delivered.

 

We offer the following shipping services:

  • Royal Mail First Class International Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 3 to 5 working days
  • Royal Mail Standard International Mail Services - Items are usually delivered within 7-10 working days
  • DHL Express International - Items are usually delivered within 24 to 48 hours. DHL orders must be received by 3:30pm for next day service to most destinations in Europe
  • Federal Express International Priority - Items are usually delivered within 24 to 48 hours. FedEx orders must be received by 3.00pm for next day service to most destinations in Europe
  • Federal Express International Economy - Item are usually delivered within 48 to 72 hours

We reserve the right to change your shipping method without notification if you select a method that we cannot use for your shipment (for instance, we cannot ship via postal services for items over 2 Kg to International destinations). If we need to change your shipping method, we will choose the least expensive shipping method for your order.

 

Worldwide - Excluding UK & Europe

Deliveries outside of the UK are not subject to 20% VAT and so the 20% tax on items is automatically deducted when you log-in, register or proceed to place an order.

 

If applicable, the customer will be liable for the taxes at the local tax rate, duty on the import and the brokerage service fee. This may need to be paid in advance to your local Customs & Excise office or the delivery company before your order can be delivered.

 

We offer the following shipping services:

  • Royal Mail First Class International Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 7 to 10 working days
  • Royal Mail Standard International Mail Services - Items are usually delivered within 15 working days
  • DHL Express International - Items are usually delivered within 24 to 48 hours. DHL orders must be received by 3:30pm for next day service to most destinations in Europe
  • Federal Express International Priority - Items are usually delivered within 48 hours. FedEx orders must be received by 3.00pm in order to ship items the same day, subject to stock availability
  • Where the actual weight of the package significantly exceeds the shipping cost charged on orders, we may write to you for an additional shipping charge. For larger orders, items may be shipped in multiple packets at our discretion

We reserve the right to change your shipping method without notification if you select a method that we cannot use for your shipment (for instance, we cannot ship via postal services for items over 2 Kg to International destinations). If we need to change your shipping method, we will choose the least expensive shipping method for your order.

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AI Review Summary — Generated from 32 Reviews

The AudioQuest CAT6 Pearl RJ/E Ethernet Cable receives consistent praise for build quality, with customers reporting noticeable improvements in audio streaming clarity, picture quality, and data transfer speeds over generic alternatives. Custom length ordering and prompt delivery are frequently highlighted as strengths, with staff providing helpful guidance on cable selection. The tight RJ45 connectors are noted as secure but require careful handling during installation. One customer reported connector fragility and cable stiffness issues. Most users describe meaningful performance gains in sound staging and picture quality when upgrading from standard cables, though some acknowledge uncertainty about technical causation. A recurring negative theme is the cable's stiffness and potential connector durability concerns.

Phill Coady ✓ Verified Purchase
Brilliant Ethernet Cable 14 July 2026
I've had the AudioQuest CAT6 Pearl RJ/E Ethernet cables custom-installed for about a week now, so it's early days, but I'm sure I've seen a big difference.

I ordered two: one to connect my new Sony Bravia 9 II TV to the router, and the other to connect the PS5 Pro to the router.

The cables are of very good quality, and I will be ordering another one soon.

I'm not an expert on which cables are best to use, but I knew the Ethernet cables I was using needed replacing, as they were old and I wanted the best ones I could get for my new setup. So I ordered the AudioQuest CAT6 Pearl RJ/E Ethernet Cables. However, after placing the order, I noticed that Futureshop also sells CAT7 and CAT8 Ethernet versions, so thinking I might have ordered the wrong ones, I gave the shop a call and spoke to a pleasant guy who advised me that for the setup I have. The CAT6 were ideal for my situation, while CAT7 and 8 were more suitable for longer cable lengths and office setups, etc.

So hats off to an honest and trusted service.
Richard H ✓ Verified Purchase
Top notch cable 12 July 2026
Perfect cable for Apple 4 K TV: smoother streaming, no drops, and improved connection, picture quality, and sound.
Dr Joseph Perera ✓ Verified Purchase
Excellent Ethernet Cable Optimal at this price point 17 October 2025
Excellent Ethernet Cable, optimal at this Price Point. I highly recommend this product to any Audiophile who uses the router wired to any streamer/transporter/Amplifier.

Mark is Marvellous. Delivered next day, Amazing
Donald Macritchie ✓ Verified Purchase
Premium quality 31 July 2025
Top quality CAT 6 cable, dispatched quickly and delivered on time.

Excellent service as always from the Futureshop team.
Graham Suggett ✓ Verified Purchase
Excellent cable 8 May 2025
Excellent cable. Does exactly what I need it to do (hard-wired to a streamer).
NicholasSackett ✓ Verified Purchase
Good Quality Cable. 27 December 2024
This is the second time I've purchased this ethernet cable, one shorter length from router to PC and a 20-metre run from wall to router. I was running a much cheaper cable and kept getting dropouts or very low speeds, which this cable suffered from neither so far.

I can't say the music has now got more sound stage or the picture is clearer as I don't know what I'm talking about, however, the construction and quality of it feels so much better.

The connectors were a very tight fit so be careful, but be assured that they are very secure and will not pull out easily, very important when you have new kittens. I can't say the speed is any faster again because I'm no expert but many many things in our house run on Wi-Fi and all seem to be connecting flawlessly now.

Many thanks Future Shop for the great service as always.

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