AudioQuest Cinnamon RJ/E Ethernet Cable - 5.0 Meter

Cinnamon Raises the Silver Content to 1.25%

An Ethernet cable carries data in packets, and built-in error correction means a damaged bit gets resent rather than heard as distortion. What still varies between cables is shielding against outside noise and how reliably the connection holds up over a longer run.

AudioQuest's Cinnamon RJ/E more than doubles Forest's silver content, to 1.25% on high-purity solid conductors, which the company says is especially well suited to very high-frequency applications like Ethernet audio streaming.

High-Purity Solid 1.25% Silver Conductors

AudioQuest says solid conductors help eliminate strand-interaction distortion, and that silver-plated conductors are excellent for very high-frequency applications like Ethernet audio, calling 1.25% silver a cost-effective way of manufacturing a very high-quality Ethernet cable.

Geometry Stabilizing Insulation and Full-Coverage Connectors

Cinnamon carries the same Geometry Stabilizing Solid High-Density Polyethylene insulation as Pearl, and the same gold-plated nickel connectors with 100% shield coverage, at a higher conductor grade than either Pearl or Forest.

The Connectors, Explained

Cinnamon ends in a standard RJ45 plug on each end, gold-plated nickel with 100% shield coverage around the connector body, the same connector standard AudioQuest uses on its entry-level Pearl cable.

What Reviewers Are Saying

Part-Time Audiophile's coverage of AudioQuest's cable ranges generally calls the company's build quality “all certified and finished to perfection,” an assessment that applies across its Ethernet tiers as much as its analog and digital lines.

Who Is This Ethernet Cable Best For?

• You already own a Forest and want more silver in the signal path — Cinnamon more than doubles the silver content, from 0.5% to 1.25%
• You are feeding a source with real resolution to protect over your network — AudioQuest positions Cinnamon's silver-plated conductors specifically for high-frequency, high-resolution use
• You want the same connector and insulation build as Pearl, at a higher conductor grade — Cinnamon shares that construction, just with better conductors underneath it
• You are running a rack with several networked components rather than just one — Cinnamon sits in the middle of AudioQuest's range for exactly that kind of build-out
• Your budget stops at Forest's price and that tier already covers your gear — AudioQuest Forest is the lower-priced cable one rung down

How Does It Connect to Your System?

Plug one end into an RJ45 port on your router, switch or network device, and the other end into the RJ45 port on your streamer, music server or networked DAC. Either end can go to either device.

Then power up the system as usual. Other and longer lengths available. Call for prices.

Pairs Well With

An Ethernet cable is one link between your network and a source component. It usually joins these categories.

• Music Streamers — the most common source device an Ethernet cable feeds
• Digital-to-Analog Converters — many network-enabled DACs take an Ethernet input directly
• Home Theater Receivers — networked receivers stream over the same wired connection
• Power Conditioners — clean power for the same networked gear this cable feeds

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does AudioQuest call silver plating suited to high-frequency use?

AudioQuest says silver-plated conductors are excellent for very high-frequency applications like Ethernet audio, which is the reasoning behind Cinnamon's 1.25% silver plating specifically, rather than a general claim made for every AudioQuest cable.

Can a bad Ethernet cable damage my music files?

This is true of any Ethernet cable: network data travels in packets with built-in error correction, so a flawed connection causes a retransmission, not corrupted audio. What a premium cable changes is shielding against outside noise and connection reliability, not data integrity.

Do I need this if I already use Wi-Fi?

A wired connection is generally more stable than Wi-Fi, with no dropouts from interference or distance. If your source component has an Ethernet port, running a cable to it removes Wi-Fi from the equation entirely, whether or not you upgrade beyond the cable that came in the box.

Is there a step up?

AudioQuest Vodka is the next rung, and the top of the Ethernet range we carry. It raises silver content to 10% and adds a noise-dissipation system for RF and EMI.

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