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Best HDMI cable to connect beam to LG oled TV

  • March 10, 2026
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Tony Levy
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I am pretty cdrtain this has been asked before but I cannot find any reference to it so here goes:-

My HDMI cable connecting my LG TV to my Sonos Beam has developed a fault (picture below), what is the best high speed HDMI cable that is compatible with my system please?

 

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  • Senior Virtuoso
  • March 10, 2026

What’s your budget? There are some very expensive (though not necessarily “best”) cables out there. 


Tony Levy
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  • March 10, 2026

Budget not as important as getting the best HDMI cable however would not pay silly money for a cable 

I was looking at this one UGREEN HDMI 2.1 Cable 8K HDMI Cable Certified 8K 60Hz 4K 240Hz Ultra High Speed 48Gbps Aluminum eARC HDCP Dynamic HDR


106rallye
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  • March 10, 2026

You are transporting sound, not images. There’s no need for high speed/bandwith cables. Any HDMI 1.4 (first to have ARC) or newer will do.


Tony Levy
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  • March 10, 2026

I tried a hdmi cable that originally was used to connect my old Denon surround sound system but that cable did not give me any sound on the tv so I guess it was an older type HDMI

I’ll just get a newer one thanks


106rallye
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  • March 10, 2026

Why not use the cable that came with the Beam?


Tony Levy
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  • March 10, 2026

As I said in my first post the original cable seems to have developed a fault and doesn’t work hence needing a replacement


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  • Prodigy I
  • March 10, 2026

Ugreen works very well for me with LG and Arc Ultra:

UGREEN HDMI 2.1 Cable 10K 8K 4K 1440P@240/165/144/120Hz eARC HDR Ultra High Speed 48Gbps HDCP 2.3 Dolby Atmos Vision Compatible with PS5/4 Xbox Series S/X Soundbar TV Gaming Monitor Laptop PC DVD(2M)

https://amzn.eu/d/05TLrClc


Stanley_4
  • Grand Maestro
  • March 10, 2026

When shopping for cables I stick to brands with a good reputation, sellers too, as you don't want a knockoff with near zero quality or worse, out of spec connectors, that can damage your equipment.

I then look at the cable, if it is overly stiff it is going to put a lot of stress on the equipment connection sockets. They are not usually replaceable or repairable! The end connectors get a similar look, if they aren't going to connect without excessive stress or are so over-sized they require carving off material to fit into the socket shroud I look elsewhere.

I don't recommend them as a first choice solution but there are 90 degree HDMI elbows in various orientations that can help if the space is really tight. Think a flush wall mount with a half inch between the TV and wall.

The latest HDMI version is 2.2 but I don't think anything Sonos uses the newer options. Not finding an actual HDMI spec number in the Sonos product documentation, just "use the supplied cable."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI. (Scroll way down to cable specs) 

 


106rallye
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  • March 10, 2026

As I said in my first post the original cable seems to have developed a fault and doesn’t work hence needing a replacement

I do not think the cable in the picture is the cable that came with the Beam - whence my remark.