Built to order · 33 assemblies
Audio and Video Cable Assemblies
AV leads for studio, stage, broadcast and legacy industrial video, covering HDMI, DisplayPort, SDI and XLR alongside MIDI, DIN, RCA and VGA HD15 for equipment still in service. Conductor gauge, shielding and connector plating are set per order.
- Video
- HDMI · DisplayPort · SDI · VGA
- Audio
- XLR · TRS · RCA · MIDI DIN
- Digital
- DMX512 · AES/EBU · 3G / 12G SDI
- Shielding
- Foil + braid · star-quad
- Conductor
- OFC copper · 24 – 26 AWG
- Jacket
- PVC · TPE · braided cloth
- Plating
- Gold · nickel
- Length
- 0.15 m – 30 m
Specification table
Analog, digital and hybrid video formats do not share the same impedance, so these assemblies are built around the signal rather than the plug alone. Give us the two endpoints and the run length; we select the coax or twisted construction, the shield combination and the plating from there.
| Parameter | Standard build | Available on request |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | HDMI type A, DisplayPort, BNC, VGA HD15 | XLR, TRS, RCA, MIDI DIN, USB-C to DisplayPort |
| Impedance | 75 ohm precision coax for video | 110 ohm nominal for AES/EBU digital audio |
| Video rate | SD, HD, 3G and 6G SDI qualified constructions | 12G-SDI to SMPTE rates |
| Conductor | 24-26 AWG OFC stranded copper | Silver-bearing solder and heavier gauge center conductors |
| Shielding | Foil plus braid at high coverage | Star-quad configs for microphone and stage runs |
| Contact plating | Gold plated for repeated cycles | Nickel where the budget matters and cycles are low |
| Jacket | PVC, TPE and braided cloth finishes | Matte low-glare cable for on-camera use |
| Flex options | Standard for installed runs | High-flex and tightly coiled drum versions |
| Length | 0.15 m to 30 m | Longer multiplies single; quoted against the return loss budget |
Video and audio interfaces keep to their governing specifications from HDMI, SMPTE and ESTA; 12G-SDI builds are held to SMPTE ST 2082 return loss limits rather than a nominal maximum.
Typical applications
- Broadcast and OB trucks SDI runs coiled, marked and verified before the load-in.
- Studio and stage Balanced XLR and TRS leads where the shield must stay continuous through every adapter.
- Conference and kiosk Short HDMI and DisplayPort assemblies with mounting-friendly right-angle plugs.
- Legacy equipment support VGA, Mini-DIN and DIN assemblies still built to the original pinouts.
- In-vehicle and marine AV Vibration-rated builds with locking connectors.
Related reading
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Questions buyers ask
Gold or nickel plating?
Gold resists corrosion and holds contact resistance stable over many mating cycles, which matters for frequently patched audio lines. Nickel is cheaper and perfectly reasonable for a permanently mated panel lead.
Can you build longer HDMI or SDI runs?
Within the loss budget of the coax, or with a specified active solution where copper cannot make the distance. We quote against the return loss your equipment expects rather than a generic maximum, and for fixed installations we build hybrid fiber plus copper assemblies that carry the same signals further.
Do I need to worry about bend radius on coiled runs?
Yes, and it changes the construction. Repeated coiling below the minimum bend radius migrates the braid and ruins the return loss long before anything breaks. See bend radius and pull force limits.
Have one built to your drawing
Send the connector part numbers, lengths and environment. We review manufacturability in writing before any tooling spend, and we tell you up front what we cannot do.