Originally Posted by ISB
I don't want to open up a cable debate, but likely will by the following suggestion wink

Specification wise, the Meridian cable being sold by Russ Andrews is CAT7 with each twisted pair being individually shielded (presumably SFTP or SSTP). A European option for such spec. cables at much lower cost is:

https://cablematic.com/en/products/category/cat-7-sftp-network-cable/, or
https://cablematic.com/en/products/category/sstp-cat7-network-cable/

This isn’t about a cable debate. But a Cat7 Ethernet is both easy and cheap to make. Your links are perfect.
Russ Andrew’s cables are ridiculously priced.