Yep, active HDMI cable will not work. Please use a passion HDMI cable < 1m lenght.
I am using the following studio grade cables in my setup:
Power:
Analog I/C:
RCA: https://shop.sommercable.com/en/Cable/Audio-Speaker-Cable/NF-Phonokabel-Stereo-Paar-Epilogue-QuadCore-HighEnd-EP3F.html
XLR: https://usashop.sommercable.com/en/Cable/HiFi-Home/NF-Phonokabel-Stereo-Paar-Epilogue-QuadCore-HighEnd-EPB1.html
Digital I/C:
RCA SPDIF: https://usashop.sommercable.com/en/Cable/Audio-Speaker-Cable/S-PDIF-75-SC-Focusline-MS-Highflex-FSA1.html
BNC SPDIF (Clock): https://usashop.sommercable.com/en/Cable/BNC-Video-Cable/Wordclock-SC-Focusline-L-Highflex-FL59.html
AES/EBU: https://shop.sommercable.com/Kabel/Sonstige/AES-EBU-DMX512-Binary-234-AES-EBU-MKII-B20Q.html
Optical: https://shop.sommercable.com/en/Cable/HiFi-Home/Optisches-Digitalkabel-Polymer-Optische-Faser-POF-HIA-TLTL.html
USB/I2S:
HDMI i2s: https://usashop.sommercable.com/en/Cable/HiFi-Home/Multimediakabel-EXCELSIOR-BlueWater-EBH4.html
USB: https://www.adl-av.com/products/cables/usb/
Cheers!