Wanted: quality usb audio cable

[Lawrence001]

Don't know much about these, but does anyone have a usb cable they want to sell that would be an upgrade from the grey computer cable I have now. I think it's the standard type, a rectangular shape at one end like what goes in a pc and a more square shape at the other for the dac, no idea what these connectors are called.

I assume this would improve the sound from what people say.

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[Getgaff]

What length are you after? From your description, you’ll be needing a USB A to USB B cable.

[vintagesteve]

Sounds to me that you after a USB 'A' to USB 'B' cable. Trouble is, there's type '2' and '3' variants in both of those. Does the image attached help at all? Hmm, I see that the image is very small and just 17kb in size. It wasn't like that before I uploaded it, so unfortunately the forum has made it miniscule (thumbnail size), not me. Perhaps easier to take a look at this web page: http://www.l-com.com/content/USB-Tutorial.html

[Lawrence001]

Looking at the above I think I need a male a to male b usb 2.0. I want to keep lengths to a minimum so for now I would want ideally 0.75m but could live with 0.5-1m. What are the best value "audiophile" level models, I've seen a few QEDs for sale on the forums before?

[Getgaff]

I have available:

Chord USB Silver Plus cable (0.75m) for £29 posted
Lavricables Reference Silver USB cable (0.3m) for £29 posted
http://www.lavricables.com/cables/re...connect-cable/

[WAD62]

Looking at the above I think I need a male a to male b usb 2.0. I want to keep lengths to a minimum so for now I would want ideally 0.75m but could live with 0.5-1m. What are the best value "audiophile" level models, I've seen a few QEDs for sale on the forums before?

IMHO the most important aspect of USB audio SQ is to introduce some form of isolation between the source streamer/computer and the DAC, there are various options available depending on budget...

[brian2957]

These are very good Lawrence https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Furutech-...AAAOSwU4JZjEip
These are a step up in performance ( and price ) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Furutech-...oAAOSwzJ5Xas4L
I also like these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chord-C-U...IAAOSwMmBVl9QP

[Getgaff]

IMHO the most important aspect of USB audio SQ is to introduce some form of isolation between the source streamer/computer and the DAC, there are various options available depending on budget...

That’s sound advice and I had good results using a iFi iPurifier2, which as it so happens, I also have available for £60 posted (very recently upgraded to a iFi Nano iUSB 3.0).

[WAD62]

That’s sound advice and I had good results using a iFi iPurifier2, which as it so happens, I also have available for £60 posted (very recently upgraded to a iFi Nano iUSB 3.0).

I think we have a similar theory, DAC isolation is king!!!

I was using a purifier 2/ USB Power/gemini combo, I've now replaced the purifier2 and USB power with the Micro iUSB 3.0...the purifier2 and USB power are destined for my office setup...

A purifier 2 would be a good starting point...

[bumpy]

IMHO the most important aspect of USB audio SQ is to introduce some form of isolation between the source streamer/computer and the DAC, there are various options available depending on budget...

Where would this isolation step go in the following set up?

Computer Source with USB output feeding USB to SPDiff converter feeding DAC.