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  1. #1
    Join Date: Nov 2017

    Location: Dutch now living in Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom

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    I'm Rob.

    Default What is the best usb cable for audio streaming

    Hi Guys,

    I am just wondering what the best usb cable is to use, I had a Supra USB 2.0 Cable Type A To B this was the best buy from 2015, this cable has been destroyed by my Husky, I was wondering if there are people here with experience with different usb cables.
    I am streaming from my Macbook to my musical fidelity V90 dac, via Audirvana plus.

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    Join Date: May 2011

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    Hi Rob , welcome to AOS . I like this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chord-Comp...cAAOSw2xRYkmJM
    Regards
    Brian

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    Join Date: Nov 2017

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    Hi Brian thanks for the tip, I saw that Jerry had a chord cable for sale 5 meters long. I actually wanted a shorter cable do you think there will be a quality loss in a longer cable?

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    Not up to 5m no .
    Regards
    Brian

    Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment . (Rumi )


    Korus Computer Audio music server
    JustBoom DAC . HRT Musicstreamer 2
    Amplifier : Sony TA FB740R
    Speakers : Tannoy 637
    Interconnects : MS Audio / Klotz MC5000 .
    Speaker cables : Western Electric 16AG

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    Join Date: Feb 2011

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    Not to blow smoke up Brians arse but he builds the best usb cables ive heard.

    When he gets his finger out his chocolate ive two 5m on order.

    I run a gt2 furateck .

    Brians cables blow it into the weeds--my good lady kicked mine with the laptop across the room-fucked the usb port and cable.

    Helluva fiddly buggers to make apparently!!!

    Search for a usb cable thread by the Scottish boys a few years ago....the supra is not bad but can be improved on.

    I have an amazon shitter in my front room-does the bussiness but its pure pish to be honest!

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    Join Date: Nov 2017

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    Yes I had a supra 4 meter cable but the dog ran very anthousiastic through the room, laptop on the floor and the usn connector snapped off, so now I am a bit wiser with my other thread, I will go and look for a copper based one are there any people who have suggestions, I now can change music remotely so it doesn't have to be a long cable.

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    Join Date: Dec 2017

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    Hi Rob,
    I can trustfully recommend AudioQuest USB cables. I use Cinnamon in my entry level streaming system and the cable does make the difference. I compared it with stock cable and vd Hul Ultimate; Cinnamon presentation was more vivid to me. Hope that helps. Good luck.

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    Lindy for me. Proper USB verified cables built to USB spec from a data cable manufacturer who do real testing. If you have issues between computer source and dac it's best to fix that with proper engineering solutions, not pi55 aways hundreds on cable IMO.
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    Join Date: Mar 2009

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    I would stick with the Supra and get an iFi Audio iPurifier2: https://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view...ry-ipurifier2/

    It does far more for the money than any cable will.
    iFi ZEN Stream/TV/CXC >> RME ADI2 DAC >> XTZ Edge A2-300 >> Rogers LS8a

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    I bought a QED Performance Digital Audio USB A-B Graphite 1.0 m I can't compare it with the supra anymore as the cable was broken, but the sound is good, I think I changed to many things at one time, I changed the speaker cable I changed the position and the usb cable, the system sounds a lot better now though.
    Streaming music from macbook via usb, to a musical fidelity V90 dac, to a Nobsound ns-01P tube pre amp with jj ecc803s gold pin to poweramp arcam Alpha 8 power amp to Q Acoustics 3050 floor standers.
    Favourite music progressive rock.

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