Suggestions for Y Split USB Cables (perhaps newest IFI Gemni 3.0 ?)

[bogi]

 

You can buy a split adaptor cable like on the picture and plug some USB cable of your choice into it.

https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/various-adapters/usb-b-adapter-cable-for-external-usb-a-power-supply-p-8389.html

[bogi]

10 hours ago, agladstone said:

Unfortunately, my DAC (Mytek Brooklyn), requires the 5V and Ground to make the handshake  

 

My DAC too. The adaptor cable on the picture has two ends. One end is the USB type B adaptor and the 2nd end contains usual USB type A connector. Use the type A connector to inject +5V for example via iFi iPower. This branch will be used for power only. Then insert a standard USB cable of your choice (you can use some "audiophile" cable if you want) into the type B adaptor. That cable will be used for data only. Handshake with DAC will function, because ground is common for both power and data branches. This way you can substiture +5V VBUS from computer with cleaner +5V from a dedicated power supply.

 

Advantage of this solution is that you can use any USB cable with this adaptor. You can experiment with different USB cables and different power supplies if you want.