usb cables?

[sandyk]

1 minute ago, kumakuma said:

 

Remind me again why this is any of your concern.

 

 It should be quite obvious to the silent majority of readers that you and several other members won't be happy until you have totally disrupted  this thread, and forced it's premature closure.

 

[kumakuma]

Just now, sandyk said:

 

 It should be quite obvious to the silent majority of readers that you and several other members won't be happy until you have totally disrupted  this thread, and forced it's premature closure.

 

 

You didn't answer my question. 

 

Why do you feel you have the right to boss others around?

 

 

 

[Ralf11]

10 minutes ago, kumakuma said:

 

Remind me again why this is any of your concern.

 

 

maybe he is an undercover member of the Snivility Police - Cable Division

[fas42]

2 hours ago, kumakuma said:

 

How do the folks saying that USB cables don't really matter much fit into your analogy and your accusations of "group think"? 

 

USB cables "matter" if the only ways of improving the perceived SQ that one is willing to entertain is the substitution with different ones, or aletring configurations of such - if you do this rigorously enough it's highly likely that you will "luck" on one that happens to do the right things for your system.

 

Personally, I see the USB connection as a area where systems seem particularly subject to weaknesses - so my solution would be to completely eliminate that as a means of transferring data.

[RickyV]

9 hours ago, Ralf11 said:

ok, send me "a good one" and I'll try it out in my system

 

Okay, pm me with your address and I'll send you something.

[mansr]

8 hours ago, sandyk said:

Twist your words around all that you like, but you are well aware that the OP was not interested in seeing dismissive replies like yours.

If the "correct" answer has been decided beforehand, why bother asking the question?

[sandyk]

42 minutes ago, mansr said:

If the "correct" answer has been decided beforehand, why bother asking the question?

 

The correct answer had already been decided by a large number of members, and is why the OP asked his question about whether there was a consensus on the best sounding USB 2.0 cables

 The posts at the attached link from Yashn may be of interest to members other  than Mansr and a few other members.

 

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/24275-ac-filtering-grounding-boxes-linear-psu-and-balanced-power/page/68/#comments

 

[Ralf11]

is " a large number of members" equal to 6??

[musicguy]

So  For all who did recommend a cable thank you.   I looked at many cable this last week. Lush, curios, more AQ stuff and listened to my current cables again.  After being so impressed with Blackcat silverstar usb.  I ordered Blackcat's  Coppertone.   

 

I normally dont like to post  what i think till a  usb cable has at least 50 hours maybe more?

 

But if anyone wants a 150-200 dollar budget range.   This coppertone is amazing.  I know I havn''t heard the other cables recommended but I cant afford to try out every cable suggested.   

 

So far this coppertone is musical,  very musical,  full bodied.  NO harshness detected at all.  Normally thats what i here with a new silver type digital cable.  Then it smooths out.    The instrument separation is very good.  like the instruments are separate   but they also have their own air and space around them.   With that statement sound-stage is real sounding.   Not artificial.    I have some live recordings and before they sounded compressed.   Now you can till where they are on the stage-"more"  Left right, depth.

 

Thats what i hear so far.   I have 5 songs i have been using for 15 years to test out cables.  Today  I think i got something new from these songs.

 

musicguy

[noway]

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[jrflanne]

I have never heard a difference, but I have had some cheapo's that had interference. Those had little or no shielding. So my rule is don't use cheap crap. However, I am probably not the right person to answer.