Who has tried out different USB Cables?

[Melvin]

USB cables

- AudioQuest Carbon

- Belkin Gold

- Black Cat Silverstar!

- Blue Jeans

- dB Audio Labs Essential

- iFi Gemini

- MHDT Lab

- UpTone USPCB A>B Adapter

 

USB power thingies

- iFi iUSBPower

- UpTone USB REGEN

 

DACs

- Chord Qute EX

- dB Audio Labs Tranquility

- MHDT Lab Pagoda

- Schiit Bifrost Multibit

 

Seems kind of excessive (or obsessive) at this point but these cables were acquired over a 10 year period of time. I’ve tried most of the cables with each DAC. My favorite and best sounding is from UpTone Audio. It's also among the most affordable on my list. Current system:

 

mRendu > UpTone USPCB A>B Adapter > MHDT Lab Pagoda > etc.

 

Funny, the blue iFi cable (included with the iUSBPower) is my favorite to use with the Tranquility DAC. It almost annoys me this cable beats the other pricier ones I have on hand. Almost.