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32 Feet USB : sound degradation issues, what next?

Due to limitations of my room, my desktop computer is across the room from my DAC.

My cheapo 4 feet USB cable gave me great sound, but once I added the 32 feet USB extension to it, the sound degrades significantly. Details are lost, sound is harsher, bass gets bloated.
It annoys me that digital cables (its binary data, come on!) has so much effect on the sound.

My question is do USB cables need a burn-in time ?
Or
Do I need to figure out a way to keep my USB cables down to a 3-4 feet ?

I have not seen any audiophile USB cables that are 20-30 feet long, if they exist, do you have any experience with them ?
essrand

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heyimderrick
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I'll probably get flamed for this, but have you tried Monoprice? http://www.monoprice.com/Category?c_id=102&cp_id=10303

Get the heaviest gauge long-run available for your situation. I think the sound degradation is likely coming from using two cables with a connecting adapter. A single 32-foot run in a heavier gauge should eliminate those problems. I'm using Monoprice's heavy gauge silver-coated copper HDMI cables, and they are very nice, especially for the price.
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