about stereophile magazines recommendation of belk

hi, i read this article and figured for a low price to give it a try. i unhooked my wireworld violet usb and the belkin usb gold does a few things well [details] but so far i am not impressed[especially the ambience]. in the story they mentioned 'balanced' and i may have got the wrong cord possibly. i am using this between my mac with pure music and my m f v-dac. any ideas?, thanks john