Cerious Technologies Matrix USB cable

Ordered mine.I have replaced my Nordost Tyr 2 loom with all Cerious Matrix cables (power cords, interconnects and speaker cable). Never look back.Only cable not Cerious is the USB - using Curious USB (which replaced a Lightspeed, in which replaced a Nordost).If the new Matrix USB is as good as the interconnects I will be very happy.

Not yet.

Robert you are a rare breed of honesty and integrity.
To others - Bob is working on the problem with longer length of the cable. I ordered a 1.6 meter from Bob I need slightly more than 1.5 meter hence the odd length.The first one came and it is not working - computer does not "see" the cable. Device manager could not detect the connected devices.We though it was a faulty cable and Bob sent another one.

And this was the results:

1. Connected to my main music server computer to berkeley audio design alpha usb to EMM Labs Reference DAC - sound has static noise - loud noise - non stop – while music is playing at the same time.
2. Connected to my main music server to Bryston BUC-1 USB converter to a Mark Levinson 30.6 reference DAC - computer did not see the connection.
3. Connected to my main music server directly to the EMM Labs DAC directly - no sound. And computer did not see the connection.
4. Connected to a MacBook Pro and a Musical Fidelity M1 DAC - works.
5. Connected to a MacBook Pro and Bryston BUC-1 USB converter - no sound - computer do not see the connection.

It is most certain the length is problem. All components work otherwise with my existing cables.

I will work with Bob to see if the length problem could be solved.
For you reference my main system is as follow:

Custom Build Music Server computer

EMM Labs Reference DAC

Berkeley Alpha USB

Bryston BSU -1 USB

Mark Levinson 30.6 DAC

Mark Levinson 32 preamp

Mark Levinson 532 amp

PS Audio P20 Power Generators

Egglestonworks Andra III SE speakers

All cable are from Cerious Tech.

Matrix Digital

Matrix XLR interconnects

Matrix and GE power cords like 7 of them or 8

Matrix Speaker cables.

Except two Power cords from Nordost

As discussed, I will be testing a long version of the Matrix USB from Cerious Technologies.

Test equipment list:

Computers:

MacBook Pro

Media Server - 6 cores Intel HEDT CPU, dedicated USB card, will try both motherboard USB headers as well, as well as dedicated USB ports.

Main Server - 16 core AMD ThreadRipper CPU, 20 TB of M.2 SSD storage, dedicated USB card, will try both motherboard USB headers as well, as well as dedicated USB ports.

USB Devices:

Musical Fidelity V-Link USB/SPDIF convertor - this unit actually powered by the 5V rail from the USB cable.

Musical Fidelity M1 DAC - USB input

Wadia di122 digital decoder - it has USB input

Bryston BUC-1 USB/SPDIF convertor

Berkeley Audio Design Alpha USB - USB/SPDIF convertor

Mark Levinson 30.6 reference DAC - needs either the Bryston or the Berkeley to feed via AES/EBU, does not has USB input

EMM Labs reference DAC - has USB input

Will give results to Bob and will share with the forum with Bob’s permission.

@c_avila I am using Sonnet Allegro Pro USB 3.1. the JCAT card looks good. I do not know it existed. Will explore it.

*** Update - just read up the JCAT card - ordering one now. Thanks c_avila!!!

@c_avila1
For a new commercial product the manufacturer cannot assume anyone to have a very specific set of equipment/setup/components in order to use a product.
In this case even if the new JCAT card will alleviate the problem the R&D must continue to make the said cable working in all situations. Like other working cables do.

Hi Bob,

Whatever you what me to test - 1m is workable.
Still intrigued about the length leads to noise problem.