Once you reach a certain level of transparency in the system, all of the cables become very important. It seems to me there is always a bit of trade off between getting a high level of detail, yet retaining warmth and liquidity so many of us enjoy.
In general, and I mean very general, I have found the following to be true. Power cords can be very important, particularly the cord to the DAC. Try to avoid nickel plated connectors anywhere in the signal path. Silver, silver plated, and rhodium cables/connectors can add detail and air, but can “thin out” the sound, and lose some warmth (mids and bass). Copper and gold can be your friends. Gold plated connectors will add warmth. A power cord with a connector like an Oyaide P-079 might suit the DAC.
I have not listened to a Blue Jeans digital cable, so I can’t comment on it. But, I listened to a number of digital cables and they all sounded different. I ended up with not so cheap Jorma digital cable as it was the first cable in my system that rendered high details, was not grainy, and had some warmth.
Audio Bacon has a nice writeup on some digital cables. The article includes the Audio Art cable you mentioned previously (looks very similar to the DH labs cable I suggested with better connectors).
With the newer Heed transport it’s more than likely you won’t need to use the reclocker. The reclocker can’t necessarily fix the sonic characteristics of various cables. Different digital cables will sound different, and not just due to jitter. Also some CDs just sound better then others. Depends on the recording and mastering.
The Cardas digital cable may help. Cardas has a reputation for having warmer sounding cables.
In general, and I mean very general, I have found the following to be true. Power cords can be very important, particularly the cord to the DAC. Try to avoid nickel plated connectors anywhere in the signal path. Silver, silver plated, and rhodium cables/connectors can add detail and air, but can “thin out” the sound, and lose some warmth (mids and bass). Copper and gold can be your friends. Gold plated connectors will add warmth. A power cord with a connector like an Oyaide P-079 might suit the DAC.
I have not listened to a Blue Jeans digital cable, so I can’t comment on it. But, I listened to a number of digital cables and they all sounded different. I ended up with not so cheap Jorma digital cable as it was the first cable in my system that rendered high details, was not grainy, and had some warmth.
Audio Bacon has a nice writeup on some digital cables. The article includes the Audio Art cable you mentioned previously (looks very similar to the DH labs cable I suggested with better connectors).
With the newer Heed transport it’s more than likely you won’t need to use the reclocker. The reclocker can’t necessarily fix the sonic characteristics of various cables. Different digital cables will sound different, and not just due to jitter. Also some CDs just sound better then others. Depends on the recording and mastering.
The Cardas digital cable may help. Cardas has a reputation for having warmer sounding cables.