DH Labs

My experience is different with DH Labs. I had their Silversonic USB cable between my streamer and dac. Their lower priced one, not the mirage. The Silversonic was ok at first but for some reason it got so bright that it actually hurt my ears and I had to cut off my listening sessions short wondering if my hearing was failing me. Then I bought the Curious USB cable and everything about my hearing went back to normal, no more pain, so much more musicality and none of the harshness of the Silversonic. My ears love the Curious.

@blisshifi 

Thanks for your comment which aligns perfectly with my experience. My system is very revealing to the point that when I make any kind of adjustment or swap anything I immediately notice the difference. The room construction and the acoustic treatments probably have more to do with that than the equipment itself. Hence the Silversonic shone way too brightly for my ears. I  experienced the same results with the Wireworld starlight 7 hdmi cable for the I2s connection between my Jay's cdt2-mk3 and the Gustard X26 PRO, also too bright. I now use it between my Sony blu ray and TV and it sounds excellent there since that sound is not as revealing and can use the extra brightness. I am waiting for a Tuesday delivery of the Tubulus concentus I2s cable to reconnect the Jay to the Gustard. I have high hopes it will please me like the Curious. All this stuff is so system dependent that you have to try multiple products to find what your ears really need.