Do USB cables matter ?


I know from the PC to the DAC the USB matters. But... to copy from one exterior HD to another one, does the quality of the USB make a difference in SQ ?
A friend is loaning me his HD with 6000 albums on it. (All uncompressed & some High rez and DSD) I'll be copying the HD to my HD with JRiver.
Thank in advance.
zmanastronomy

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Mapman, Almarg... this is good info. So, data is data to copy from one HD to another. That's great to know.
De Fragging the Ext HD... I would have never thought of that. Seems it would allow things to run smoother.

Almarg, does the program in the link you provided check as your copying data or after to validate the data ?

I'm planning to run my NAS HD to my Laptop via wireless router. From there, I'm going USB to Asynchronous DAC to Pre to Amp.
It's all new to me, but I can't pass up 6000 albums for free.

Just getting my feet wet right now. I may go with a dedicated server in the future. I want to take small steps right now.

JRiver with Fidelizer as an optimizing program is about as far as I have planed for this system. I'm hoping to at least get as good of playback as my CD Player.