A friend makes his own USB cables, which sound very very good. He experimented with different lengths and we tested them. It does make a difference. The three lengths were 15cm, 50cm and 100cm. The quality improved as the cable length shortened.
Does USB cable length make a diference?
I'm not talking a super long USB cable. I'm looking at a short usb cable from my Streamer to Dac (1 foot would even work). However if I got a more standard length (2 to 3 ft) would I lose anything? A longer cable would be more versatile if I ever needed it for soemething else.