Ethernet and USB cables


Do premium Ethernet and USB make a sonic difference? I have very good speaker and DAC to amp cables but, all the others are just inexpensive generic cables. I’m running Innuos Zenith MK III and about to try out a Phoenix USB. Just looking to get the most out of the system w/o throwing away more $ (unless it works!).
hysteve

Showing 1 response by clearthinker

Bits is bits as they say.
Put in any old cable.  Measure the error rate.
It will max at about 2 or 3 per million.
The other 999,998 will come through perfectly.
You can't hear the two that don't.

End of answer, apart from dither and clock error that are not products of cable, so far as I know.