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

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p05129 what may seem odd to you is not to others. My claim to have some good cables is based out trying different ones but, I haven’t tried other USB or Ethernet cables. I was hoping to minimize that process and I thank everyone who has helped by sharing their experiences. This is a great forum because I’m getting feedback from so many audio fans.

I started this 2 years ago at the out set of my return to the world of hi-fi as we used to call it, now audiophile. It’s interesting reading the comments since then because it hadn’t popped up in some time. Since then I have upgraded all my cables and added the Phoenix USB. Only recently did I upgrade the speaker cables. Cables are a combination of Less Loss and Audio Sensability. I can say that every cable upgrade (interconnect, USB and power) made a sonic improvement to my ear. But what made the most improvements were the Phoenix and the speaker cables. I think I’m getting the best possible sound now from my modest horn based speakers and relatively low power amp. However, I’ve heard better and they aren’t good enough! So, next up are higher current Hegel amp and Magico. Where does it all stop?! (She asked) 😁