I run a 5 meter AudioQuest Cinnamon USB from my laptop to my DDC. I have no issues with drop out or ground loops. I’ve not noticed any qualitative difference between the, admittedly, ridiculously long USB and a much shorter one, 1 meter I think. It’s not optimal but it works for what I have setup at the moment. I believe 5 meters is about the limit of USB before issues are supposed to present themselves.
Long USB cable recommendation
Hi all.
I'm looking for recommendations on a long (~6 meter) USB cable (a to b) to go from my iMac to an ifi Zen signature DAC. Would like to keep it reasonable (~$100.00) if possible. For context, I like to stream Qobuz from my Mac and while the ifi has bluetooth, the delivery of high-resolution audio exceeds the compressed size of Bluetooth audio. I also use the ifi from my CD changer.
From what I understand 5m is typically the limit of USB and the longer the cable the more prone it is to RF interference. For additional context, I also have a Bluesound streamer that I run ethernet from my router to the device, but I'm constrained with using BluOS, which I'm not a fan of. I guess Qobuz is still working on a connect feature to stream directly from their app but not sure on the timeline.
Thanks very much in advance !