Preferred AES/EBU 110 ohm digital 1.5 meter cables you recommend
I am considering supplementing my Audience Au24 SE USB cable with an AES/EBU Digital cable so I can switch back and forth depending on the music source. I am looking for your recommendations for AES/EBU digital Cables to demo. My source is the Aurender N10 Music Server and my DAC is to be determined (must have AES/EBU input).
I know very little about AES/EBU digital cables since I have always used USB cables. I spoke to Audience and they believe their USB cable sounds better than their digital cable for most applications. Others have said the “AES/EBU digital cable is the better sounding cable most of the time”. In addition, I have been told to use a 1.5 meter digital cable for the highest sound quality. I am sure both the audio system and type of music will determine what cable type will sound the best.
There are many cables available and I am looking for some assistance in narrowing the list. For example, the DH Labs D-110 AES/EBU XLR Digital Audio Cable by Silversonic is priced at $110 (great price, how does it sound?). The Morrow Grand Reference Digital cable is approximately $350. The Cardas Audio's Clear AES/EBU is $662 and the Acrolink's 7N-DA2090 Speciale AES/EBU is $1,315. I noticed several other brands were even more expensive such as the Kubual Sosna Emotion AES/EBU digital cable at $1,650 (very expensive and no discounts). What AES/EBU digital cables do you recommend? How much does one have to spend on a digital cable for reasonable performance? Please comment on any digital cable you are using or have auditioned. I plan on borrowing a couple of digital cables and then deciding.- ...
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