USB Cables: beginning the rabbit hole

When I had a separate DAC, I always got the best results with one of the Wireworld Starlight USB cables. I tried a few from DH Labs, Kimber and Audioquest.  The Wireworld was far superior but that was back then. 

Similar, I upgraded to a WireWorld platinum from a Transparent, big difference.  

I suggest you look at the Cardas Clear High Speed Serial Buss.  Should fit your price point.  It splits the signal and power lines between two cables, similar to the Curious Cable, for better isolation of the signal.  I have both, I prefer the Cardas but not a huge difference in my opinion.

I've found that USB cables are just as much of a rabbit hole as any other cable type. Depending on your system they can make a small or a pretty large difference. So it seems worth experience to find a good one that you like.

I recently went through that process and wrote about it here https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/experience-up-leveling-streaming-with-usb-cables/post?postid=2760708#2760708 if you want to read the saga.

The summary is that I really loved the Pink Faun USB and the Veritas Cables Audax, with the latter being an amazing value. I also really enjoyed the Audience Frontrow although it seems a bit expensive compared to those first two cables. Also tried a Clarus Crimson which was decent and a Crystal Cable Diamond which I didn't like at all. 

Moral of the story is that price doesn't necessarily always determine performance, and some well regarded cables didn't really do great in my system. Maybe they work better for other situations though. Out of all the cables the Veritas Audax is worth a look, it falls in your price range and has an easy return policy if it doesn't end up being a good fit.