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USB cables

In the March 2012 issue of Absolute Sound, Robert Harley raves about a $550/m USB cable that replaced his "excellent" $80 cable, but doesn't tell us what the $80 cable is. For those of us who are less absolute, that would have been an interesting disclosure.

As a new owner of a MacMini loaded with Pure Music, I'd like to know what USB cables are recommended. The MacMini will output USB to a Musical Fidelity V-Link that will in turn output SP/DIF to a Cary 11a.

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audioman58
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I have used .05 m to 1.5 m cables and There was no difference what so ever in sonics,and I gave them over 300 hrs to run in.
I can see on some brands it might matter,but the Wireworld
Silver Starlight is a very well built cable.
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audioman58
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A cable is not just a cable even digital ,the more accurate the timing
And accuracy of the signal is very important.i have had from Beldon
To $50 audioquest tp $250-$ 600wireworld. If you hoping to judge a cable
First give it at least 250 hrs for the metal to settle in and even more so the dialectric.please remember the signal is so small compared to a speaker cable or even a interconnect. Everythjng is a bit better instrument shading
Inner detail and decay. This is most important Only if you have a system
That has very good resolution. A $5k system would be a waste of money for a $600 usb cable, $250 would be better suited.
At least $15 k minimum needed for the ultimate resolution .
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