USBe Perfect Hookup??


I have one, and was wondering how I can use it between my external hard drive case type "B" (box) and the input for the drive which is type "A" on the rear of my player. The unit has a direction arrow, so I'm not sure if it can be turned around and still function. Any help??  Thanks

koestner

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OP: If you don’t need it anymore, you probably can sell it.

I asked Walter at Underwood HiFi, the distributor for the USBe Perfect, if the directionality mattered.  He said just try reversing it.  Nothing will break.  He was right.

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The USBe Perfect is a USB signal regenerator.    It is not a filter or enhancer.  Ozzy reviewed it here. Conceptually, it is similar to the Smoothlan Ethernet Regenerator.

Initially, I got my USBe Perfect to improve the SQ for streaming from my modded laptop.   It made a substantial improvement. Less edgy, less grainy.   But soon thereafter, I switched to a dedicated streamer - which was far superior to the laptop. 

Out of curiosity, I installed the ’Perfect’ in the USB output from my streamer to my DDC.  The SQ improved once again - but subtly.   More refined, more natural, more spacious.   Every once in a while - with all the improvements to my digital chain - I remove it - thinking I don’t need it anymore.   I always put it back in.  YMMV.