I was on a HDMI Mission and tried many of the usual names out there: AudioQuest Diamond, Coffee, Carbon, Wireworld Platinum, Silver, a couple of the better RidgeStreets, A great DARWIN USB that they stopped making that I loved that was better them all but TQ Cables but it was only 1/2 meter and I needed more length. I tried a bunch of lesser ones Revive, Synergistic, Cardas but when I popped in the Tellurium Q Graphite USB cable I was instantly smitten. It was vastly superior than any I have ever heard. I was happy as can be until my dealer got in the Tellurium Q Black Diamond which I upgraded to.
I don't care what equipment you use, uber expensive or even a thousands dollar DAC if you use the USB implementation you will be blown away by the Tellurium Q Black Diamond. Even if you use an Off Ramp or other unit that minimizes the importance of a premium USB cable it minimizes it to most cables but add this Tellurium Q Black Diamond cable and it is another league. My opinion on this cable was it was like adding a full set of $3k a piece interconnects. I was so happy when I got it.
I recently changed DACs from the PS Audio DirectStream to the Bricasti M1 and had a problem with my Tellurium Q Black Diamond USB cable and it wasn't working with my Bricasti M1 DAC. It forced me to try lesser cables and it was such a let down and drop in sound quality it was incredible. Needless to say there was a problem with the cable. I already owned it about a year and a half with no problem but when I told the dealer which is also the US Distributor and they immediately send me a brand new one with no cost and a the lower Black level one to try just in case the cable was good but just didn't play with my DAC which happens in high end. The new Tellurium Q Black Diamond cable worked and I was stoked all over again. It is pricey but worth it or more it will be the last USB cable you will ever buy and it flat out is the very best of the best. I bought it at Fidelis in NH. They are awesome. They Distribute the full Tellurium Q line and the full Harbeth line in the US and I couldn't recommend then any higher....
