@soix

I'm very pleased with the addition. I'm hearing a little more detail/clarity and realism.  I've been listening to my familiar music and I'm hearing more of the quiet subtle instruments. There's no additional harshness or edginess that you sometimes get with additional detail like I've experienced with certain cables.

I suck at describing sound. Lol.  

It was a worthwhile addition to my Gustard R26 dac. 

@soix

I'm honestly not expecting much, but I figure it's worth a try.  A $110 cable may not be much different than the Monoprice.  What I have now sounds really good. 

@soix

I realized that the Monoprice cable that I'm using is HDMI 2.0 and it works.  Upscale Audio has a DH Labs Silver HDMI 2.0B for $70 with free shipping. I'm going to give it a try.  1/2 meter long. 

@curiousjim

Upscale Audio gives a pretty good description of the cable construction. It appears to be a great value. 

@kingbr

I'm currently using an Air Matrix between my dac and preamp. Also between my SACD player and preamp.  I think it's a great cable. 

@baylinor

Is that the Diamond Revision cable? 

@baylinor

Interesting. I have a DH Labs cable ordered. I may give the Purist Audio cable a try. 

@big_greg

Did you do any a/b comparisons between a cheap cable like the Monoprice and the DH Labs? 

@big_greg

I don't have my DH Labs cable, yet.  Apparently, it's direct shipping from DH Labs.  Upscale Audio sent a shipping notice, but they want me to download an app just to get a shipping date.  I'll just wait for it. 

@big_greg ​​​​​​

Interesting. Thanks for sharing the results of your experiment.

I'm still waiting on the DH Labs cable to arrive. 

I think my system is revealing enough, but it won't surprise me if I don't hear a difference.  I'm not one to like something just to validate my purchase. I've got a box full of cables that I purchased and didn't like. 

@soix Are you still using the Monoprice cable?

I see that Wyred 4 Sound has their 0.5M cable on sale for $99.  I figure it's cheap enough to give it a try.

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@sdc2 The Wyred 4 Sound works well.  I'm happy with the sound that I'm getting. I didn't do any a/b comparisons with the DH Labs but I liked the sound quality and I'm using it. I can usually tell immediately if I try a different cable and I don't like it.  And that was four months ago and don't exactly recall. I've done some messing with interconnects since then. 

I haven't been tempted to try an expensive I2s cable, so I can't say if they would be better.