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Wireworld Platinum Starlight® 10 Twinax and AQ Diamond

Interested in hearing thoughts from those who compared these ethernet cables or have experience with either of these cables . Sonic character, tone, dynamics, imaging…all good stuff that matters that you observed when adding these cables. 

NOT interested in hearing from those who don’t think cables matter. This is not that forum. Let’s be civil and stay on topic.

Current setup:

Configuration 1: eero mesh network node -> Purist Audio CAT 7 -> Meitner MA3i 

Configuration 2: eero mesh network node -> Purist Audio CAT 7 -> Aurender N200 -> Audience Studio One USB -> Meitner MA3i

Sources: Qobuz, Tidal, local music library, Roon or Aurender Conductor native Aurender processing

Looking to upgrade ethernet cable. Not a tweaker - don’t need switches, regens, fiber optic isolation, etc. 

TIA!

audphile1

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ghdprentice
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@buellrider97 

Are you asking if the sonic characteristics are shared across, say interconnects, usb and power cords of the same brand and tier?

I have noticed that the same brand and tier of speaker wire, interconnect and power cord has the same sonic effect. Most of my USB experimentation was not in parallel with my other comparisons. I think USB would be the same. But I don't have enough experience to confirm that. 

ghdprentice
7,871 posts
 

I have own and have used Starlight and a number of other Wireworld cables. I have not been impressed by any of them. They seem to me to be simply the choice of a conductor (e.g., copper or silver) and molded plastic coating. I would look at DHLabs for budget, Audio Quest (contemporary, Cardas (warmer and more natural sounding), or for high end Transparent. Nordost are amazing... but only in the upper tier. 

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