I'm using a Wireworld silver starlight. Retails in your price range. And there's a 5m online for a good price. I don't use mine a bunch, but in the rare event I need to connect my Mac to DAC, I'm always impressed by the connection.
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You don't need to spend tons of money on USB cables for audio. The digital signal doesn't know whether or not it's been fed through a cheap cable or an expensive one. Ideas about "lowest possible inductance, capacitance, or impedance" are simply nonsense. Want a perfect USB cable? So long as the power and data lines are properly segregated in the construction of the cable. That's it! All you need is.... TRIPP LITE Usb 2.0 Hi-Speed a/B Cable With Ferrite Chokes (M/M) 3-Ft. https://ifi-audio.com/products/isilencer3-0/ These two products together will ensure a clean signal. |
@mastering92 Within a cable there is no such thing as a "digital signal." There is only an analog signal attempting to be a sequence of perfect square waves. So everything matters. Like so many others here, I have heard considerable differences among USB cables though I do not use the the power line at all. |
@melm The USB cable and USB dongle I have used/recommended would get rid of noise in the square wave. You will never have perfect accuracy until you fit a DAC with a master clock anyway. To gain some insight, read this: https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/is-usb-a-digital-signal.827488/ USB standards were established to be compatible with all devices that use a USB connection. Otherwise, USB 2.0 would never work for audio. |
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