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Can This Really Matter?

I hear it again and again, everything matters in the digital chain. So I recently unboxed my new Bryston BDP 3 renderer and it’s connected to my Ayre QB9 Twenty USB DAC. I have a SSD inside a generic enclosure (with a fan) that will power up via bus. I have a twenty cent USB cable running from the SSD to the Bryston. So here’s the question, does the enclosure matter and does the cheap USB running between between the SSD and into the Bryston really matter? If so, it wouldn’t seem practical to spend much money on upgrading these accessories. And if so, what do you suggest?

goofyfoot
pedroeb
493 posts
 

I went with a AudioQuest Diamond USB B Cable, but I'm sure the Wire World will be fine.

LAN cables are just a susceptible to interference as all other cable types. I'm using DbillionDa Cat8 Ethernet Cable with 4 shielded foiled twisted pair(F/FTP).

goofyfoot OP
1,325 posts
 

@pedroeb I’m assuming you’re using the Diamond USB cable to your DAC. It wouldn’t make a lot of sense to use an $800.00 cable to connect a Solid State Drive.

pedroeb
493 posts
 

Absolutely!

bigkidz
3,324 posts
 

Think back in the day where components used copper chassis.  So the box can make a difference in a few ways.  You can use automobile dampening material which is cheap to try also.

mahler123
3,064 posts
 

I had the BDP-3 and a SSD drive connected to it.  I experimented with three cables, 2 of which I borrowed from a high end dealer.  I didn’t notice any difference.

Also I ‘m not sure that transmission is any faster with a pricey cable.  There may be better shielding

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