Absolute Sound - USB cable comparison, $250 vs $1200

BlueFox
BlueFox Posts: 15,251
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Clarus Cable Crimson USB and Kimber Kable KS 2436

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/two-usb-cables/?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email-409

Unfortunately for some, there is a differance over a $5 USB 'bits is bits' cable. :)
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    Bits are bits but only when they are transferred properly and accurately.
    This road traveled is one of road blocks in my experience. From what I learned with my own testing is when these cables are built with high quality parts and terminated properly and accurately there is nothing more to achieve.
    To me it's not a question of money, money is money but what I'd like to know is what a perfect conductor is no matter what it takes no matter what it costs how do you achieve perfection in digital transfer? If it takes $1200.00 and Kimber needs to build it then there it is, if it take $5 bucks and you got all you need cool. I really don't care which one where it at just want to know what it takes.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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