AQ USB Cable

Clipdat
Clipdat Posts: 12,934
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Audioquest Carbon USB cable - 1.5m - $100 shipped

https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Carbon-Cable-Type-1-5m/dp/B0041EDIIW
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Audioquest Carbon USB cable - 1.5m - $100 shipped

    https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Carbon-Cable-Type-1-5m/dp/B0041EDIIW

    I know a guy that might trade some ELAC bookies for that cable Drew.


    :p
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    Buy them both FFS.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    Bump. Nobody wants to upgrade their USB cable?

    Also open to trades for other ($200-ish) 1.5m USB cables.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,585
    Are these sonically better than my $15 Monster Cable USB's? I mean personally I think higher end cables are just psychological. Well unless you smoke weed. I'd give it a try but I need 2.5m. GLWTS!
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    Believe it or not there's audible differences between USB cables. It sure would be a hell of a lot easier if they all sounded the same.

    I explored this a bit here: https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/184270/three-way-usb-cable-shootout
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,585
    I would like to have you review a Wireworld cable sometime. Unfortunately when I looked at them they go from a $140 cable to a $900 cable. Of course I want the $900 one. There are just so few reviews of Wireworld stuff other than the couple of guys here that use them.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Like it or not, cables matter. Personally I feel cables, and power, are the foundation for a stereo. However, since I don’t use USB cables I can’t comment on any sonic benefits from them.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,585
    BlueFox wrote: »
    ...However, since I don’t use USB cables I can’t comment on any sonic benefits from them.

    Gee, thanks :D
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    Price drop $80 shipped.
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  • Dr_Wu
    Dr_Wu Posts: 335
    I'll give those a try, Drew. PM sent.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    I wanted to jump on it as I'm a self admitted AQ fan Boy. But with the equipment I have I could not use that cable. What's the main use for this type of cable? Connect what to what?
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    PC to DAC or streamer to DAC.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,585
    Dr_Wu wrote: »
    I'll give those a try, Drew. PM sent.
    Let me know what you think of them as you have similar cabling.

    So my internet was down for a while yesterday so my CA 851N wouldn't stream. Had to drag out an old Panasonic DVD player to use as a transport and used an optical cable to the 851 to play some tunes with CD's. YUK! I know they say USB is better but this was crazy. I was playing some tune when the internet came back on and immediately replayed it via Tidal master off my Toshiba laptop with the skullcandy sound card using a cheap USB cable and immediately realized if the internet goes out again I'm just going to go mow the lawn or something.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,901
    edited August 2021
    @ audioluvr i dare say it might be the "old dvd player" and optical connection.
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,585
    That's possible. Just hard to believe that's what I was using before I discovered Club Polk. You guys are awesome! Or Horrible enablers depending how you look at it.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • Dr_Wu
    Dr_Wu Posts: 335
    I'll let you know how it sounds. Going to connect my Mini to an external ProJect DAC that I use with a CD spinner. Been using the Mini's onboard DAC until now. Eventual plan is to get a better DAC and more silver in the USB. Baby steps. But, the convenience of streaming is addictive.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    This has been sold.
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