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In Reply to: RE: 5 meters posted by JeffH on October 30, 2014 at 19:45:03
They certainly seem to be more sensitive than Ethernet Cables
They are.
5 m is max for USB, 15 ft is pretty close to this max
Ethernet allows for 100m.
You might try a USB2 certified cable.
The 15 ft cable might work in other circumstances e.g. driving a printer but in this case we talk bulk mode. If there is an error, there will be a retry. In case of audio it is isochronous mode so no retry.
It is thinkable that the cable does a bad job but in bulk mode this is harder to detect (low throughput)
The Well Tempered Computer
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So, it's either crappy cable or crappy equipment at one or both ends of the cable.
For about $8 bucks you can stop wondering.
Link below:
I ordered one... We'll see how it goes. I am pretty much a confirmed Squeezebox touch user, but wanted to see how others are using their Computers to a DAC. So, far I have to say that I am not impressed!
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"So, far I have to say that I am not impressed!"
The USB of your DAC is not very good, it uses the PCM2707. The Mini Max + is much better. Get a modern USB to SPDIF convertor and you will hear a difference.
I am using the Teac UD-301 and USB for both the SBT and PC.
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Oh,
Though you had the MiniMax in a picture. Have not heard the 301, but it looks like a nice DAC. IMO a PC done properly will be much better than the SBT and most of the streamers that have been recently discussed. I find it a bit surprising how impressed some are by the SOTM mini server.
regards
Bob
For what it is worth, I use, successfully, a 5 meter Belkin Gold USB cable from a Paul Pang PCI-e USB 3.0 card to my Dangerous Music Source DAC. The Source is self powered. No problems, at all.
I have also used a Monoprice-sourced repeater USB cable, when I positioned my DAC about 25 feet from my music computer, but close to my amplifier. No problems at all. But I thought I'd try positioning my DAC closer to my computer so I could use a shorter USB cable with long interconnects. Both arrangements work well.
Rich
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