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Following discussions in CA about the merits of a usb A to B converter versus cables, I decided to put the length of usb cable to the test.
Up to now, I have used 0.3m, 0.5m and 1m cables in preference to longer ones.
I had a Wireworld Starlight 5m cable and decided to make up 10 and 15 cm A to Bs to see if SQ changes. Plugs are Partsconnxion gold plated ones.
The exposed part of the cables have been kept to a minimum and care was taken over construction.
The 0.3 and 0.5 m cables sound similar, with the shorter ones being 'marginally' better and preferred. The home made cables are preferred to the factory terminated Wireworlds. These have half exposed stripped cables under the black plastic moulding and they sound different (and better to me) when a copper shielded is placed around the plugs.
The 15 and 10 cm lengths are another story. Sound opens up and there is obviously more attack and resolution to the music, plus better hf purity. Lf sounds different but I am not sure that it is 'better'. I am listening to the 10cm cable right now and I like it.
I am trying to make up some 5cm cables using unshielded lengths from Wireworld to 'simulate' an adapter but I am wondering what to do with the digital ground. Trying to install a copper shielding is proving to be very difficult. Perhaps I need to extract the shielded D+ and D- cable but this is also difficult. I may just try without.
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Topic - Length of usb cable affects SQ - fmak 07:11:44 07/01/15 (37)
- RE: Length of usb cable affects SQ - Mercman 16:57:13 07/02/15 (2)
- Confirmed on 2nd System - fmak 04:51:33 07/03/15 (1)
- Forgot Pic - fmak 05:00:00 07/03/15 (0)
- I am skeptical - Fitzcaraldo215 10:53:11 07/02/15 (16)
- "place no credence in ... uncontrolled tests" - fair enough. But why would you place any credence.... - carcass93 12:41:37 07/02/15 (15)
- RE: "place no credence in ... uncontrolled tests" - fair enough. But why would you place any credence.... - Mercman 03:01:36 07/03/15 (0)
- I am amused by - fmak 22:58:04 07/02/15 (0)
- RE: "place no credence in ... uncontrolled tests" - fair enough. But why would you place any credence.... - Fitzcaraldo215 13:50:51 07/02/15 (12)
- What is wrong with them? - fmak 23:36:40 07/02/15 (3)
- RE: What is wrong with them? - Fitzcaraldo215 06:33:59 07/03/15 (2)
- RE: What is wrong with them? - Tony Lauck 10:33:14 07/03/15 (0)
- RE: What is wrong with them? - fmak 07:34:18 07/03/15 (0)
- RE: "place no credence in ... uncontrolled tests" - fair enough. But why would you place any credence.... - Bob_C 20:29:56 07/02/15 (0)
- RE: "place no credence in ... uncontrolled tests" - fair enough. But why would you place any credence.... - Tony Lauck 18:24:27 07/02/15 (6)
- RE: "place no credence in ... uncontrolled tests" - fair enough. But why would you place any credence.... - Fitzcaraldo215 13:41:02 07/03/15 (5)
- RE: "place no credence in ... uncontrolled tests" - fair enough. But why would you place any credence.... - fmak 05:14:24 07/04/15 (2)
- RE: "place no credence in ... uncontrolled tests" - fair enough. But why would you place any credence.... - Fitzcaraldo215 17:50:23 07/04/15 (1)
- RE: "place no credence in ... uncontrolled tests" - fair enough. But why would you place any credence.... - jkeny 17:56:26 07/16/15 (0)
- RE: "place no credence in ... uncontrolled tests" - fair enough. But why would you place any credence.... - Bob_C 19:39:20 07/03/15 (1)
- RE: "place no credence in ... uncontrolled tests" - fair enough. But why would you place any credence.... - Fitzcaraldo215 10:04:18 07/05/15 (0)
- RE: Length of usb cable affects SQ - beppe61 08:38:18 07/02/15 (2)
- There are many who have found the opposite to be true - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 06:32:10 07/02/15 (3)
- RE: There are many who have found the opposite to be true - Tony Lauck 11:23:04 07/02/15 (0)
- RE: There are many who have found the opposite to be true - fmak 07:15:15 07/02/15 (1)
- RE: There are many who have found the opposite to be true - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 11:14:57 07/02/15 (0)
- 10 cm usb cable not including plug lengths-update - fmak 04:09:05 07/02/15 (1)
- 5cm cable to simulate adapter - fmak 07:52:35 07/02/15 (0)
- RE: Length of usb cable affects SQ - coli 20:50:05 07/01/15 (0)
- RE: Length of usb cable affects SQ - Presto 12:04:01 07/01/15 (2)
- Transfer Eye Pattern - fmak 00:22:50 07/02/15 (0)
- RE: Length of usb cable affects SQ - Tony Lauck 13:17:46 07/01/15 (0)
- So if one needed a 1.3 Meter cable to reach from Computer to DAC... - Ivan303 08:15:53 07/01/15 (3)
- RE: So if one needed a 1.3 Meter cable to reach from Computer to DAC... - Bob_C 11:32:49 07/01/15 (1)
- RE: So if one needed a 1.3 Meter cable to reach from Computer to DAC... - fmak 00:25:18 07/02/15 (0)
- I have been using a 15 ft USB PC to DAC - G Squared 10:49:20 07/01/15 (0)
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