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In Reply to: RE: more to the story posted by creativepart on March 29, 2024 at 08:53:13
The guys I know that use USB input use the Final Touch Audio (FTA). Not cheap but they have tried dozens of these things and find the FTAs to be the best for USB.
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There are zillions of boutique and "game changing" cable brands out there. One can not try them all unless funds are unlimited.
I have no doubt the FTA USB is a great cable - but then, no one can say with absolute assurance what the "best" is.
Buy the best you can afford that works with your system and ENJOY.
Just relaying the experience of a lot of USB using audiophiles in the middle of Europe. They didnt't try everything but a pretty decent subset (like 30 or more I would say).
Just trying to give you an idea of what to try.
Money being unlimited is not a constraint, but TIME is limited for all, and I can hardly think of a bigger waste of time than listening for differences between USB Cables.
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If the cable doesn't matter, just wondering, do you think the USB source computer/server/stream hardware quality matters? I got the feeling you did, such as your point that RPis have a stripped down operating system.
I've only tried three USB A-to-B cables... a Cardas basic cable (~$100), an iFi ~$100 cable, and this custom cable by Igor Kuznetsoff, who did all the mods to my equipment. He charged me $600 for his custom cable.
There is a dramatic difference with the custom cable. It's not small.
My theory is that every cable in the system matters. I don't know why that is, but cable seems to affect the performance of the entire system for good or ill. Yes, I've heard dramatic differences with Igor's power cords, too.
maybe because you haven't tried it. I don't like rolling cables any more than you do; however, as much as i tried to dismiss it there is a clear improvement to be had by finding a top cable.
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