Sound differences in USB cables.

[Infiniteloop]

I know this is going to possibly start a new cable war, but here goes anyway:

I have been using a Chord USB silverplus USB cable since Christmas with pretty good results. Then when I was clearing out an old cupboard I came across a tatty old USB cable that I had used years ago with a printer. Just for the hell of it I swapped the cables, and I know there shouldn't be ('coz it's digital, right?) but there is definitely a difference and to my surprise, I prefer the sound of the tatty printer cable. It is cleaner, more focused and the bass is tighter.

I know it shouldn't be different, but it absolutely is.

There, I've said it.

 

[chebby]

I guess we're going to get a lot of this today.

 

[cheeseboy]

I guess we're going to get a lot of this today.

Got my popcorn ready 😀 Is it too early to partner it with a beer yet? 🙂

 

[chebby]

I guess we're going to get a lot of this today.

Got my popcorn ready 😀 Is it too early to partner it with a beer yet? 🙂

Check the date of the post before you get too excited.

 

[cheeseboy]

I guess we're going to get a lot of this today.

Got my popcorn ready 😀 Is it too early to partner it with a beer yet? 🙂

Check the date of the post before you get too excited.

:rofl: doh. Right, I've ditched the popcorn and started to mainline the beer instead. Seems a suitable punishment for my gullibility 😀