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.
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.