Hi,
Thought I'd share my experiences of USB cables. I decided to try out the USB in of my DAC from my NAS drive - I picked up a cheap cable from Maplins - cost me £5. The change meant that I bypassed my SBT streamer, which was connected to the DAC Coax using a Chord cable - cant remember which one but it cost around £79.
The results were interesting - the presentation was more relaxed, the background had a darker tone which meant the instruments had more space which made them easier to follow. Vocals were less harsh and metallic sounding, the tone and timbre was more apparent. Dynamics were improved, probably because the general presentation was more laid back which meant a genuine dynamic part in a song was more distinguished.
Excited with the result I thought I'd take a punt and I puurchased a USB cable from Clearer Audio with an expectation that the results would be amplified. Sadly, I was disappointed - the presentation was back to being forward again .... the best way I can describe it is that the equililzers were set to max across the entire frequency range so in comparison to the cheaper USB the presentation sounded constrained. This was noticable in the vocals which sounded metalilc again.
I've always felt there was something not quite right with my set up and it turns out it was the presentation which the cable (Coax) must have imparted.
I'd be interested to hear experiences from members of using USB cable especially cables that provided a sound that suits my listening tastes - smooth, organic, dynamic, clarity, timbre, 3D.
I find the the Clearer Audio cable an exciting listen at first but it does become fatiguing after a while due to its forced nature. I have had it in use for over 3 days (for those that believe in burn in).
Many thanks,
Kub
Thought I'd share my experiences of USB cables. I decided to try out the USB in of my DAC from my NAS drive - I picked up a cheap cable from Maplins - cost me £5. The change meant that I bypassed my SBT streamer, which was connected to the DAC Coax using a Chord cable - cant remember which one but it cost around £79.
The results were interesting - the presentation was more relaxed, the background had a darker tone which meant the instruments had more space which made them easier to follow. Vocals were less harsh and metallic sounding, the tone and timbre was more apparent. Dynamics were improved, probably because the general presentation was more laid back which meant a genuine dynamic part in a song was more distinguished.
Excited with the result I thought I'd take a punt and I puurchased a USB cable from Clearer Audio with an expectation that the results would be amplified. Sadly, I was disappointed - the presentation was back to being forward again .... the best way I can describe it is that the equililzers were set to max across the entire frequency range so in comparison to the cheaper USB the presentation sounded constrained. This was noticable in the vocals which sounded metalilc again.
I've always felt there was something not quite right with my set up and it turns out it was the presentation which the cable (Coax) must have imparted.
I'd be interested to hear experiences from members of using USB cable especially cables that provided a sound that suits my listening tastes - smooth, organic, dynamic, clarity, timbre, 3D.
I find the the Clearer Audio cable an exciting listen at first but it does become fatiguing after a while due to its forced nature. I have had it in use for over 3 days (for those that believe in burn in).
Many thanks,
Kub