USB cables and connectors come in various shapes and sizes – USB-A, USB-B, USB-C, mini, micro, etc. They are present in both – consumer and professional audio gear. USB cables will allow you to connect your computer to your audio interface or mixer. In some cases, a single USB cable can replace multiple other audio cables, including MIDI Do USB cables make a difference? July 8, 2018 by Paul McGowan. “This group is a civil place for audiophiles to discuss gear, learn about audio, and make friends SUBSCRIBE. -->. Hi, I need to run a 30ft USB cable from my computer to my audio system to play my Flac files thru my DAC there. I need to know if I could have some loss in the digital signal using a cable of this long or because is digital, the signal remains 100% perfect?. 1.5m / 170g (0.37 lbs) Warranty period. 12 months. Two heads are better than one. The Gemini3.0 dual-headed cable is for those discerning users who prefer their music as interference free as possible. It separates the signal and power cables to minimise interference from RFI and EMI while having superior conductivity for maximum signal transfer. Here's what I'm looking at as well as another Audioquest Carbon USB : Transparent Audio USB & Cardas Clear USB. Can anyone / everyone share their experiences with those or any other USB cable? Please no posts disputing if USB cables make a difference. I think they do and many others do. In our case it would be 30ns/8=3.75ns - equivalent to about 0.75m. For 25ns transition it would be closer to 0.5m This distance includes internal wiring of the transport and receiver (DAC). I would not go further than 1ft cable. 1/8 is a rule of thumb, but normally you would have to know the fastest transition point, calculate frequency, then So it seems that USB cables do make measurable differences in the output of DACs with the shortest being the best. And carefully made one from Uptone being even better. Should you run and buy these short cables/adapters? No, you shouldn't . You knew that was coming, did you not? There is no data check on USB audio stream, neither any retransmission there. If a bit flips, it will be streamed out flipped. I've a USB conferencing mic/speaker. It often pops. I believe some bits are occassionnaly dropped or flipping in its USB cable, and it is very audible. One shall so hear if he has to swap his USB cable. On the other hand, a wired Ethernet connection can theoretically offer up to 10 Gbps, if you have a Cat6A cable. The exact maximum speed of your Ethernet cable depends on the type of Ethernet cable you're using. However, even the Cat5e cable in common use supports up to 1 Gbps. And, unlike with Wi-Fi, that speed is consistent. With respect to USB cable, in short lengths that you use for computer audio, you are way into safe region of operation, i.e. analog values are 100% reliably translated into digital states of 0 and 1. If you make the cable long though, then you can lose this fidelity. When there, you will hear clear static, device not working, muting, etc. bsTM.