Ummmm...

usb

I'm more surprised that it took this long for something like to this to come out.

I think Kimber has a really silly expensive one.

Found it, http://www.audioconnect.com/html/kimber_usb_cable.html

I don't see how this is any different than audiophile coaxial and toslink and AES/EBU and BNC cables.

I don't see how this is any different than audiophile coaxial and toslink and AES/EBU and BNC cables.

USB is a different type of "digital" signal.

USB is a different type of "digital" signal.

Oh yeah. Forgot about that.

They could at least do something useful and put a ferrite on them like the Kimber has

The big advantage is that audiophile DIY usb cables are WAY more likely to introduce errors

Woo hoo! Polestar!

The Locus Design Group Axis T ($549 USD for 6ft) got to sound sweet

The big advantage is that audiophile DIY usb cables are WAY more likely to introduce errors

win;D

Also the cheaper and DIY cables cannot handle the higher "1s" and they only let the "0s" through("0s" are lighter than "1s"). The slow transmissions of "1s" can be alleviated with a special "hydro-crystallization" treatment that increases cable bandwidth and makes the music seem quicker, cleaner. IE, the "1s" have the space to travel down the cable along with the "0s".

Jeez, I thought HC was full of the bright ones and this kind of stuff was understood.

I think if I were in the market for an "audiophile" usb cable, I'd have a good enough DAC that it re-clocks the digital data, so I wouldn't need one in the first place.

Honestly, people will literally fall for any old tat if it's wrapped up in enough jargon and glowing BS.

I think if I were in the market for an "audiophile" usb cable, I'd have a good enough DAC that it re-clocks the digital data, so I wouldn't need one in the first place.

No, the point is USB is better.

^^^

I think the point is, that if you have a USB DAC that uses a correctly implemented asynchronous mode (the USB Audio standard uses isochronous transfer in one of three modes: synchronous, adaptive, or asynchronous) Then you have removed the timing part of the equation - or made it irrelevant. That just leaves the data part, which for a digital cable can be either working, or broken (fail!), there is no better or worse to it.

But since when has use of a decent protocol to overcome the limitations of physical medium stopped people from selling unnecessary solutions to people with more money than sense.

Denon USA | AK-DL1

ALO will come out with a better one within a month.

ALO will come out with a better fatter one within a month.

FIFY

^^^

I think the point is, that if you have a USB DAC that uses a correctly implemented asynchronous mode (the USB Audio standard uses isochronous transfer in one of three modes: synchronous, adaptive, or asynchronous) Then you have removed the timing part of the equation - or made it irrelevant. That just leaves the data part, which for a digital cable can be either working, or broken (fail!), there is no better or worse to it.

But since when has use of a decent protocol to overcome the limitations of physical medium stopped people from selling unnecessary solutions to people with more money than sense.

Denon USA | AK-DL1

Ding ding ding ding.... we have a winner!

ALO will come out with a better fatter one within a month that costs 3x the price of the Polestar! MOAR JENA

FTFY

ALO will come out with a better fatter more expensive one within a month.

FIFY

FIFBOY