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After reading the threads on the optical USB cable I decided to give one a try. I needed a long USB cable anyway so it wasn't completely foolish.It can very quickly (the company is less than 100 miles away!), it installed with no problems at all.
The sound through this cable is astounding. I wasn't expecting very much but was astonished by the improvement to the sound of the DAC. I've been listening to it for a week and would not want to go back!
The device end (opposite from the computer) has a small "wall-wart" PS, which looks to be a switching PS. Today I tried it with a better supply, I added another regulator to my DAC supply and ran the device end of the cable from that. That was yet another significant improvement in sound. Its more open, detailed yet smoother all at the same time.
Definately worth the price even if you don't need the long distance cable. The improvement in sound was similar in kind to the improvement from putting the DAC on roler bearings, but an even bigger improvement than that. A lot of people spend far more money on improvements that result in far less of an improvement.
Its hard to describe the sound now, its so open, clean, clear, detailed yet effortless, music is just there.
I did a comparison to my CEC belt drive player and they didn't even seem to be playing the same music. The CEC was so veiled, murky and flat sounding in comparison I can't imagine how I ever liked it. The USB DAC with this cable is so alive its downright scary.
Highly recommended.
John S.
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Topic - More on Optical USB Cable - John Swenson 23:42:12 03/19/06 (29)
- Re: More on Optical USB Cable - FastEddy 13:57:57 04/20/06 (0)
- Re: More on Optical USB Cable - jeff mai 17:23:24 03/20/06 (5)
- Re: More on Optical USB Cable - FastEddy 14:04:02 04/20/06 (0)
- Re: More on Optical USB Cable - John Swenson 20:39:35 03/20/06 (3)
- Re: More on Optical USB Cable - FastEddy 14:18:05 04/20/06 (1)
- Re: More on Optical USB Cable - pburke 14:18:57 04/21/06 (0)
- Re: More on Optical USB Cable - jeff mai 22:16:26 03/20/06 (0)
- Do you have a link - Jon L 16:25:52 03/20/06 (4)
- Re: Do you have a link - John Swenson 20:59:57 03/20/06 (2)
- another Korean product - Jon L 15:35:49 03/21/06 (1)
- Re: another Korean product - pburke 14:21:34 04/20/06 (0)
- Re: Do you have a link - Budrew 16:46:37 03/20/06 (0)
- By the same principle, shouldn't wireless ethernet be superior to wired ethernet? - Boybees 16:07:51 03/20/06 (2)
- Re: By the same principle, shouldn't wireless ethernet be superior to wired ethernet? - John Swenson 20:50:02 03/20/06 (1)
- Re: By the same principle, shouldn't wireless ethernet be superior to wired ethernet? - fmak 07:05:15 03/21/06 (0)
- Re: More on Optical USB Cable - pburke 11:57:26 03/20/06 (0)
- What power - eaglejo 10:46:24 03/20/06 (1)
- Re: What power - John Swenson 12:14:55 03/20/06 (0)
- Any ideas why? - scruffy_ 08:52:48 03/20/06 (6)
- Re: Any ideas why? - Dawnrazor 17:03:29 03/20/06 (1)
- Almost like dealing with the supernatural! - scruffy_ 06:01:53 03/21/06 (0)
- Re: Any ideas why? - pburke 11:59:34 03/20/06 (3)
- Think RFI damping here, not shield - scruffy_ 12:05:55 03/20/06 (2)
- Re: Think RFI damping here, not shield - pburke 12:57:19 03/20/06 (1)
- Well then, how about a ferrite bead? - scruffy_ 08:20:14 03/21/06 (0)
- Same experience here. Thought that battery (to optical cable) - eaglejo 08:31:54 03/20/06 (0)
- Re: More on Optical USB Cable - drwkng 02:00:25 03/20/06 (1)
- Re: More on Optical USB Cable - IRON-LEIF 02:44:40 03/20/06 (0)
- Re: More on Optical USB Cable - IRON-LEIF 01:23:06 03/20/06 (0)
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