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Upsamplers, DACs, jitter, shakes and analogue withdrawals, this is it.

maybe every cable matters..

If the cable doesn't matter, just wondering, do you think the USB source computer/server/stream hardware quality matters? I got the feeling you did, such as your point that RPis have a stripped down operating system.

I've only tried three USB A-to-B cables... a Cardas basic cable (~$100), an iFi ~$100 cable, and this custom cable by Igor Kuznetsoff, who did all the mods to my equipment. He charged me $600 for his custom cable.

There is a dramatic difference with the custom cable. It's not small.

My theory is that every cable in the system matters. I don't know why that is, but cable seems to affect the performance of the entire system for good or ill. Yes, I've heard dramatic differences with Igor's power cords, too.


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  • maybe every cable matters.. - mike1127 05:57:46 04/09/24 (0)

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