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Can anyone suggest a Chinese USB type C to USB type B DAC cable? I need to connect my Mac Bookpro to a DAC.
I've tried some of the RCA Oden cables suggested here and am pleased with the quality.
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A bit of hint hints in your search.
USB-C connectors have right and wrong "orientation".
You can plug in the USB-C connector in either orientation, they both work, but one orientation will sound better than the other one.
So if you are using digital audio devices with USB-C interfaces, make sure you flip between either orientation to ensure you get the best sound.
I first came to know about this issue when the late, former chief engineer of Sony audio dept, Mr Takashi Kanai, 1 week before he passed away on the 2nd July, made a post (in Japanese) on his Facebook page about the duality of the USB-C connector and sound variances with its 2 orientation.
On that day I first tested his observation with the output from the laptop via a USB-C adapter through a 3.5mm cable into a single wireless speaker and can hear the differences clearly when I flip between the 2 orientations of the USB-C connectors.
And then 2 weeks ago, my company bought a pair of KEF LSX ii for benchmarking sound comparison. They also have a USB-C input.
So, I got out that USB-A to USB-C cable that came supplied with the minidsp umik2 microphone and connect it between my laptop and the KEF LSX ii.
As I've experienced with the single piece of active speaker near the end of June, the LSX ii exhibit vast differences in soundstaging size and imaging perspective when the USB-C connector orientation at the back of the LSX ii was flipped back and forth.
Track tested: Trisha Yearwood's "On a bus to ST. Cloud" via Tidal
Yesterday i rounded up a variety of different types and lengths of USB-C to USB-C cables from my favourite cheapo cable brand Elecom.
A whole day in front of me to test for plug orientation and cable directionality ensured...
Verdict: USB-C connectors not only have to be plugged in with right orientation in relation to receptacle plugs, the whole cable itself has a directionality as well!!!
get a c to usb adapter from amazon for <$10
If you are going to spend the money and think that it matters, why buy a cable that needs an adapter? I did see some that were USB-C to USB-B, just not the Odin ones.
Yes, I see some on eBay and Aliexpress and hope someone can recommend some they've used.
They are all kind of a crapshoot.
I use an Odin USB-A to USB-B in my setup but I didn't see any C to B cables from that same seller. And TBH, I don't think it really made any difference. For the price though I figured why not. It'll cost that much to go down to your nearest store and get a cheap cable.
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