RE: I think the question though is whether all cables can handle the highest speed

I've been looking at this over the last few weeks as I consider replacing my iMac, and this is one topic that keeps coming up. The lower end Macs, both Macbook Air and Mac Mini, only have 2 Thunderbolt 4/USB-4 ports and the cables you use matter. If you want Thunderbolt, and I did, almost none of the cables you buy can handle it. Only those specifically for TB can. USB-4 is the same. And TB has to be certified so you can't just buy an off-brand. With USB-4 you are taking the manufacturers word that it'll work with it.

I've said many times to anybody that would listen that the bitrates that music uses, even 24/384 or DSD512, barely uses the capability of the ports and cables. It is a drop in the bucket and can re-transmit as much as necessary to get it right.

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Topic - USB 4 - paco 04:51:20 12/08/23 (24)

Yes, there is now a USB 4 protocol standard - Feanor 04:50:18 12/09/23 (11)

whether old cables inherently transmit USB 4's 40+ gbp - Roseval 07:18:26 12/11/23 (8)

RE: whether old cables inherently transmit USB 4's 40+ gbp - zacster 09:40:33 12/11/23 (4)

The whole question of cables is fraught - Feanor 03:50:17 12/13/23 (1)

RE: The whole question of cables is fraught - zacster 07:47:21 12/13/23 (0)

I think the question though is whether all cables can handle the highest speed - Roseval 10:42:15 12/11/23 (1)

RE: I think the question though is whether all cables can handle the highest speed - zacster 14:34:50 12/11/23 (0)

Very interesting, so ... - Feanor 07:51:15 12/11/23 (2)

rather the connected device - Roseval 08:41:57 12/11/23 (1)

RE: rather the connected device - zacster 07:56:11 12/12/23 (0)

Thunderbolt 4 vs Thunderbolt 3 vs USB4 - AbeCollins 10:34:51 12/09/23 (1)

RE: Thunderbolt 4 vs Thunderbolt 3 vs USB4 - zacster 10:40:14 12/10/23 (0)

RE: USB 4 - AbeCollins 08:36:08 12/08/23 (2)

RE: USB 4 - paco 08:56:36 12/08/23 (1)

RE: USB 4 - AbeCollins 10:41:57 12/08/23 (0)

RE: USB 4 - G Squared 07:22:00 12/08/23 (8)

RE: USB 4 - paco 08:54:04 12/08/23 (7)

RE: USB 4 - zacster 18:23:35 12/08/23 (6)

RE: USB 4 - paco 04:35:12 12/09/23 (5)

RE: USB 4 - zacster 10:01:03 12/10/23 (4)

RE: USB 4 - paco 06:44:18 12/11/23 (3)

RE: USB 4 - zacster 18:14:08 12/11/23 (2)

RE: USB 4 - paco 22:07:56 12/11/23 (1)

RE: USB 4 - zacster 06:36:02 12/12/23 (0)

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