Lightning Cables - Official and Custom (welcomed).

[LCMusicLover]

I'm looking for a short (as short as possible) lightning to USB-C interconnect.  1 meter is the shortest I can find.  I know I could go shorter w/ Lightning to USB-A and an adapter, but would rather have the correct cable.
 
Anyone?

 

[upsguys88]

I got three good cables with my Cozoy Rei. All terminated in Micro usb.

Can I buy these separate from the REI?

 

[ExpatinJapan]

You would have to contact the company.

 

[upsguys88]

I don't "sell" them, but I've made some for members here as a favor.

To add to the list of lightning connectors, here's a couple with the mini USB end I made for a CypherLabs Theorem 720 and Solo-db. They require a slightly different internal wiring than regular USB because the CL gear uses the same port for USB DAC and i-device inputs. They two need to be wired different so the CL gear "sees" which device it's connected to. Also, the Theorem has a bit longer cable section.

CL Solo-db:

Theorem:








Would you possible make one for me? I love that cable and need a replacement for my theorem 720 to iphone

 

[shyamwanne]

Anyone ever tried Furutech ADL's GT8-A lightning cable? I wonder how it compares to VentureCraft's.

http://adl-us.com/product/gt8-cables/

Yes, I have tried every USB A to lightning cable I could find with my Oppo HA-2SE, and have found this cable to make an absolutely huge change in sound quality. The VentureCraft so far is the clear winner in both resolution and imaging. By comparison the Furutech sounds muddy and I simply can't hear details that are present with the venturecraft.

If anyone else out there has the Oppo, I can say the very worst of any cable I have tried is the Oppo cable. The Oppo itself is my very favorite amp/dac. I was recently in Japan and got to try just about all of them on the market. The Oppo with the Venturecraft combination was my favorite. That said, just throw away the cables Oppo supplies. Even a stock apple USB to lightning cable sounds better than the Oppo cable.

 

[DJtheAudiophile]

Can anyone suggest which one is better is the better sounding cable? VentureCraft 7N class Lightning-USB Cable or Moon Audio Silver Dragon Lightning cable?

 

[strummsteel]

I dont understand why we cant just use the apple lightning to usb c cables too! I tried it with my xduoo xd05plus and no luck. Its weird that we have to use the apple cck when they now sell lightning to usb c cables.

 

[originalsnuffy]

I presume you can input data (and output data to a computer) on the iphone with a usb c to lightning cable. I use the lightning to USB A and they work fine for that.

But the Apple CCK provides for output to USB DACs which is a whole different kettle of fish. Keep in mind leagues of Apple employees are charged with creating proprietary interfaces in order to sell high margin accessory products. I give in to Apple's shtick but I understand the desire to just go Android. Lightning is a key part of that strategy.

 

[strummsteel]

Yeah its the official Apple Lightning to Usb C, it’s sad to have to resort to the CCK which is clunky at best.

i like IOS apps and platform in general for me it just works compared to Android strengths. Its just the lightning craziness that drives me nuts. I mean they have ipad pros in usb c now! Why cant they at least allow conversions at the very least.

 

[Jazz du Look]

Anyone aware of this Lightning to RCA cable from Microshar? It incorporates a DAC too. I contacted Microshar directly and they said it’s guaranteed to work with any future Apple updates. Anyone know how they are constructing it? Thoughts?

https://microshar.com/collections/idevices-android-cables/products/ms-id2rcaccp9-10in

 

[Jazz du Look]

Anyone aware of this Lightning to RCA cable from Microshar? It incorporates a DAC too. I contacted Microshar directly and they said it’s guaranteed to work with any future Apple updates. Anyone know how they are constructing it? Thoughts?

https://microshar.com/collections/idevices-android-cables/products/ms-id2rcaccp9-10in

Moving this on to a new thread. Very quite here!

 

[imackler]

Slightly strange question. But I can't think of a better place to ask. (Please direct me if you know better thread.) Back in the day, people used 30pin line out from an iPod into a portable amp. I still have a good portable amp. Has anyone used, or can you recommend, an iPhone lightning to 3.5mm Male for audio input. I'm looking for something to get the signal from the iPhone to an external amp, not an external dac. I'd ike to bypass the internal amp (like that on a dongle) so I get a true line-out. I think that apple has a 3-ft one, but I haven't been able to find any reviews on it. If I could find a short one, like under 6 in, that would be even better. Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[WitzyZed]

An inelegant solution, perhaps... wouldn't this be accomplished with the usual lightning->3.5mm female adapter and then any short 3.5mm interconnect?

(Back in the day I used one of FiiO's 30-pin to 3.5mm male adapters in conjunction with Apple's own lightning to 30 pin adapter. )

 

[imackler]

An inelegant solution, perhaps... wouldn't this be accomplished with the usual lightning->3.5mm female adapter and then any short 3.5mm interconnect?

(Back in the day I used one of FiiO's 30-pin to 3.5mm male adapters in conjunction with Apple's own lightning to 30 pin adapter. )

Yeah, that option would have you double amping; it would be nice to avoid, if possible...

 

[WitzyZed]

Yeah, that option would have you double amping; it would be nice to avoid, if possible...

A bit impossible to avoid though innit ?
There is necessarily a step from digital to analogue once it goes to 3.5mm (male OR female). The amp inside the lightning connector is in play regardless, here. You just have to max the volume and accept that as your “line level” signal.

The kind of cable you’re looking for (lightning to male 3.5mm) is used with AirPods Max, for example, where lossless transmission isn’t possible over wired connection. It takes analogue signal from TRS connector, digitizes it at 24bit/48kHz, passes it along to the headphone’s internal DAC/AMP to be made analogue yet again.