[Speedskater]

Are you sure that you have to correct link? I don't see anything that resembles a "test" near that post.

 

[sonitus mirus]

  Are you sure that you have to correct link? I don't see anything that resembles a "test" near that post.

 
From the link, this was the "test" that proves once and for all that cables matter.  
 
"I HAD to run and grab my own reference cable for my ETHERs  (DHC Extreme XLR) - and I didn't SAY A WORD - but I changed em up while Denise (from Schiit) was listening at that station - and she heard the difference IMMEDIATELY!"

 

[Exacoustatowner]

From the link, this was the "test" that proves once and for all that cables matter.  

"I HAD to run and grab my own reference cable for my ETHERs  (DHC Extreme XLR) - and I didn't SAY A WORD - but I changed em up while Denise (from Schiit) was listening at that station - and she heard the difference IMMEDIATELY!"

I can hear it too-without having either the cables or headphones! Magic works!

 

[Music Path]

From i read, the filosofy of rolling cables is to reduce eventual noise floor between the systems.
There is though one product which is made to do that and reduce eventual diferences between cables ( if there is any big one).
Its caled USB regen.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/762967/uptone-audio-usb-regen

People really liked the product to date. The results depend on the quality of the gear though.
Better gear leave to less improvements, but noticable.
No returns where registered to date.
Generaly the claimed improvement is around 20-30 %.
Basically you get a darker background, and music more present.
There are other similar products like ifi usb power or schiit wyrd, but the regen seems the most capable and with more functionalities.

Btw, no expert on the topic, its just my research to date.
For more info check the tread above.

 

[arnyk]

  From i read, the filosofy of rolling cables is to reduce eventual noise floor between the systems.
There is though one product which is made to do that and reduce eventual diferences between cables ( if there is any big one).
Its caled USB regen.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/762967/uptone-audio-usb-regen

People really liked the product to date. The results depend on the quality of the gear though.
Better gear leave to less improvements, but noticable.
No returns where registered to date.
Generaly the claimed improvement is around 20-30 %.
Basically you get a darker background, and music more present.
There are other similar products like ifi usb power or schiit wyrd, but the regen seems the most capable and with more functionalities.

Btw, no expert on the topic, its just my research to date.
For more info check the tread above.

 
This product appears to have discovered the formula for a product that has no audible faults:
 
In essence, do nothing. It is basically a degenerate form of a USB hum that has only one downstream port.

 

[Music Path]

   
This product appears to have discovered the formula for a product that has no audible faults:
 
In essence, do nothing. It is basically a degenerate form of a USB hum that has only one downstream port.

?

 

[Bibo]

From their homepage:
"We have added $0.40 worth of tiny resistors to the circuit board of the USB REGEN and increased its musical performance by 40-50%—most especially in the bass!"
 
For me it seems the manufaturer of this thing might never make it onto the recommended-list in the starting post...

 

[Music Path]

Wrong tread, but still test before any conlusions.

 

[Music Path]

About the cables, i recomend Ifi's cables too, they are around 100$.
Respecting the tread conditions.

 

[sweetsdream]

I've always been a Monoprice and Bluejeans cable fan and have never had a problem with anything I ordered from them.  I would also suggest adding Emotiva to the mix. They have some great options for inexpensive cables that are high quality. I like their power cables and XLR cables from the X-Series line. The XLR have nice solid connections and for $35 before any discounts, they are reasonably priced
 
https://emotiva.com/products/emotiva/interconnects-0

 

[arnyk]

Yes, that is what a Regen is: It is a degenerate form of a USB hub that has only one downstream port.

A non-degenerate USB hub has more than one downstream ports.

Any USB hub regenerates the USB (digital) signal, provides a separate 5 volt power supply, and a new clock that is synchronized to the old one.

For a USB hub to change SQ, it has to either substantially help or harm those 3 things.

The pretext of the Regen is that no USB port puts out an adequate USB signal except it.

 

[sonitus mirus]

  I've always been a Monoprice and Bluejeans cable fan and have never had a problem with anything I ordered from them.  I would also suggest adding Emotiva to the mix. They have some great options for inexpensive cables that are high quality. I like their power cables and XLR cables from the X-Series line. The XLR have nice solid connections and for $35 before any discounts, they are reasonably priced
 
https://emotiva.com/products/emotiva/interconnects-0

 
Agree with everything you stated.  My only wish is that Emotiva offered a 2 meter XLR cable.  1 meter is too short for my applications and 5 meters would only leave a bunch of cable coiled up in a pile.
 
Cable Matters is another inexpensive option and the quality has been as well as can be expected with the few purchases I have made.  They do make a 6 FT XLR.  

 

[arnyk]

 
Agree with everything you stated.  My only wish is that Emotiva offered a 2 meter XLR cable.  1 meter is too short for my applications and 5 meters would only leave a bunch of cable coiled up in a pile.
 
Cable Matters is another inexpensive option and the quality has been as well as can be expected with the few purchases I have made.  They do make a 6 FT XLR.  

 


This is a little bit higher quality cable in the length you desire:

http://www.adorama.com/TEPCXXF182.html

 

[Speedskater]

Blue Jeans cable, will make cables in just about any length that your heart desires. And they will be better cables than most other brands.
 
Is one foot increments close enough?
 
http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/balancedaudio/index.htm
 
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added thought:
 
By the way. In on-location live music recordings, 100 meter long microphone cables are sometimes used.  So don't expect any sound differences from shortening the cables. Just added convenience and reduced clutter.

 

[sonitus mirus]

 

   
Agree with everything you stated.  My only wish is that Emotiva offered a 2 meter XLR cable.  1 meter is too short for my applications and 5 meters would only leave a bunch of cable coiled up in a pile.
 
Cable Matters is another inexpensive option and the quality has been as well as can be expected with the few purchases I have made.  They do make a 6 FT XLR.  

 


This is a little bit higher quality cable in the length you desire:

http://www.adorama.com/TEPCXXF182.html

 
This looks great!
 
This 6 FT version would work for me, and at 18 gauge, it is a bit thicker than the 19 AWG that Emotiva builds.  BJC claims to use Belden 1800F cable, and is only 24 AWG, which is fine since I am not setting up a band every night.  These cable are only used to connect to my studio monitors and will not be disconnected and moved around at all.
 
http://www.adorama.com/TEPCXXF186.html