audiophilac8
Previously known as markishwong
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anyone compared their USB cables against the Ifi Mercury 3.0?
Im trying to find an upgrade from this cable.
Im trying to find an upgrade from this cable.
USB audio spec is 2.0 so a 3.0 cable does nothing for that.There seems to be a limited choice for USB 3.0 A to B cables. The iFI Mercury is one but not many options below £200?
USB audio spec is 2.0 so a 3.0 cable does nothing for that.
Let me summarize what you just said. You listened to the Audioquest Carbon USB cable. You are pretty sure that the sound was different than your cheaper cable but you still don't believe in cable sound. No offense, but this means that beliefs overwrite first hand experience in your world.Normally i don't believe in Different Cable Sounds, BUT I've ordered the Audioquest USB Carbon last year from amazon which i didn't keep.
But i listened to it and i'm pretty sure the sound was different than my cheaper USB Cable, it had a blacker background sounded slightly more analog.
Now i'm on the fence of buying the Audioquest USB Carbon again and keep it this time. But like i said i don't believe in cable sound.
No offense takenLet me summarize what you just said. You listened to the Audioquest Carbon USB cable. You are pretty sure that the sound was different than your cheaper cable but you still don't believe in cable sound. No offense, but this means that beliefs overwrite first hand experience in your world.
Depends on the driver used. No one is stopping anyone from writing a custom driver that uses usb3.0 speed or features (necessary or not is another question). Don't know of their dacs but their signal regenerators apparently work at usb 3.0 speed.USB audio spec is 2.0 so a 3.0 cable does nothing for that.
iFi Audio DAC's also have USB 3.0 ports. I read once on their website a claim that 3.0 processing results in better noise control, but I couldn't find this statement again when I looked for it recently. I have an iOne, which I've used with several 2.0 and 3.0 cables. My Oyaide neo d+ Class A USB 2.0 cable sounds better than basic StarTech and Belkin USB 3.0 cables, fed from a USB 3.0 port on my laptop.Depends on the driver used. No one is stopping anyone from writing a custom driver that uses usb3.0 speed or features (necessary or not is another question). Don't know of their dacs but their signal regenerators apparently work at usb 3.0 speed.