Anybody believe in this??

I came across these cables in a regular hardware store just yesterday and was shocked by how much you can spend on just an USB cable.
 
Low-jitter, low distortion USB cables? You can spend more on one 3m cable than you pay for a really nice 10in/8out audio interface ...
 
So does anybody really believe in this?
 
http://www.audioquest.com/resource_tools/downloads/npa/AQ_USB-Series-v4-Final.pdf

Yeah, all that is baloney.

You have a link to a price?   

The difference might not be, "audible to the ear," but the difference exists.

The reason 'Boutique' USB cables are bogus is that the USB data signal is balanced - just like audio cables - it's immune to common mode noise.

I bought for my fireface 400 a Monster cable Fw400 gold plated ...and it's just rock solid and trouble free ....usless on desktop , priceless on laptop (specially aluminum based) with ground issues ....

If my $1 USB cables are so inferior then how come they transfer files from my external hard drive to my internal one without so much as a single bit out of place? 

You guys...! These cable are definitely Must Haves!
 
How many of your rinkydink $5 cables come in 5 fruity flavors like these babies?
 
 
Kinda like all that gold plating on your audio connectors hipe. Sure they're better, but unless the wires between them are gold too...
 
$1450??? now that's "Indulgence"!
 
 

Gold plating is not hype. Gold is good because its immutable meaning it wont degrade over time. But its only important for jacks not the wire. If your jacks are not gold plated than you will need to clean them from time to time. Almost all metals will corrode but gold wont. You should clean them anyway. 

The price is not much more for jacks that have a gold coating. 

As for cords that claim a better transfer due to some design is bogus. But you do want well made cables and cords because you want the connections to be well made. Other than that one cable is the same as another. 

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Ok, first of all, any cable that transfers a digital signal is not going to affect audio quality. USB cables are digital, as are hdmi, DVI, and midi cables.

Digital is either on or off, it either works or it doesn't. If you have a poor signal, you will hear loud noticeable digital distortion or have connectivity issues. In other words, you will know when your cable is cheap.

Now, with that said, the usb standard can have some pretty flaky power issues that can negatively affect connectivity on usb powered devices. For instance, you may have a usb audio interface, and it may not always work correctly, lock up, or not be found because the data is not transferring correctly and/or the device isn't getting enough power.

My DAW has 7 usb devices connected (all usb powered):

keyboard, mouse, Novation SL2, Mackie Blackjack, iLok, Propellerheads key, and Arturia Spark.

I had problems getting all the different devices working when all connected at the same time when I was using lower quality cables. Replacing with thicker cables with ferrite coils on either side, and making sure my motherboard has all it's updates (bios and drivers) fixed the problems. The "better" cables I used cost me about $5 each at a local computer store.

Same with my HDTV, $5 HDMI cables that perform flawlessly in 1080p.

Go cheap, but smart on digital cables. Go mid-range or preferably balanced on analog cables. And for digital and analog, always choose the shortest cables and fattest that will fit your setup.

I've been to quite a number of pricey recording studios, never have I seen any gold plating on any cables, my best friend has a large studio, SSL console, wall to wall outboard gear, 100K worth of mic's, control room and speaker system built by Brüel & Kjær etc.. uses standard nickel neutrik's all around.

A fool and his money..

I know, neutrik is a company that makes Jacks and XLR's plugs used by most professional studios, sorry should have been more clear on that, I just assumed most people knew the neutrik brand, perhaps they are more common in DK.

audiophiles.  that's who these guys sell this stuff to.

look at these:
http://pearcable.com/sub_products_anjou.htm

$2100 for a pair of 5 meter RCA cables.

yeah right.
 
http://www.audiophileoutletstore.com/Isoclean-ICP-003G-ICP-003S-GOLD-PLATED-WALL-SOC-p/aa-iso-ws.htm
 
$138 for a wall socket.

aye lol 2100 dollars for rca cables that are either gonna hook up a dj mixer to an amp, or to be used in some kinda low end audio interface ,, satisfaction guaranteed or yer money back, no joke lol

swamptooth


nice work on "believe that!" zo. good stuff.

thks , but that's all 6 years old track (no mixed , not strucured) ...i got jacked too many tracks (even protected) that i don't post anything new now;)