USB cable-What should I ask for?

[Santy]

If you are looking for a good cable then try this - Audioquest Cinnamon USB Type A to B - From 49.00 - HiFiCables.co.uk

I am currently using this cable and I am a very happy customer

Audioquest Cinnamon USB Type A to B

The Audioquest Cinnamon USB is the second in a line of high speed USB's. With Audio enthusiasts now using their MAC's or PC's as a musical jukebox and converting it through a DAC for better sound. It has become very important for a USB cable that provides a fast and jutter free transfer of information.

What jutter??

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Verbal diarrhoea from the marketing men. Some people even believe it.

Of course, they probably can guarantee that their cable is jutter free .

I wish they hadn't called it "jitter," but I think the term comes from pre-hifi digital signal technology, so it just got inherited. If they had called it something like digital time-factor shift, then perhaps people wouldn't be so willing to hear it!

Oh yeah... I'm cynical. But hey, I apply just as much cynicism to myself as I do to others . Why? because I know full well that I could be fooled into spending 10 on a USB cable, while knowing that even 5 might be too much. But 50? No thanks! Not even for the pretty colour!

 

[just4kix]

Cables such as USB, HDMI, optical, etc. are digital cables. They either work or don't work - as simple as that. There is no such thing as this cable from this manufacturer will give better results, less noise, better pq/aq, etc. The only thing is that a cable from a reputed manufacturer will (may?) have better manufacturing quality control and thus may last longer than an no-name/unknown brand cable. Even then, the price difference should be no more than 20% at most.

 

[dinesh1201]

go for USB A TO USB B cable
just purchased...

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Cables such as USB, HDMI, optical, etc. are digital cables. They either work or don't work - as simple as that. There is no such thing as this cable from this manufacturer will give better results, less noise, better pq/aq, etc. The only thing is that a cable from a reputed manufacturer will (may?) have better manufacturing quality control and thus may last longer than an no-name/unknown brand cable. Even then, the price difference should be no more than 20% at most.

Basically, I believe that too. However, there are arguments to the contrary, and a few days ago I came across this. I have no idea whether this guy is right or wrong; I don't even begin to have the engineering knowledge. What is interesting is that, i) he is putting an engineering-based argument, and ii) he is not proposing absurdly-priced "audiophile-market" cables. In fact, he stresses certain realistic physical aspects of the cable, and mentions a particular Belkin example that satisfies him, which, to me, is within the realm of reasonability.

What's your opinion of what he says? (Maybe this should be a new thread)