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They employ advanced materials and construction for optimal signal integrity and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUSB cables are essential for connecting various devices to computers and other electronic gadgets. They come in different connector types to accommodate diverse needs. All our USB cables meet or exceed the USB 2.0 480 Mbps data transfer rate. USB 3.0 cables offer an even higher data transfer rate that requires a different - Micro USB 3.0 - connector. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere are the six most common types of USB cable connectors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-box-vertical-align-wrapper\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-box shg-c \" id=\"s-aba13598-d992-4ab3-8de0-70ec781803b1\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-box-overlay\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shg-box-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-c \" id=\"s-bda09427-b2b9-4de6-97cc-938d2790e70a\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-row\" data-col-grid-mode-on=\"\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-c-lg-2 shg-c-md-2 shg-c-sm-2 shg-c-xs-6\"\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-a3f425cf-0af7-4066-8ff2-0b6a42eb0d24-root\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-image-margin-container-s-a3f425cf-0af7-4066-8ff2-0b6a42eb0d24\" id=\"wrap-s-a3f425cf-0af7-4066-8ff2-0b6a42eb0d24\"\u003e \u003cdiv 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class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSB Type-B - \u003c\/strong\u003eOften used with printers and older devices, it has a square shape and a more robust design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-3730eed2-948d-45cb-b6c2-18721e5b0e06\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSB Type-C: \u003c\/strong\u003eA reversible, compact, and versatile connector used in many modern devices, including laptops, smartphones, and tablets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"s-24e671b3-cfda-408d-8ecc-4c93e958be34\" class=\"shg-c \"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"shg-rich-text shg-theme-text-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMini USB: \u003c\/strong\u003eAn older and less common connector, frequently used with cameras and some older peripherals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv 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Boasting solid 5% silver-plated Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors, Carbon delivers low jitter, low distortion audio. Enjoy Carbon USB cables with PCs, DACs, and other digital gear, and experience how good digital music can sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Indulgence Series of USB Cables\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest has a well-earned reputation as a manufacturer of exceptional analog audio cables. However, the advent of USB presented a new set of design challenges that needed to be solved. In order for AudioQuest to maximize audio performance over USB, new materials and higher levels of manufacturing precision were employed to handle the high-speed, wide-bandwidth signals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSeveral of the analog audio design elements that have proven so important over the years turned out to be meaningful to USB signal design. Solid core conductor technology, conductor metallurgy, insulation material and overall precision of manufacture have all been carefully optimized to create a superior line of USB cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Next Evolution of USB Cable Performance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWith the Indulgence Series of USB cables, AudioQuest is proud to introduce the next evolution of cable performance. Why the word \"indulgence\"? When we set aside the time for audio\/video entertainment in the home we are, after all, allowing ourselves a bit of well-earned personal indulgence. We allow ourselves time for emotional transportation via video and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThere are huge differences in the sound of USB cables. As part of AudioQuest's re-examination of USB cable design, specific attention was paid to maximizing the sonic performance of USB. AQ's Indulgence USB series pushes USB sonic performance to new levels. While test equipment is excellent at tracking control errors or ensuring data pass through, no computer can compete with the human ear when it comes to perceiving the subtle but crucial audio errors and distortion that can reduce the enjoyment of your music and video files via USB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Engineering and Construction Edge\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest begins with Long-Grain Copper (LGC) and adds increasing amounts of silver-plate culminating in Diamond USB, whose conductors are made using solid Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS). Solid Polyethylene insulation ensures stable conductor geometry while minimizing insulation induced phase distortion. On the two top USB cables, Coffee and Diamond, AudioQuest's patented Dielectric-Bias System (DBS) polarizes the insulation, providing a drop in the perceived noise floor and an increase in dynamic contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AudioQuest","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45980491743405,"sku":"NEW-AQUSBCAR-3","price":419.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/TAS-EDSChoice-2019-20-Large__80368.1697647848.1280.1280.jpg?v=1778133476"},{"product_id":"audioquest-cinnamon-usb-cable-usb-c-to-usb-b-1-5-meter","title":"AudioQuest Cinnamon USB Cable - USB-C to USB-B - 1.5 Meter","description":"\u003ch3\u003eUpgrade to a 1.25% Silver USB 3.0 Cable\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eUpgrade to Cinnamon, AudioQuest's USB 3.0 cable with solid 1.25% silver conductors in a USB-B to USB-C configuration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eFor many applications, the speed of digital communication is important. Most visibly, \"speed\" is about transferring large files as quickly as possible, or carrying enough data for an HD video. For USB audio (and for HDMI audio), \"speed\" is critical not because of how-much how-fast, but because time relationships within a digital stream are critical to the reconstruction of the analog wave form that brings information, music and joy to our ears. Time-based damage (jitter) to this information within the data package makes the sound small and flat instead of 3D, harsh and foggy instead of smooth and clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSemi-Solid 1.25% Silver Conductors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSemi-Solid Concentric conductors greatly reduce strand-interaction distortion and reduce jitter. Silver-plated conductors are excellent for very high-frequency applications, like USB audio. These signals, being such a high frequency, travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. As the surface is made of high-purity silver, the performance is very close to that of a solid silver cable, but priced much closer to solid copper cable. This is an incredibly cost effective way of manufacturing very high-quality USB cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHard-Cell Foam Insulation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eHard-Cell Foam insulation is used exclusively in most of AudioQuest's video and digital audio cables. Similar to Foamed-PE, it is nitrogen injected to create air pockets. 'Hard' foam is used because the stiffness of the material allows the conductors in the cable to maintain the same relationship with each other along the full length of the cable, thus ensuring that the characteristic impedance of the cable is consistent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGold-plated Termination\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003ePrecision gold-plated plugs are carefully attached with the very best solder. 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The matched propagation design comes as close to perfection as any cable ever envisioned. The connectors and the connection techniques are unequalled in the industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eTermination consists of a USB connector on one end and a serial bus USB connector on the other end. For digital signal transmission, there is no better conduit of delicate high-frequency data streams than Cardas Clear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear USB benefits from the benefits and discoveries that George Cardas brings to analog cables in the new Cardas Clear series. According to George, with Cardas Clear USB Cable, \"There is some optimization to the format the conductors have a damping strand incorporated to prevent the spread of unwanted computer clock signals into the audio portion of the system.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe following information applies primarily to Clear analog cables but still provides an insight into the innovative approach of the Clear series in general. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eCardas Clear Technology\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eCardas Clear cables use newly applied technology that is George Cardas' breakthrough solution to the smeared, unfocused sound that's inherent in standard cable designs. Cardas Clear uses Matched Propagation Conductors to deliver what George calls \"an unprecedented window of clarity.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"Clear represents the best of Cardas,\" reports Alan Sircom in issue 66 of \u003ci\u003eHiFi+\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \"so if you are already impressed with Cardas but want more, Clear could be the first, 'last' upgrade you make, sure in the knowledge that however high up the audiophile ladder you climb, Clear will be there, waiting for you to catch up.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear technology is scientifically demonstrable. 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Eliminating the time delay between storage elements in the cable itself eliminates the bandwidth and dynamic range limitation seen in periodically loaded cables. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eA Huge Dynamic Range of Resolution\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear has a constant transfer characteristic, exponentially lower resonance, and a huge dynamic range of resolution. Its Matched Propagation Conductors maintain low level information and natural transients in a way that no other cable can. It does not exaggerate the leading edge of the signals or smear low-level information as conventional conductors do.  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Boasting solid 1.25% silver-plated Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors, Cinnamon delivers low jitter, low distortion audio. Enjoy Cinnamon USB cables with PCs, DACs, and other digital gear, and experience how good digital music can sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Indulgence Series of USB Cables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest has a well-earned reputation as a manufacturer of exceptional analog audio cables. However, the advent of USB presented a new set of design challenges that needed to be solved. In order for AudioQuest to maximize audio performance over USB, new materials and higher levels of manufacturing precision were employed to handle the high-speed, wide-bandwidth signals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSeveral of the analog audio design elements that have proven so important over the years turned out to be meaningful to USB signal design. 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The matched propagation design comes as close to perfection as any cable ever envisioned. The connectors and the connection techniques are unequalled in the industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eTermination consists of a USB connector on one end and a serial bus USB connector on the other end. For digital signal transmission, there is no better conduit of delicate high-frequency data streams than Cardas Clear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear USB benefits from the benefits and discoveries that George Cardas brings to analog cables in the new Cardas Clear series. 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Once the low level information in the signal has been smeared, it is lost and cannot be recovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Matched Propagation Solution\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSince the so-called 'charge propagation velocity' of the dielectric can never equal the speed of electrical changes in the conductors, George Cardas' ingenious solution with Cardas Clear cables is to slow the conductor to match the rate of the dielectric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIn a concentrically stranded conductor with individually coated strands (such as the constant \"Q\" conductor used in Cardas cables) the vector velocity and decay time of the conductor can be matched to that of the dielectric by controlling the lay length progression (twists per inch or TPI) of successive strand layers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eA matched propagation velocity conductor of this type, as used in Cardas Clear cables, mitigates the effects of capacitance much as a load coils do, but it does this continuously in the cable rather than at intervals. Eliminating the time delay between storage elements in the cable itself eliminates the bandwidth and dynamic range limitation seen in periodically loaded cables. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eA Huge Dynamic Range of Resolution\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear has a constant transfer characteristic, exponentially lower resonance, and a huge dynamic range of resolution. Its Matched Propagation Conductors maintain low level information and natural transients in a way that no other cable can. It does not exaggerate the leading edge of the signals or smear low-level information as conventional conductors do.  Clear maintains the overall time signature of the original sound elements making it easier to pick out what George Cardas calls \"the head in the choir or the emotion in the individual voice.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe insights and technology in all the Cardas Clear cables brings a new level of clarity and realism to your listening experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cardas","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45981452697773,"sku":"NEW-CRCLESB-4.5","price":540.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/CRCLESB__47506.1690489249.386.513__27874.1697652141.1280.1280.jpg?v=1778110453"},{"product_id":"cardas-audio-clear-usb-cable-usb-a-to-usb-b-4-0-meter","title":"Cardas Audio Clear USB Cable - USB-A to USB-B - 4.0 Meter","description":"\u003ch4\u003eBringing the Benefits of 'Clear' to USB\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe breakthrough technology of the Cardas Clear series cables comes to a serial bus USB cable with Cardas Clear USB. The matched propagation design comes as close to perfection as any cable ever envisioned. The connectors and the connection techniques are unequalled in the industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eTermination consists of a USB connector on one end and a serial bus USB connector on the other end. For digital signal transmission, there is no better conduit of delicate high-frequency data streams than Cardas Clear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear USB benefits from the benefits and discoveries that George Cardas brings to analog cables in the new Cardas Clear series. According to George, with Cardas Clear USB Cable, \"There is some optimization to the format the conductors have a damping strand incorporated to prevent the spread of unwanted computer clock signals into the audio portion of the system.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe following information applies primarily to Clear analog cables but still provides an insight into the innovative approach of the Clear series in general. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eCardas Clear Technology\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eCardas Clear cables use newly applied technology that is George Cardas' breakthrough solution to the smeared, unfocused sound that's inherent in standard cable designs. Cardas Clear uses Matched Propagation Conductors to deliver what George calls \"an unprecedented window of clarity.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"Clear represents the best of Cardas,\" reports Alan Sircom in issue 66 of \u003ci\u003eHiFi+\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \"so if you are already impressed with Cardas but want more, Clear could be the first, 'last' upgrade you make, sure in the knowledge that however high up the audiophile ladder you climb, Clear will be there, waiting for you to catch up.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear technology is scientifically demonstrable. It presents a 'clear' technical solution to a core problem that is intrinsic to signal-carrying cables (speaker cables, interconnects, etc.) and will quite 'clearly' improve the sound of connected hi-fi and home theater components.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Trouble is Dielectrics\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eOne problem with standard audio cable designs is that the cable dielectric (also known as cable insulation) produces an electrical effect that interferes with the audio signal. While there is no current flow in dielectric materials, the dielectric accumulates and releases an electrical charge in response to the current flow in the conductor, much like the charging and discharging of a capacitor. But the electrical discharge from the dielectric is out of sync with the electrical signal in the conductor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWhile the electrical signal in the conductor moves at the speed of light, the charge propagation in dielectric material is limited to approximately 78 percent of the speed of light. The discharge of the dielectric lags behind the charge in the conductor, causing a smearing of low-level information in the cable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Lagging Charge Problem\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAt very high frequencies, cables can appear to propagate faster because the slower dielectric materials don't have the time to charge at very high frequencies, and the lag is diminished. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAt audio frequencies, however, this lag creates a noticeable problem. That's why dielectric manufacturers may brag about what their dielectrics will do at a million cycles per second, but don't talk about what they do at a thousand cycles per second, where the negative effects are audible. Jitter is one directly observable artifact of this conductor\/dielectric relationship. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSome cable manufacturers try to compensate for this differential lagging in a cable by adding an electrical network (for example, by using a load coil), but the damage has already been done. Once the low level information in the signal has been smeared, it is lost and cannot be recovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Matched Propagation Solution\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSince the so-called 'charge propagation velocity' of the dielectric can never equal the speed of electrical changes in the conductors, George Cardas' ingenious solution with Cardas Clear cables is to slow the conductor to match the rate of the dielectric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIn a concentrically stranded conductor with individually coated strands (such as the constant \"Q\" conductor used in Cardas cables) the vector velocity and decay time of the conductor can be matched to that of the dielectric by controlling the lay length progression (twists per inch or TPI) of successive strand layers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eA matched propagation velocity conductor of this type, as used in Cardas Clear cables, mitigates the effects of capacitance much as a load coils do, but it does this continuously in the cable rather than at intervals. Eliminating the time delay between storage elements in the cable itself eliminates the bandwidth and dynamic range limitation seen in periodically loaded cables. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eA Huge Dynamic Range of Resolution\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear has a constant transfer characteristic, exponentially lower resonance, and a huge dynamic range of resolution. Its Matched Propagation Conductors maintain low level information and natural transients in a way that no other cable can. It does not exaggerate the leading edge of the signals or smear low-level information as conventional conductors do.  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Boasting solid 0.5% silver conductors, Forest delivers low jitter, low distortion audio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe AudioQuest Micro-USB Series\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWhether music is being transferred from an external hard drive, or a computer is being hooked up to powered desktop speakers, or a professional DAC is being fed through its Micro-USB input, these AudioQuest cables all make a very big difference. This is just as true for a 128 K file as for a 24-bit, 96 kHz file. Respect the music, however it is packaged!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSolid 0.5% Silver Conductors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSolid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion and reduce jitter. Solid silver-plated conductors are excellent for very high-frequency applications, like USB audio. These signals, being such a high frequency, travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. As the surface is made of high-purity silver, the performance is very close to that of a solid silver cable, but priced much closer to solid copper cable. This is an incredibly cost effective way of manufacturing very high-quality USB cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFoamed-Polyethylene Insulation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAny solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Forest USB uses air-filled Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation because air absorbs next to no energy and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile. Thanks to all the air in Foamed-PE, it causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTerminations\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003ePrecision gold-plated plugs are carefully attached with the very best solder. Through choice of flux and metallurgy, AQ solder has been optimized to make a low-distortion connection. The difference you hear between solders is a result of connection quality. AQ solder does not have a high silver content because the more silver there is in solder, the more difficult it is to make a good connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eUniversal Serial Bus Device Class Definition For Audio Devices\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eUSB (Universal Serial BUS) was established by a stalwart group of companies such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft (just to name a few) in order to give the personal computing world a truly universal standard and means to connect devices such as hard drives, printers, cameras, and, more importantly to us, audio components. Included in the original description are protocols for the pristine transfer of audio over USB. Great care and sensitivity went into this. Consequently, a computer connected to a USB-enabled digital-to-analog converter can outperform the best compact disc players available today. 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Enjoy Carbon USB cables with PCs, DACs, and other digital gear, and experience how good digital music can sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest Carbon USB B to USB C cable is a high quality cable for connecting devices with Type B USB connectors to devices with Type C USB connectors. AudioQuest USB Type-C cables featuring conductor materials and construction techniques that have allowed AQ’s other USB cables to achieve “Best-In-Class” recognition worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWith the newer USB Type-C connector quickly becoming commonplace on many devices, AudioQuest’s line of Type-C equipped USB cables will allow users to connect with Type-C enabled devices such as MacBook, ChromeBook, Pixel, Galaxy Note 7, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIn addition, ALL of AudioQuest’s USB cables incorporate a newly developed strain-relief system to provide robust durability between the USB cable and plug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Indulgence Series of USB Cables\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest has a well-earned reputation as a manufacturer of exceptional analog audio cables. However, the advent of USB presented a new set of design challenges that needed to be solved. In order for AudioQuest to maximize audio performance over USB, new materials and higher levels of manufacturing precision were employed to handle the high-speed, wide-bandwidth signals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSeveral of the analog audio design elements that have proven so important over the years turned out to be meaningful to USB signal design. Solid core conductor technology, conductor metallurgy, insulation material and overall precision of manufacture have all been carefully optimized to create a superior line of USB cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Next Evolution of USB Cable Performance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWith the Indulgence Series of USB cables, AudioQuest is proud to introduce the next evolution of cable performance. Why the word \"indulgence\"? When we set aside the time for audio\/video entertainment in the home we are, after all, allowing ourselves a bit of well-earned personal indulgence. We allow ourselves time for emotional transportation via video and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThere are huge differences in the sound of USB cables. As part of AudioQuest's re-examination of USB cable design, specific attention was paid to maximizing the sonic performance of USB. AQ's Indulgence USB series pushes USB sonic performance to new levels. While test equipment is excellent at tracking control errors or ensuring data pass through, no computer can compete with the human ear when it comes to perceiving the subtle but crucial audio errors and distortion that can reduce the enjoyment of your music and video files via USB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Engineering and Construction Edge\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest begins with Long-Grain Copper (LGC) and adds increasing amounts of silver-plate culminating in Diamond USB, whose conductors are made using solid Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS). Solid Polyethylene insulation ensures stable conductor geometry while minimizing insulation induced phase distortion. 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Time-based damage (jitter) to this information within the data package makes the sound small and flat instead of 3D, harsh and foggy instead of smooth and clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest USB Type-C cables featuring conductor materials and construction techniques that have allowed AQ’s other USB cables to achieve “Best-In-Class” recognition worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWith the newer USB Type-C connector quickly becoming commonplace on many devices, AudioQuest’s line of Type-C equipped USB cables will allow users to connect with Type-C enabled devices such as MacBook, ChromeBook, Pixel, Galaxy Note 7, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIn addition, ALL of AudioQuest’s USB cables incorporate a newly developed strain-relief system to provide robust durability between the USB cable and plug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAudioQuest Cinnamon USB C to USB A\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest Cinnamon USB C to USB A cable is an affordable high quality cable for connecting devices with Type C USB connectors to devices with Type A USB connectors. 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The conductors are oxygen free copper and also twisted to reduce Electromagnetic interference. The connector pin is gold plated. A great value in a flexible high quality cable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eUnlike other data cables (Ethernet, HDMI etc.), each end of a USB cable uses a different connector: an A-type or a B-type. This kind of design was chosen to prevent electrical overloads and damaged equipment, as only the A-type socket provides power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eUSB 2.0 Specification\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe USB 2.0 specification was released in April 2000 and was ratified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) at the end of 2001. 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Most visibly, \"speed\" is about transferring large files as quickly as possible, or carrying enough data for an HD video. For USB audio (and for HDMI audio), \"speed\" is critical not because of how-much how-fast, but because time relationships within a digital stream are critical to the reconstruction of the analog wave form that brings information, music and joy to our ears. Time-based damage (jitter) to this information within the data package makes the sound small and flat instead of 3D, harsh and foggy instead of smooth and clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSolid 1.25% Silver Conductors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSolid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion and reduce jitter. Solid silver-plated conductors are excellent for very high-frequency applications, like USB audio. These signals, being such a high frequency, travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. As the surface is made of high-purity silver, the performance is very close to that of a solid silver cable, but priced much closer to solid copper cable. This is an incredibly cost effective way of manufacturing very high-quality USB cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHard-Cell Foam Insulation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eHard-Cell Foam insulation is used exclusively in most of AudioQuest's video and digital audio cables. Similar to Foamed-PE, it is nitrogen injected to create air pockets. 'Hard' foam is used because the stiffness of the material allows the conductors in the cable to maintain the same relationship with each other along the full length of the cable, thus ensuring that the characteristic impedance of the cable is consistent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGold-plated Termination\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003ePrecision gold-plated plugs are carefully attached with the very best solder. Through choice of flux and metallurgy, AQ solder has been optimized to make a low-distortion connection. The difference you hear between solders is a result of connection quality. 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Most visibly, \"speed\" is about transferring large files as quickly as possible, or carrying enough data for an HD video. For USB audio (and for HDMI audio), \"speed\" is critical not because of how-much how-fast, but because time relationships within a digital stream are critical to the reconstruction of the analog wave form that brings information, music and joy to our ears. Time-based damage (jitter) to this information within the data package makes the sound small and flat instead of 3D, harsh and foggy instead of smooth and clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSolid 1.25% Silver Conductors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSolid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion and reduce jitter. Solid silver-plated conductors are excellent for very high-frequency applications, like USB audio. These signals, being such a high frequency, travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. As the surface is made of high-purity silver, the performance is very close to that of a solid silver cable, but priced much closer to solid copper cable. This is an incredibly cost effective way of manufacturing very high-quality USB cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHard-Cell Foam Insulation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eHard-Cell Foam insulation is used exclusively in most of AudioQuest's video and digital audio cables. Similar to Foamed-PE, it is nitrogen injected to create air pockets. 'Hard' foam is used because the stiffness of the material allows the conductors in the cable to maintain the same relationship with each other along the full length of the cable, thus ensuring that the characteristic impedance of the cable is consistent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGold-plated Termination\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003ePrecision gold-plated plugs are carefully attached with the very best solder. 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Boasting solid 5% silver-plated Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors, Carbon delivers low jitter, low distortion audio. Enjoy Carbon USB cables with PCs, DACs, and other digital gear, and experience how good digital music can sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Indulgence Series of USB Cables\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest has a well-earned reputation as a manufacturer of exceptional analog audio cables. However, the advent of USB presented a new set of design challenges that needed to be solved. In order for AudioQuest to maximize audio performance over USB, new materials and higher levels of manufacturing precision were employed to handle the high-speed, wide-bandwidth signals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSeveral of the analog audio design elements that have proven so important over the years turned out to be meaningful to USB signal design. Solid core conductor technology, conductor metallurgy, insulation material and overall precision of manufacture have all been carefully optimized to create a superior line of USB cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Next Evolution of USB Cable Performance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWith the Indulgence Series of USB cables, AudioQuest is proud to introduce the next evolution of cable performance. Why the word \"indulgence\"? When we set aside the time for audio\/video entertainment in the home we are, after all, allowing ourselves a bit of well-earned personal indulgence. We allow ourselves time for emotional transportation via video and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThere are huge differences in the sound of USB cables. As part of AudioQuest's re-examination of USB cable design, specific attention was paid to maximizing the sonic performance of USB. AQ's Indulgence USB series pushes USB sonic performance to new levels. While test equipment is excellent at tracking control errors or ensuring data pass through, no computer can compete with the human ear when it comes to perceiving the subtle but crucial audio errors and distortion that can reduce the enjoyment of your music and video files via USB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Engineering and Construction Edge\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest begins with Long-Grain Copper (LGC) and adds increasing amounts of silver-plate culminating in Diamond USB, whose conductors are made using solid Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS). Solid Polyethylene insulation ensures stable conductor geometry while minimizing insulation induced phase distortion. On the two top USB cables, Coffee and Diamond, AudioQuest's patented Dielectric-Bias System (DBS) polarizes the insulation, providing a drop in the perceived noise floor and an increase in dynamic contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AudioQuest","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45981743022253,"sku":"NEW-AQUSBCAR-1.5","price":299.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/AQUSBCAR__17374.1697647737.1280.1280_964d0e2a-a95b-42a2-a160-fe76fd8dd294.jpg?v=1778136295"},{"product_id":"cardas-audio-clear-usb-cable-usb-a-to-usb-b-3-5-meter","title":"Cardas Audio Clear USB Cable - USB-A to USB-B - 3.5 Meter","description":"\u003ch4\u003eBringing the Benefits of 'Clear' to USB\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe breakthrough technology of the Cardas Clear series cables comes to a serial bus USB cable with Cardas Clear USB. The matched propagation design comes as close to perfection as any cable ever envisioned. The connectors and the connection techniques are unequalled in the industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eTermination consists of a USB connector on one end and a serial bus USB connector on the other end. For digital signal transmission, there is no better conduit of delicate high-frequency data streams than Cardas Clear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear USB benefits from the benefits and discoveries that George Cardas brings to analog cables in the new Cardas Clear series. According to George, with Cardas Clear USB Cable, \"There is some optimization to the format the conductors have a damping strand incorporated to prevent the spread of unwanted computer clock signals into the audio portion of the system.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe following information applies primarily to Clear analog cables but still provides an insight into the innovative approach of the Clear series in general. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eCardas Clear Technology\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eCardas Clear cables use newly applied technology that is George Cardas' breakthrough solution to the smeared, unfocused sound that's inherent in standard cable designs. Cardas Clear uses Matched Propagation Conductors to deliver what George calls \"an unprecedented window of clarity.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"Clear represents the best of Cardas,\" reports Alan Sircom in issue 66 of \u003ci\u003eHiFi+\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \"so if you are already impressed with Cardas but want more, Clear could be the first, 'last' upgrade you make, sure in the knowledge that however high up the audiophile ladder you climb, Clear will be there, waiting for you to catch up.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear technology is scientifically demonstrable. It presents a 'clear' technical solution to a core problem that is intrinsic to signal-carrying cables (speaker cables, interconnects, etc.) and will quite 'clearly' improve the sound of connected hi-fi and home theater components.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Trouble is Dielectrics\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eOne problem with standard audio cable designs is that the cable dielectric (also known as cable insulation) produces an electrical effect that interferes with the audio signal. While there is no current flow in dielectric materials, the dielectric accumulates and releases an electrical charge in response to the current flow in the conductor, much like the charging and discharging of a capacitor. But the electrical discharge from the dielectric is out of sync with the electrical signal in the conductor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWhile the electrical signal in the conductor moves at the speed of light, the charge propagation in dielectric material is limited to approximately 78 percent of the speed of light. The discharge of the dielectric lags behind the charge in the conductor, causing a smearing of low-level information in the cable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Lagging Charge Problem\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAt very high frequencies, cables can appear to propagate faster because the slower dielectric materials don't have the time to charge at very high frequencies, and the lag is diminished. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAt audio frequencies, however, this lag creates a noticeable problem. That's why dielectric manufacturers may brag about what their dielectrics will do at a million cycles per second, but don't talk about what they do at a thousand cycles per second, where the negative effects are audible. Jitter is one directly observable artifact of this conductor\/dielectric relationship. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSome cable manufacturers try to compensate for this differential lagging in a cable by adding an electrical network (for example, by using a load coil), but the damage has already been done. Once the low level information in the signal has been smeared, it is lost and cannot be recovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Matched Propagation Solution\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSince the so-called 'charge propagation velocity' of the dielectric can never equal the speed of electrical changes in the conductors, George Cardas' ingenious solution with Cardas Clear cables is to slow the conductor to match the rate of the dielectric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIn a concentrically stranded conductor with individually coated strands (such as the constant \"Q\" conductor used in Cardas cables) the vector velocity and decay time of the conductor can be matched to that of the dielectric by controlling the lay length progression (twists per inch or TPI) of successive strand layers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eA matched propagation velocity conductor of this type, as used in Cardas Clear cables, mitigates the effects of capacitance much as a load coils do, but it does this continuously in the cable rather than at intervals. Eliminating the time delay between storage elements in the cable itself eliminates the bandwidth and dynamic range limitation seen in periodically loaded cables. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eA Huge Dynamic Range of Resolution\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear has a constant transfer characteristic, exponentially lower resonance, and a huge dynamic range of resolution. Its Matched Propagation Conductors maintain low level information and natural transients in a way that no other cable can. It does not exaggerate the leading edge of the signals or smear low-level information as conventional conductors do.  Clear maintains the overall time signature of the original sound elements making it easier to pick out what George Cardas calls \"the head in the choir or the emotion in the individual voice.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe insights and technology in all the Cardas Clear cables brings a new level of clarity and realism to your listening experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cardas","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45981773725869,"sku":"NEW-CRCLESB-3.5","price":460.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/CRCLESB__72484.1697652110.1280.1280_0df936d5-7374-4056-bfa9-269323666583.jpg?v=1778110450"},{"product_id":"audioquest-forest-usb-3-0-cable-usb-a-to-micro-b-3-0-1-5-meter","title":"AudioQuest Forest USB 3.0 Cable - USB-A to Micro-B-3.0 - 1.5 Meter","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEntry-level Audiophile USB 3.0 Cable\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eForest is AudioQuest's entry-level USB 3.0 cable, providing an audiophile enhancement to digital music file transfer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eFor many applications, the speed of digital communication is important. Most visibly, \"speed\" is about transferring large files as quickly as possible, or carrying enough data for an HD video. For USB audio (and for HDMI audio), \"speed\" is critical not because of how-much how-fast, but because time relationships within a digital stream are critical to the reconstruction of the analog wave form that brings information, music and joy to our ears. Time-based damage (jitter) to this information within the data package makes the sound small and flat instead of 3D, harsh and foggy instead of smooth and clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSolid 0.5% Silver Conductors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSolid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion and reduce jitter. Solid silver-plated conductors are excellent for very high-frequency applications, like USB audio. These signals, being such a high frequency, travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. As the surface is made of high-purity silver, the performance is very close to that of a solid silver cable, but priced much closer to solid copper cable. This is an incredibly cost effective way of manufacturing very high-quality USB cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHard-Cell Foam Insulation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eHard-Cell Foam insulation is used exclusively in most of AudioQuest's video and digital audio cables. Similar to Foamed-PE, it is nitrogen injected to create air pockets. 'Hard' foam is used because the stiffness of the material allows the conductors in the cable to maintain the same relationship with each other along the full length of the cable, thus ensuring that the characteristic impedance of the cable is consistent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGold-plated Termination\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003ePrecision gold-plated plugs are carefully attached with the very best solder. Through choice of flux and metallurgy, AQ solder has been optimized to make a low-distortion connection. The difference you hear between solders is a result of connection quality. 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Treat yourself to high-performance Pearl from AudioQuest's 'Indulgence Series' of USB cables. Boasting solid LGC conductors, Pearl delivers low jitter, low distortion audio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSolid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSolid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion. Pearl’s solid Long-Grain Copper allows a smoother and clearer sound than cables using regular OFHC (Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity) copper. OFHC is a general metal industry specification regarding \"loss\" without any concern for distortion. LGC has fewer oxides within the conducting material, less impurities, less grain boundaries, and definitively better performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFoamed-Polyethylene Insulation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAny solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Forest USB uses air-filled Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation because air absorbs next to no energy and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile. Thanks to all the air in Foamed-PE, it causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTerminations\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003ePrecision gold-plated plugs are carefully attached with the very best solder. Through choice of flux and metallurgy, AQ solder has been optimized to make a low-distortion connection. The difference you hear between solders is a result of connection quality. AQ solder does not have a high silver content because the more silver there is in solder, the more difficult it is to make a good connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eUniversal Serial Bus Device Class Definition For Audio Devices\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eUSB (Universal Serial BUS) was established by a stalwart group of companies such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft (just to name a few) in order to give the personal computing world a truly universal standard and means to connect devices such as hard drives, printers, cameras, and, more importantly to us, audio components. Included in the original description are protocols for the pristine transfer of audio over USB. Great care and sensitivity went into this. Consequently, a computer connected to a USB-enabled digital-to-analog converter can outperform the best compact disc players available today. AudioQuest is committed to contributing products that honor USB’s ability to deliver state-of-the-art performance on this new and wonderful frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AudioQuest","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45981846241453,"sku":"NEW-AQUSBPEA-3","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/aqusbpe-large__24270.1697651787.1280.1280_a3da2a25-d85c-43bc-9d6a-e1a509b4afcf.jpg?v=1778134188"},{"product_id":"audioquest-carbon-usb-cable-usb-c-to-usb-c-1-5-meter","title":"AudioQuest Carbon USB Cable - USB-C to USB-C - 1.5 Meter","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEditors' Choice Award 2024 - \u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Sound\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEnjoy the Advantage of Solid 5% Silver-Plated Conductors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eGet the big silver advantage with Carbon USB-C to USB-C cable from AudioQuest's 'Indulgence Series.' Carbon delivers low jitter, low distortion audio. Enjoy Carbon USB cables with PCs, DACs, and other digital gear, and experience how good digital music can sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest Carbon USB-C to USB-C cable is a high-definition, high-performance cable for connecting devices with Type USB-C connectors. AudioQuest USB cables featuring conductor materials and construction techniques that have allowed AQ’s other USB cables to achieve “Best-In-Class” recognition worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eBoasting solid 5% silver-plated Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors, Carbon also features a Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation for the most efficient dissipation of radio-frequency noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIn addition, ALL of AudioQuest’s USB cables incorporate a newly developed strain-relief system to provide robust durability between the USB cable and plug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAward-Winning Performance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest Carbon USB won an Editors' Choice Award for 2024 from \u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Sound\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, which observes, \"One of the go-to USB cables for computer-audio fans, the Carbon is neutral without sounding bleached, dynamic without sounding piercing, detailed without sounding analytical.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"Every time I wanted to listen for an hour or three just for the sheer pleasure of it, the AudioQuest Carbon was the one I went to,\" reports Doug Blackburn in his review for \u003cem\u003esoundstageaccess.com\u003c\/em\u003e. \"They made everything I played sound a little bit better – an improvement definitely worth the cost.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSemi-Solid Concentric 5% Silver Conductors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSemi-Solid Concentric Conductors greatly reduce strand-interaction distortion and reduce jitter. Silver-plated conductors are excellent for very high-frequency applications, like USB audio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThese signals, being such a high frequency, travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. As the surface is made of high-purity silver, the performance is very close to that of a 100% silver cable, but priced much closer to a copper cable. This is an incredibly cost effective way of manufacturing very high-quality USB cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMulti-Layer Carbon-Based Noise-Dissipation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThis cable's negative conductors are covered with partially conductive Carbon-Loaded Polyethylene. This remarkable material reduces radio-frequency 'garbage' (RFI) being fed back into the amplifier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe sonic benefit is exactly the same reduction in 'hash' and improved dimensionality that comes whenever RF interference is reduced in an audio circuit. In addition, a carbon layer damps interaction between positive and negative conductors, and an external Carbon-Based NDS System reduces external interference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHard-Cell Foam Insulation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eHard-Cell Foam (HCF) Insulation ensures critical signal-pair geometry. Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy. Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Hard-Cell Foam Insulation is similar to the Foamed-PE used in AudioQuest's more affordable Bridges \u0026amp; Falls cables, and it is nitrogen-injected to create air pockets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eBecause nitrogen (like air) does not absorb energy and therefore does not release any energy from or into the conductor, distortion is reduced. In addition, the stiffness of the material allows the cable's conductors to maintain a stable relationship along the cable's full length, producing a stable impedance character and further minimizing distortion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDirection-Controlled Conductors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAll drawn metal strands or conductors have a non-symmetrical, and therefore directional, grain structure. AudioQuest controls the resulting RF impedance variation so that noise is drained away from where it will cause distortion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWhen applicable, arrows are clearly marked on the connectors to ensure superior sound quality. For most models of AQ cable, the arrows not only indicate the direction that optimizes metal-directionality as part of Noise-Dissipation, but they also indicates non-symmetrical attachment of shield and GND in order to optimize full-system performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eA fundamental aspect of AudioQuest's multifaceted Noise-Dissipation technology, Direction-Controlled Conductors ensure induced noise is dissipated and drained properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Indulgence Series of USB Cables\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest has a well-earned reputation as a manufacturer of exceptional analog audio cables. However, the advent of USB presented a new set of design challenges that needed to be solved. In order for AudioQuest to maximize audio performance over USB, new materials and higher levels of manufacturing precision were employed to handle the high-speed, wide-bandwidth signals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSeveral of the analog audio design elements that have proven so important over the years turned out to be meaningful to USB signal design. Solid core conductor technology, conductor metallurgy, insulation material and overall precision of manufacture have all been carefully optimized to create a superior line of USB cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Next Evolution of USB Cable Performance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWith the Indulgence Series of USB cables, AudioQuest is proud to introduce the next evolution of cable performance. Why the word \"indulgence\"? When we set aside the time for audio\/video entertainment in the home we are, after all, allowing ourselves a bit of well-earned personal indulgence. We allow ourselves time for emotional transportation via video and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThere are huge differences in the sound of USB cables. As part of AudioQuest's re-examination of USB cable design, specific attention was paid to maximizing the sonic performance of USB. AQ's Indulgence USB series pushes USB sonic performance to new levels. While test equipment is excellent at tracking control errors or ensuring data pass through, no computer can compete with the human ear when it comes to perceiving the subtle but crucial audio errors and distortion that can reduce the enjoyment of your music and video files via USB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Engineering and Construction Edge\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest begins with Long-Grain Copper (LGC) and adds increasing amounts of silver-plate culminating in Diamond USB, whose conductors are made using solid Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS). 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Treat yourself to high-performance Pearl from AudioQuest's 'Indulgence Series' of USB cables. Boasting solid LGC conductors, Pearl delivers low jitter, low distortion audio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSolid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSolid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion. Pearl’s solid Long-Grain Copper allows a smoother and clearer sound than cables using regular OFHC (Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity) copper. OFHC is a general metal industry specification regarding \"loss\" without any concern for distortion. LGC has fewer oxides within the conducting material, less impurities, less grain boundaries, and definitively better performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFoamed-Polyethylene Insulation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAny solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Forest USB uses air-filled Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation because air absorbs next to no energy and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile. Thanks to all the air in Foamed-PE, it causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTerminations\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003ePrecision gold-plated plugs are carefully attached with the very best solder. Through choice of flux and metallurgy, AQ solder has been optimized to make a low-distortion connection. The difference you hear between solders is a result of connection quality. AQ solder does not have a high silver content because the more silver there is in solder, the more difficult it is to make a good connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eUniversal Serial Bus Device Class Definition For Audio Devices\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eUSB (Universal Serial BUS) was established by a stalwart group of companies such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft (just to name a few) in order to give the personal computing world a truly universal standard and means to connect devices such as hard drives, printers, cameras, and, more importantly to us, audio components. Included in the original description are protocols for the pristine transfer of audio over USB. Great care and sensitivity went into this. Consequently, a computer connected to a USB-enabled digital-to-analog converter can outperform the best compact disc players available today. 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Most visibly, \"speed\" is about transferring large files as quickly as possible, or carrying enough data for an HD video. For USB audio (and for HDMI audio), \"speed\" is critical not because of how-much how-fast, but because time relationships within a digital stream are critical to the reconstruction of the analog wave form that brings information, music and joy to our ears. Time-based damage (jitter) to this information within the data package makes the sound small and flat instead of 3D, harsh and foggy instead of smooth and clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSolid 0.5% Silver Conductors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSolid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion and reduce jitter. Solid silver-plated conductors are excellent for very high-frequency applications, like USB audio. These signals, being such a high frequency, travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. As the surface is made of high-purity silver, the performance is very close to that of a solid silver cable, but priced much closer to solid copper cable. This is an incredibly cost effective way of manufacturing very high-quality USB cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHard-Cell Foam Insulation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eHard-Cell Foam insulation is used exclusively in most of AudioQuest's video and digital audio cables. Similar to Foamed-PE, it is nitrogen injected to create air pockets. 'Hard' foam is used because the stiffness of the material allows the conductors in the cable to maintain the same relationship with each other along the full length of the cable, thus ensuring that the characteristic impedance of the cable is consistent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGold-plated Termination\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003ePrecision gold-plated plugs are carefully attached with the very best solder. Through choice of flux and metallurgy, AQ solder has been optimized to make a low-distortion connection. The difference you hear between solders is a result of connection quality. AQ solder does not have a high silver content because the more silver there is in solder, the more difficult it is to make a good connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSuperspeed USB 3.0\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eUSB 3.0 specifies data-transfer rates up to 4.8Gbps compared to USB 2.0's maximum signaling rate of 480Mbps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AudioQuest","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45982066639021,"sku":"NEW-AQUSB3FOR-3","price":119.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/aqusb3for-large__37319.1697645645.1280.1280.jpg?v=1778135445"},{"product_id":"cardas-audio-clear-high-speed-serial-buss-usb-cable-2-5-meter","title":"Cardas Audio Clear High Speed Serial Buss USB Cable - 2.5 Meter","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHigh Performance Audiophile USB Cable\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear High Speed Serial Buss takes Cardas Audio's Clear Serial Buss USB cable and adds a special high performance data cable using silver-plated conductors. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eEach conductor pair in both cables is discreetly shielded, and each cable has its own double-shield. This ultra-premium USB cable adds depth, realism, and improved imaging to your digital system. It provides a noticeable improvement over Cardas Audio's already high performing Clear Serial Buss. It is ideal for use with high resolution digital audio. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eAdvanced Conductor Design\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e Conductors consist of a Matched Propagation Kevlar core and ultra fine Grade 1, 99.9999% pure oxygen free copper with SPN clear coat (Litz) and gauge sizes scaled to Golden Ratio proportions. Cross-field layer geometry, insulated in ultra thin extruded PTFE jacket. The solid core copper data conductors are silver plated. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSophisticated Geometry\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear High Speed Serial Buss boasts dual asymmetrical star-quad eight-conductor geometry. The signal carrying conductors are a shielded twisted pair, while the power and signal conductors are bound with PFA tape. The final shield is aluminum\/mylar, tin plated copper and magnet wire. The outer jacket is TPR. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear High Speed Serial Buss has a USB A connector on one end and a USB B connector on the other end. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cardas","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45982068998317,"sku":"NEW-CRCLHSB-2.5","price":810.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/crclhsb-large__97962.1697653883.1280.1280_0bef2cd1-de35-4435-a985-331950cd4cc3.jpg?v=1778110470"},{"product_id":"audioquest-forest-micro-usb-cable-usb-a-to-micro-b-0-75-meter","title":"AudioQuest Forest Micro USB Cable - USB-A to Micro-B - 0.75 Meter","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBargain-Price Audiophile Micro-USB Cable\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eTreat yourself to high-performance Forest from AudioQuest's 'Indulgence Series' of Micro-USB cables. Boasting solid 0.5% silver conductors, Forest delivers low jitter, low distortion audio. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe AudioQuest Micro-USB Series\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWhether music is being transferred from an external hard drive, or a computer is being hooked up to powered desktop speakers, or a professional DAC is being fed through its Micro-USB input, these AudioQuest cables all make a very big difference. This is just as true for a 128 K file as for a 24-bit, 96 kHz file. Respect the music, however it is packaged! \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch4\u003eSolid 0.5% Silver Conductors\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSolid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion and reduce jitter. Solid silver-plated conductors are excellent for very high-frequency applications, like USB audio. These signals, being such a high frequency, travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. As the surface is made of high-purity silver, the performance is very close to that of a solid silver cable, but priced much closer to solid copper cable. This is an incredibly cost effective way of manufacturing very high-quality USB cables. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch4\u003eFoamed-Polyethylene Insulation\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAny solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Forest USB uses air-filled Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation because air absorbs next to no energy and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile. Thanks to all the air in Foamed-PE, it causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch4\u003eTerminations\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003ePrecision gold-plated plugs are carefully attached with the very best solder. Through choice of flux and metallurgy, AQ solder has been optimized to make a low-distortion connection. The difference you hear between solders is a result of connection quality. AQ solder does not have a high silver content because the more silver there is in solder, the more difficult it is to make a good connection. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch4\u003eUniversal Serial Bus Device Class Definition For Audio Devices\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eUSB (Universal Serial BUS) was established by a stalwart group of companies such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft (just to name a few) in order to give the personal computing world a truly universal standard and means to connect devices such as hard drives, printers, cameras, and, more importantly to us, audio components. Included in the original description are protocols for the pristine transfer of audio over USB. Great care and sensitivity went into this. Consequently, a computer connected to a USB-enabled digital-to-analog converter can outperform the best compact disc players available today. AudioQuest is committed to contributing products that honor USB’s ability to deliver state-of-the-art performance on this new and wonderful frontier. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AudioQuest","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45982159634605,"sku":"NEW-AQMIUSBFO-0.75","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Open Box","offer_id":45982159667373,"sku":"OPEN-AQMIUSBFO-0.75","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/AQMIUSBFO_01-Large__36345.1690477279.1280.1280_70014fbf-f714-49aa-8e53-67b9dabbf798.jpg?v=1778097314"},{"product_id":"analysis-plus-purple-plus-usb-cable-usb-a-to-usb-b-2-0-meter","title":"Analysis Plus Purple Plus USB Cable - USB-A to USB-B - 2.0 Meter","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGreat Value in a Flexible High Quality Cable\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe Analysis Plus Purple Plus USB is double shielded audiophile USB cable with a large signal wire of 28 awg and power of 24 awg to avoid voltage drop. The conductors are oxygen free copper and also twisted to reduce Electromagnetic interference. The connector pin is gold plated. A great value in a flexible high quality cable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eUnlike other data cables (Ethernet, HDMI etc.), each end of a USB cable uses a different connector: an A-type or a B-type. This kind of design was chosen to prevent electrical overloads and damaged equipment, as only the A-type socket provides power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eUSB 2.0 Specification\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe USB 2.0 specification was released in April 2000 and was ratified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) at the end of 2001. Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Lucent Technologies (now Alcatel-Lucent), NEC and Philips jointly led the initiative to develop a higher data transfer rate, with the resulting specification achieving 480 Mbit\/s, a 40-times increase over the original USB 1.1 specification.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Analysis Plus","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45982169628845,"sku":"NEW-ANPP-2","price":165.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/ANPP-large__14255.1710437449.1280.1280.jpg?v=1778099068"},{"product_id":"cardas-audio-clear-usb-cable-usb-a-to-usb-b-2-0-meter","title":"Cardas Audio Clear USB Cable - USB-A to USB-B - 2.0 Meter","description":"\u003ch4\u003eBringing the Benefits of 'Clear' to USB\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe breakthrough technology of the Cardas Clear series cables comes to a serial bus USB cable with Cardas Clear USB. The matched propagation design comes as close to perfection as any cable ever envisioned. The connectors and the connection techniques are unequalled in the industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eTermination consists of a USB connector on one end and a serial bus USB connector on the other end. For digital signal transmission, there is no better conduit of delicate high-frequency data streams than Cardas Clear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear USB benefits from the benefits and discoveries that George Cardas brings to analog cables in the new Cardas Clear series. According to George, with Cardas Clear USB Cable, \"There is some optimization to the format the conductors have a damping strand incorporated to prevent the spread of unwanted computer clock signals into the audio portion of the system.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe following information applies primarily to Clear analog cables but still provides an insight into the innovative approach of the Clear series in general. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eCardas Clear Technology\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eCardas Clear cables use newly applied technology that is George Cardas' breakthrough solution to the smeared, unfocused sound that's inherent in standard cable designs. Cardas Clear uses Matched Propagation Conductors to deliver what George calls \"an unprecedented window of clarity.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"Clear represents the best of Cardas,\" reports Alan Sircom in issue 66 of \u003ci\u003eHiFi+\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \"so if you are already impressed with Cardas but want more, Clear could be the first, 'last' upgrade you make, sure in the knowledge that however high up the audiophile ladder you climb, Clear will be there, waiting for you to catch up.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear technology is scientifically demonstrable. It presents a 'clear' technical solution to a core problem that is intrinsic to signal-carrying cables (speaker cables, interconnects, etc.) and will quite 'clearly' improve the sound of connected hi-fi and home theater components.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Trouble is Dielectrics\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eOne problem with standard audio cable designs is that the cable dielectric (also known as cable insulation) produces an electrical effect that interferes with the audio signal. While there is no current flow in dielectric materials, the dielectric accumulates and releases an electrical charge in response to the current flow in the conductor, much like the charging and discharging of a capacitor. But the electrical discharge from the dielectric is out of sync with the electrical signal in the conductor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWhile the electrical signal in the conductor moves at the speed of light, the charge propagation in dielectric material is limited to approximately 78 percent of the speed of light. The discharge of the dielectric lags behind the charge in the conductor, causing a smearing of low-level information in the cable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Lagging Charge Problem\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAt very high frequencies, cables can appear to propagate faster because the slower dielectric materials don't have the time to charge at very high frequencies, and the lag is diminished. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAt audio frequencies, however, this lag creates a noticeable problem. That's why dielectric manufacturers may brag about what their dielectrics will do at a million cycles per second, but don't talk about what they do at a thousand cycles per second, where the negative effects are audible. Jitter is one directly observable artifact of this conductor\/dielectric relationship. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSome cable manufacturers try to compensate for this differential lagging in a cable by adding an electrical network (for example, by using a load coil), but the damage has already been done. Once the low level information in the signal has been smeared, it is lost and cannot be recovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Matched Propagation Solution\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSince the so-called 'charge propagation velocity' of the dielectric can never equal the speed of electrical changes in the conductors, George Cardas' ingenious solution with Cardas Clear cables is to slow the conductor to match the rate of the dielectric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIn a concentrically stranded conductor with individually coated strands (such as the constant \"Q\" conductor used in Cardas cables) the vector velocity and decay time of the conductor can be matched to that of the dielectric by controlling the lay length progression (twists per inch or TPI) of successive strand layers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eA matched propagation velocity conductor of this type, as used in Cardas Clear cables, mitigates the effects of capacitance much as a load coils do, but it does this continuously in the cable rather than at intervals. Eliminating the time delay between storage elements in the cable itself eliminates the bandwidth and dynamic range limitation seen in periodically loaded cables. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eA Huge Dynamic Range of Resolution\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear has a constant transfer characteristic, exponentially lower resonance, and a huge dynamic range of resolution. Its Matched Propagation Conductors maintain low level information and natural transients in a way that no other cable can. It does not exaggerate the leading edge of the signals or smear low-level information as conventional conductors do.  Clear maintains the overall time signature of the original sound elements making it easier to pick out what George Cardas calls \"the head in the choir or the emotion in the individual voice.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe insights and technology in all the Cardas Clear cables brings a new level of clarity and realism to your listening experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cardas","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45982723834029,"sku":"NEW-CRCLESB-2","price":340.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/CRCLESB__82433.1690489205.386.513__81425.1697652099.1280.1280.jpg?v=1778110442"},{"product_id":"pangea-audio-premier-xl-mkii-usb-cable-usb-a-to-usb-b-0-5-meter-demo","title":"Pangea Audio Premier XL MKII USB Cable - USB-A to USB-B - 0.5 Meter - DEMO","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; color: #040453; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 20px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.2; text-transform: capitalize; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eHear Every Last Detail Of Your Music\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003eYou want to hear every detail of your digital music files, movie soundtracks, and more. You don’t want even a trace of electrical noise potentially covering anything up and compromising the authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003eJay Victor has the solution. Jay designed Pangea Audio’s Premier XL MKII USB cable for audiophiles to be ultra-quiet by physically separating the power-carrying conductors from the signal-carrying conductors. Both get their own separate cable leg, meeting only at the USB-A and USB-B connectors at each end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003eUnlike its predecessor, Premier XL USB, the new MKII version doesn’t use two USB-A connectors on one of the ends, since most audiophiles don’t rely on their USB cable to power their DAC or other gear. One USB connector on each end keeps things neat and simple, while retaining all the advantages of the original XL design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003eThe new Premier XL MKII USB uses USB connectors that are just a bit narrower than the previous XL version, making it even friendlier to use in tight situations. It also features nitrogen-injected foamed PE polyethylene insulation, quad shielding, and a tough woven nylon braided jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; color: #040453; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 18px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.2; text-transform: capitalize; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eMore Premium Features\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003ePremier XL MKII USB is packed full of other premium features, too. It boasts precision-wound 23-gauge signal conductors using Cardas Grade One Copper plus a 6% pure silver plating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003eCardas Grade One Copper is mined in Arizona, then shipped to a New England factory where it is very slowly drawn into conductors in a process that includes reduction annealing between steps to further purify and meld the copper into what George Cardas calls \"the most amazing audio conductor I have ever experienced. It is quite simply the best copper on the planet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003eJay has the Cardas Grade One Copper wire shipped to a second factory, where the wire is plated with a 6% pure silver coating. \"I have found silver plating is crucial to digital cable performance,\" reports Jay, \"and I use it in all my digital audio designs.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; color: #040453; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 18px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.2; text-transform: capitalize; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eIt's Not Just Zeros And Ones\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003eWe occasionally get questions about USB cables from customers who are getting into digital audio streaming. They wonder why it would be worth investing in an audiophile-grade USB cable when they've been told that all USB cables are created equal as far as digital signals are concerned – that a $5 cable conveys the \"zeros and ones\" of a digital stream just as well as a more expensive cable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003eFor the definitive answer, we asked Pangea Audio cable design expert, Jay Victor, \"How can one digital USB cable sound better than another?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003e\"A USB cable is not just carrying a bunch of zeros and ones,\" explained Jay. \"The cable carries an electrical signal from one circuit to another. Lots of things can interfere with this signal, like radio frequency interference (RFI) and electromagnetic interference (EMI). Anything that affect that signal will cause distortion. Some of these distortions are bound to be audible.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003eThis made sense to us. We've heard differences between the various USB cables we sell. Some of our customers swear by USB cables costing $1,000 and more. So USB cable quality definitely matters. However, the cost of a high-quality cable doesn't have to break the bank. Especially when the cable is made by Pangea Audio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; color: #040453; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 18px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.2; text-transform: capitalize; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eSonically Superior Innovative Design\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003eAfter years of making and selling the popular Pangea Audio USB-PC and USB-AG cables, Pangea Audio challenged Jay. How could he make these cables even better?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003e\"I can think of two things right away. We can increase the gauge of the signal conductors and use a more advanced type of insulation,\" answered Jay. \"But give me a little time and I'll think of some more things to improve.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003eA few weeks later, Jay followed up. \"I came up with three designs… My top-end cable, Pangea Premier XL MKII USB, will take any system into a new dimension,\" beamed Jay. \"It has an innovative design that's sure to be sonically superior to anything on the market under $400.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003e\"The main problem with all USB cables is that the power conductor is inside the jacket close to the signal conductors. You can reduce interference from the power signal with a separate shielding and common-mode (twisted pair) shielding of the conductors as I do in all my designs, but I have figured out an even better way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003e\"Why not remove the power leg completely from the equation by putting it in its own cable? Its only meeting points will be at the USB-A and USB-B connectors. I've tried this cable design in my own system and the improvement is somewhere between surprising and shocking. I mean 'shocking' as in shockingly good.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none !important; color: #202020; font-family: Poppins, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" align=\"justify\"\u003eTry the Premier XL MKII USB cable to hear the difference yourself. If you don't hear a huge improvement, please return it for a full refund.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pangea Audio","offers":[{"title":"Demo","offer_id":45982741397677,"sku":"OLD-DEMO-PGUSBXL2-0.5","price":59.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/PGUSBXL2_01_vertical_ends_2023__03988.1731088956.1280.1280_d701de5c-0860-4408-995f-797b16076050.jpg?v=1781105933"},{"product_id":"audioquest-carbon-usb-cable-usb-a-to-usb-c-0-75-meter","title":"AudioQuest Carbon USB Cable - USB-A to USB-C - 0.75 Meter","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWith Solid 5% Silver-Plated Conductors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eGet the big silver advantage with Carbon USB cable from AudioQuest's 'Indulgence Series.' Boasting solid 5% silver-plated Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors, Carbon delivers low jitter, low distortion audio. Enjoy Carbon USB cables with PCs, DACs, and other digital gear, and experience how good digital music can sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest Carbon USB A to USB C cable is a high quality cable for connecting devices with Type A USB connectors to devices with Type C USB connectors. AudioQuest USB Type-C cables featuring conductor materials and construction techniques that have allowed AQ’s other USB cables to achieve “Best-In-Class” recognition worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWith the newer USB Type-C connector quickly becoming commonplace on many devices, AudioQuest’s line of Type-C equipped USB cables will allow users to connect with Type-C enabled devices such as MacBook, ChromeBook, Pixel, Galaxy Note 7, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIn addition, ALL of AudioQuest’s USB cables incorporate a newly developed strain-relief system to provide robust durability between the USB cable and plug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Indulgence Series of USB Cables\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest has a well-earned reputation as a manufacturer of exceptional analog audio cables. However, the advent of USB presented a new set of design challenges that needed to be solved. In order for AudioQuest to maximize audio performance over USB, new materials and higher levels of manufacturing precision were employed to handle the high-speed, wide-bandwidth signals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSeveral of the analog audio design elements that have proven so important over the years turned out to be meaningful to USB signal design. Solid core conductor technology, conductor metallurgy, insulation material and overall precision of manufacture have all been carefully optimized to create a superior line of USB cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Next Evolution of USB Cable Performance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWith the Indulgence Series of USB cables, AudioQuest is proud to introduce the next evolution of cable performance. Why the word \"indulgence\"? When we set aside the time for audio\/video entertainment in the home we are, after all, allowing ourselves a bit of well-earned personal indulgence. We allow ourselves time for emotional transportation via video and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThere are huge differences in the sound of USB cables. As part of AudioQuest's re-examination of USB cable design, specific attention was paid to maximizing the sonic performance of USB. AQ's Indulgence USB series pushes USB sonic performance to new levels. While test equipment is excellent at tracking control errors or ensuring data pass through, no computer can compete with the human ear when it comes to perceiving the subtle but crucial audio errors and distortion that can reduce the enjoyment of your music and video files via USB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Engineering and Construction Edge\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest begins with Long-Grain Copper (LGC) and adds increasing amounts of silver-plate culminating in Diamond USB, whose conductors are made using solid Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS). Solid Polyethylene insulation ensures stable conductor geometry while minimizing insulation induced phase distortion. On the two top USB cables, Coffee and Diamond, AudioQuest's patented Dielectric-Bias System (DBS) polarizes the insulation, providing a drop in the perceived noise floor and an increase in dynamic contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AudioQuest","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45982751555757,"sku":"NEW-AQUSBCCAR-0.75","price":239.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/AQUSBCCAR_3_02-Large__65672.1697648563.1280.1280.jpg?v=1778134580"},{"product_id":"audioquest-forest-usb-cable-usb-c-to-usb-a-0-75-meter","title":"AudioQuest Forest USB Cable - USB-C to USB-A - 0.75 Meter","description":"\u003ch3\u003eListed in \u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Sound 2012 High-End Audio Buyer's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHigh-Performance Entry-Level USB Cable\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eForest is the high-performance entry level cable in AudioQuest's 'Indulgence Series' of USB cables. Boasting solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors, Forest delivers low jitter, low distortion audio for superior performance. Enjoy Forest USB cables with PCs, DACs, and other digital gear, and experience how good digital music can sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest Forest USB cable was honored by being included in \u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Sound 2012 High-End Audio Buyer's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e. According to the magazine, \"For those on a tight budget, Forest is a large upgrade over a generic USB cable that was never designed for audio. Compared to standard USB cables, Forest offers a larger and more dimensional soundstage, more liquid and lifelike timbres, and greater transparency.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Indulgence Series of USB Cables\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest has a well-earned reputation as a manufacturer of exceptional analog audio cables. However, the advent of USB presented a new set of design challenges that needed to be solved. In order for AudioQuest to maximize audio performance over USB, new materials and higher levels of manufacturing precision were employed to handle the high-speed, wide-bandwidth signals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSeveral of the analog audio design elements that have proven so important over the years turned out to be meaningful to USB signal design. Solid core conductor technology, conductor metallurgy, insulation material and overall precision of manufacture have all been carefully optimized to create a superior line of USB cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Next Evolution of USB Cable Performance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eWith the Indulgence Series of USB cables, AudioQuest is proud to introduce the next evolution of cable performance. Why the word \"indulgence\"? When we set aside the time for audio\/video entertainment in the home we are, after all, allowing ourselves a bit of well-earned personal indulgence. We allow ourselves time for emotional transportation via video and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThere are huge differences in the sound of USB cables. As part of AudioQuest's re-examination of USB cable design, specific attention was paid to maximizing the sonic performance of USB. AQ's Indulgence USB series pushes USB sonic performance to new levels. While test equipment is excellent at tracking control errors or ensuring data pass through, no computer can compete with the human ear when it comes to perceiving the subtle but crucial audio errors and distortion that can reduce the enjoyment of your music and video files via USB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Engineering and Construction Edge\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest begins with Long-Grain Copper (LGC) and adds increasing amounts of silver-plate culminating in Diamond USB, whose conductors are made using solid Perfect-Surface Silver (PSS). Solid Polyethylene insulation ensures stable conductor geometry while minimizing insulation induced phase distortion. On the two top USB cables, Coffee and Diamond, AudioQuest's patented Dielectric-Bias System (DBS) polarizes the insulation, providing a drop in the perceived noise floor and an increase in dynamic contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AudioQuest","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45982778392749,"sku":"NEW-AQUSBFOR-0.75","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/AQUSBFOR_0.75_01-Large__21802.1697651122.1280.1280_0968446f-e221-4e17-9af7-34bcbc79e7d9.jpg?v=1778134607"},{"product_id":"audioquest-dragontail-usb-to-usb-micro-adaptor","title":"AudioQuest DragonTail  USB to USB Micro Adaptor","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDesigned for Maximum Performance with Android Devices - USB-A Female to Micro USB-B Male\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAudioQuest's DragonTail USB to USB-Micro adaptor activates USB Host Mode on most Android devices, allowing the devices to transmit USB digital audio to an outboard digital-to-analog converter (DAC). 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This ultra-premium USB cable adds depth, realism, and improved imaging to your digital system. It provides a noticeable improvement over Cardas Audio's already high performing Clear Serial Buss. It is ideal for use with high resolution digital audio. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eAdvanced Conductor Design\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e Conductors consist of a Matched Propagation Kevlar core and ultra fine Grade 1, 99.9999% pure oxygen free copper with SPN clear coat (Litz) and gauge sizes scaled to Golden Ratio proportions. Cross-field layer geometry, insulated in ultra thin extruded PTFE jacket. The solid core copper data conductors are silver plated. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSophisticated Geometry\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eClear High Speed Serial Buss boasts dual asymmetrical star-quad eight-conductor geometry. 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Boasting solid LGC conductors, Pearl delivers low jitter, low distortion audio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSolid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSolid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion. Pearl’s solid Long-Grain Copper allows a smoother and clearer sound than cables using regular OFHC (Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity) copper. OFHC is a general metal industry specification regarding \"loss\" without any concern for distortion. LGC has fewer oxides within the conducting material, less impurities, less grain boundaries, and definitively better performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFoamed-Polyethylene Insulation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAny solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Forest USB uses air-filled Foamed-Polyethylene Insulation because air absorbs next to no energy and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile. Thanks to all the air in Foamed-PE, it causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTerminations\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003ePrecision gold-plated plugs are carefully attached with the very best solder. Through choice of flux and metallurgy, AQ solder has been optimized to make a low-distortion connection. The difference you hear between solders is a result of connection quality. 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