AudioQuest Cinnamon USB Cable - USB-A to USB-C - 1.5 Meter

AudioQuest Cinnamon USB Cable - USB-A to USB-C - 1.5 Meter

What It Does in Your System

A Real Step Up From the Cable in the Box

This cable connects a computer, server, or streamer to a DAC. One end is a standard USB-A plug. The other is the small oval USB-C plug found on many modern DACs and laptops. At 1.5 meters — about five feet — it reaches from a desk to a shelf below, or across a desktop.

Cinnamon sits in the middle of AudioQuest's USB range. Its wire carries 1.25% silver, up from Forest's 0.5%. It's the model most people land on when the free cable that came with their DAC isn't cutting it.

Silver Right Where the Signal Travels

USB audio signals move at very high frequencies. Signals that fast travel almost entirely on the outside surface of a wire, not through its middle. AudioQuest uses that fact. Cinnamon puts its 1.25% silver on the surface, where the signal actually runs. You get performance close to a solid silver cable at a price much closer to copper.

Speed matters here in a specific way. With USB audio, it isn't about moving files quickly. It's about the timing inside the data stream, which your DAC uses to rebuild the sound. Timing errors are called jitter, and they make music sound flat and foggy instead of open and clear. Solid wire and silver on the surface both work against that.

Stiff Foam and Shielding That Protect Your Ground

Cinnamon uses Hard-Cell Foam insulation, a stiff foam filled with nitrogen bubbles. Air absorbs almost no energy from the signal, so little comes back as distortion. The stiffness matters too. It holds the wires in a fixed position along the whole cable, which keeps the cable's electrical behavior steady end to end.

Around that sits a Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation System. On a USB cable the real risk isn't lost data. It's radio noise riding the shield into your DAC's ground connection. This shield soaks up and reflects most of that noise before it gets there.

Is This Right for You?

A quick check before you add it to your cart:

• Check your DAC's input shape. Many desktop DACs use the square USB-B plug, not USB-C. AudioQuest builds Cinnamon in USB-A to USB-B and USB-C to USB-B as well. We can help you match it.
• This is an audio cable, not a video cable. It will not send a picture from a laptop to a monitor. That catches people out with USB-C, so it's worth saying plainly.
• 1.5 meters covers a desk or short rack run. Measure your real path first, including any drop behind the desk. A shorter cable is tidier if it reaches.

Setup & Installation

Plug the USB-A end into your computer, server, or streamer. Plug the USB-C end into your DAC. USB-C fits either way up, so you don't need to line it up. Most DACs are found automatically. Some ask you to pick them as your audio output. A few need a driver installed first, so check your DAC's manual.

AudioQuest builds extra strain relief into the joint where the cable meets each plug. That's the spot where USB cables usually fail. Still, pull on the plug body rather than the cable when you unplug it. Keep the run clear of power supplies and AC cords where you can.

Features & Specifications

1.25% Silver Conductors
Silver sits on the wire surface, where high-frequency signals travel, which cuts distortion and jitter.

Hard-Cell Foam Insulation
Nitrogen-filled foam absorbs almost no energy and holds the wires in a steady position along the full run.

Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation System
Soaks up and reflects radio noise before it reaches your DAC's ground connection.

Reinforced Strain Relief
A purpose-built joint where the cable meets the plug adds durability at the point USB cables usually break.

Specifications

• Type: USB digital audio cable, USB-A to USB-C
• USB version: 2.0
• Length: 1.5 meters
• Conductors: Long-Grain Copper with 1.25% silver plating
• Insulation: Hard-Cell Foam, nitrogen-injected
• Noise dissipation: Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation System
• Strain relief: Reinforced cable-to-plug junction
• Application: USB audio — does not carry video
• Included: One USB-A to USB-C cable

Frequently Asked Questions

Will this carry video from my laptop to a monitor?
No. This is a USB audio cable. For a display connection you need a cable made for DisplayPort Alt Mode or Thunderbolt.

How does Cinnamon compare to Forest and Carbon?
The main difference is how much silver each one carries. Forest has 0.5%, Cinnamon has 1.25%, and Carbon has 5%. Cinnamon is the point where most people hear a clear step up from a stock cable without spending serious money.

Does a USB cable really change the sound? Isn't it just data?
The data almost always arrives intact. That is not what changes. What changes is how much radio noise the cable carries into your DAC's ground, and how steady the signal timing stays. Cinnamon's silver surface, stiff foam insulation, and shielding all work on those two things. That's why the difference shows up as a quieter background, not as missing music.

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