Is there a better quality Firewire cable?

Hi Tbg,

Yes they do matter.

In the context of the 1394 link carrying DSD from a dCS Verdi Encore transport to a dCS DAC I have found a major improvement by using the Esoteric 8N-6P-6PI cable (actually made by Acrolink in Japan). That improvement is compared to the cable supplied by dCS.

My estimate was that the stack was giving only 70% of its best performance prior to adding the 8N-6P-6PI.

Hi Tbg,

I bought my 8N-6P-6PI cable locally in Australia.

The Cable Company lists them (look under Acrolink).

However, I'm pretty certain that they come only in combinations of 4 and 6 pins.