USB Cable: Oyaide, Cardas, Shunyata....


Hi friends,

I have to buy USB cable to connect my Mac mini to my Cary DAC. My budget: 100 to 200 u$s

In this price range I red good opinions about the Oyaide Class S, Cardas Clear and Shunyata Venom.

I will apreciate your opinion and recomendation.



elduende14
what did Cary say when you called them?

why not look at the products that Uptone Audio makes?  (no affiliation)

any cable should be about the same - an exception could possibly be Lush but they are not common in the US and it is unclear what they claim to be doing that others aren't

 I use a Shunyata Venom in my system and it is very good. I think the Wireworld is better but more money. I also thought about one of the higher end Audioquest. But in the end I think that the Shunyata is probably the best for anywhere near the money. USB is not the best interface for audio. I would rather invest in an all in one unit like an  Aurender or the Bluesound Vault 2 .


Look for a used Curious USB Cable.  Very nice sounding cable and reasonable prices.