Long USB cable recommendation

This is a lose-lose proposition IMHO. Streaming from a computer is bad, and using a long USB cable is also suboptimal for both performance and cost reasons. You’re better off selling the Node and use the proceeds and the $$$ you would’ve spent on a long USB cable to put toward buying an Innuos Pulse Mini that comes with their excellent Sense app that gets top marks for both sound and usability — some even choose it over Roon it’s so good. Plus it’s a better streamer than the Node, and you can add a LPS later for another nice performance boost.

Another possible workaround might be to get the mConnect+ app and use that to run Qobuz through the Node. It worked with my iFi Zen Stream so could be worth looking into if it’ll work with the Node. FWIW.

Here, they are around $20 and work just fine, except you may also need an isolator at the DAC end.   Sometimes ground loops form between the USB cable and AC wiring, and since your PC is so far away it is more likely to form.  IMHO a DAC's USB input should always be galvanically isolated, but sadly they are not.

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I would be concerned with streaming audio over such a long distance, even with an active cable that has a repeater in it. Maybe just audiophilia nervosa but that seems like something that long might give you dropouts or exacerbate jitter, or just having the computer not recognize the DAC except by replugging it. Keep in mind that the USB audio signal is more of a stream and not in packets like ethernet.

If no other solution works (there must be other options?) then I would suggest moving the DAC close to the computer and then using balanced/XLR analog audio connection to run the 6 meters. I’m not sure of what those balanced outputs are on the DAC, so that may require single-ended to balanced conversion (get a used Henry Engineering matchbox) or a replacement of the DAC with one that has true balanced outputs.

Another solution would be to get a streamer and place it near the DAC, then use ethernet for the 6 meters. That’s probably the best investment in terms of not being jury rigged and also maxing sound quality.

Ordinarily I am not one who believes in digital cable voodoo, but 6 meters for a USB run is long. Even with an active cable/repeater - I have issues just running a USB cable for a touchscreen at that distance. Recipe for frustration...

@jji666 We leave a lot up to the buffering and jitter rejection in the DAC these days.  I think so long as it's in asynchronous mode the DAC will be fine. 

Buffering and jitter rejection can't solve really bad upstream signals, but I think this should be OK.  Of course, I do think a local streamer with an Android/iPhone connected controller is the way to go for convenience.

Qobuz has been "working" on "connect" for ~3 years. Hold your breath.