@curiousjim It seems like @mitch2 's post above and, the AI summary bullets I posted above nailed it. Confusion between S/PDIF and USB likely. And, per AI, consensus from engineering & objective tests — shorter, well-made, properly shielded USB cables (0.5–2m) are reliably better or neutral. At least for me, case closed.
Longer is better?
No “the Office” jokes here! Ok literally had a retailer tell me I should want a longer digital cable (USB to be specific) vs a shorter one. That even if you had to coil the cable it would provide better sound. A shorter cable worsens the sound, per this guy. So . . . Never heard anything close to this anywhere. Goes against any understanding of physics or general audiophile learning I’ve accumulated. What say you? Is this guy a sleezball salesman (because we all know longer cables cost more!) or am I missing some sort of mystic voodoo?
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Going by this scientific measure
and having heard multitudinous covers dwarfing originals (Marilyn Manson’s cover of "You’re So Vain", and especially Ministry’s masterful reinvention of whiny old Bob Dylan tune Lay Lady Lay come to mind), the shorter the USB cable the better. |
@devinplombier ha ha ha! |
@mitch2 is correct on all counts. The dude was confused. His knowledge was referring to S/PDIF and he incorrectly protected it into all digital cables. |
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