USB cable recommendations

@danmar123 

There has to be something special about the cable that it doesn’t last long on the used market. 

I was lucky enough to snap one up the first day it was listed; he had 2, both gone that day. 

@audphile1 

Doesn’t necessarily mean it’s that great. But then it might be. 

My opinion is yes, it is great. Better than great. Haven’t heard the highly regarded Final Touch ethernet cables, but I was a little shocked how much better the Sablon 2020 was over the SoTM Cat7, and I have plenty of other things to address before I demo a Shunyata Omega X. As always YMMV- (MEMS- my ears my system) 

@mclinnguy ,that was you who beat me to it? Lol

Idk your system but, now i can put the sotm on my 2nd list. Although I m interested in the 8 which is supposed to be WAY better.

@mclinnguy cool. I might give it a shot and compare with both the Audience and the Wireworld Starlight 10 Twinax. I think my roon core can benefit from an upgrade of an Ethernet cable. I have the WW on it now. 

@danmar123 I don’t know about the cat8M, but $1300 vs. about $550 for the same 1.5m length Sablon 2020? 

@audphile1 please do! I only had that SoTM Cat7 as a reference, (*edit* forgot I had the Audio Sensibility Supra with telegartner's before the SoTM) but it was one of those 5 second clearly audible differences, and a shake of my head as to why I didn’t do it 2 years ago. The SoTM is already sold. Anytime someone can get more inner detail and yet a more natural, smoother sound for under $500 it is a no-brainer in my books. Is that due to the hand polishing of the conductors? No idea! Mark (Sablon owner) must have an excellent set of ears. 28 day trial! 

I had a Sablon 2020 by accident, I bought a RAL used and he sent me the Sablon by mistake. I listened to it for about a week while we got it corrected. When my Revelation Audio Labs Ethernet cable arrived it was better. Much smoother yet detailed and airy. I didn’t particularly care for the Sablon in comparison. Everything is different in different systems.