The best USB cable is no USB cable.........

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tony wrote:
nige2000 wrote:ill be down to hear the new gear when your settled
whats the OYAIDE like?
is it a white black or green?
What's this??? What happened here was Ken in Japan this week? Is there a new paradigm in USB cables??
assume the new chord dac needs a grown up sized usb cable

difficult to recommend a cable though we have only tested a few and they were well over 100e
will a usb adapter not work?

was always curious about these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/0-5m-8-Core-P ... 2a4e02d07f

as they were similar to some of the diy ones ive made in the past
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The cable is very cheap so it's hard for audiophiles to get their heads around . I noticed it on this review http://www.theabsolutesound.com/article ... -20-cable/ in TAS and bought it to slot into Regen instead of using the PPA cable's micro usb + adapters. It's available from Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neo-Oyaide-Clas ... +2.0+CABLE
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Ken Moreland wrote:The cable is very cheap so it's hard for audiophiles to get their heads around . I noticed it on this review http://www.theabsolutesound.com/article ... -20-cable/ in TAS and bought it to slot into Regen instead of using the PPA cable's micro usb + adapters. It's available from Amazon http://www.theabsolutesound.com/article ... -20-cable/
Interesting Ken, especially as we'll be using the same DAC - was the second link meant to be an Amazon one?


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Ken Moreland wrote:Fixed , my mistake !
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neo-Oyaide-Clas ... +2.0+CABLE
do they come in shorter lengths?
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1 metre is the minimum I think

This is shorter , nicer and a lot dearer http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OYAIDE-Contin ... SwDuJWw~Af
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anything under 0.3m
think the ebay guy i linked will make one shorter
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I was going to order the short regen cable from PPang basically a cheaper version of Pearse's long usb cable but length wise similar to the spec you are suggesting Nigel.
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was always curious about these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/0-5m-8-Core-P ... 2a4e02d07f

as they were similar to some of the diy ones ive made in the past
Good spot nige. They look a well thought out design and handmade.

Better still a 30 day money back offer if you don't like them and in UK.

I want a short one too, but 0.5m is pretty good and practical length.
Will give one a go as I only have a stock Belden at present.

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