AudioQuestForest USB A to B Cable. (0.75 M)

Well made and should last a lifetime

Great cable

From streamer to dac usb is the right way to go

I bought this cable to replace the one that came with my USB DAC. Upon first use I noticed the sound was more open and less harsh. With that said when it comes to listening to music so many factors come into play on how the recording gets presented and all have an impact . As with all good audio gear it takes many hours of use to fully appreciate how the component enhances your listening experience.As for audio interconnects the AudioQuest forest is a decent cable for the price. I would recommend this cable to anyone with the right gear whose looking to get into playing digital rips.

Very well made cable that not only looks good, but delivers clear, crisp signal. I am using mine to run from my laptop to a Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100. I have several different types of AudioQuest cables, in fact I have replaced all my RCA cables with AudioQuest cables and I am very satisfied with them. Yes, they are more expensive than the cheap cables that come with most audio/visual components, but you will not regret spending the money. These cables will easily last the life of your equipment, provide excellent sound/data transfer and look terrific in the process. Highly recommended.

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I bought this product with the mindset of that there would be a 50/50 chance it might work or might be a waste of money (based on research and other reviews). I decided to give it a try considering it is not terribly expensive compared to the higher end cables (the cinnamon, diamond, carbon, Wireworld, etc). I just did an A/B test on my Macbook Pro on uncompressed wave files using an RME Babyface and higher-end Yamaha headphones. There is actually a positive difference. But I am sure that if I was not in a critical listening environment, such as doing audio file editing, and without an alternative present, I would have not noticed. This will probably make the smallest difference in your signal chain after your source, interface, monitoring method, and other gear. If you are not sure what to listen for or have a modest to poor sound system or setup then you will say it is a waste of money, and rightfully so. If you have a sub-$100 pair of headphones and sub-$500 interface, you will probably not hear any difference because your gear is not clear enough to even get that level of detail that these cables affect. My advice is to buy the cable are try it if you are not sure, and be wiling to lose a small amount for return shipping if you are unsatisfied, which is what I tried. I would also suggest that you first invest heavily in all the other gear you have before even considering buying a higher-end USB cable.I listened primarily to orchestral recordings that I am in the process of editing together to remove mistakes and background noise. The separation between different instruments, even in the same section, is clearer. For example, I can hear the lower of two harmonized flutes as an individual instrument now, rather than as just a smeared harmony as before. I can also hear solo instruments over an orchestra better--the separation between sounds is just clearer now. Stereo imaging and instrument positioning seems wider, clearer, and more accurate, although I am not sure why this is. The sound is just more "focused".It seems that the whole idea of digital data just being the same no matter what cable it goes down is true. What most people ignore is that these cable manufacturers claim that it is the timing of the data down the cable that can create "jitter" in the audio. So a superior cable will sound clearer and more true to the source by the timing being more true. There must be something to this.