USB Cables
USB audio cables for computer and streamer to DAC connections in USB-A to B, USB-C and micro USB, from AudioQuest, Chord, Atlas, iFi Audio, Nordost, Shunyata and WireWorld.
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What a USB audio cable actually does
A USB audio cable carries both the data and, on most cables, five volts of bus power from the computer. That power line is the main route by which computer noise reaches a DAC, which is why audio specific USB cables treat the power and signal conductors differently from a printer lead.
Get the connector combination right first. Most desktop DACs take USB-B, so a computer connection needs USB-A to B or USB-C to B depending on the machine. Portable DACs and phones typically need USB-C to C or an OTG arrangement. Check what the DAC takes and what your source has before ordering.
Keep the run short. USB audio is specified to five metres and shorter is better, so where distance is a problem the answer is usually to move the DAC rather than to buy a longer cable. Some DACs are self powered and ignore bus power entirely, in which case a cable with a separated or disconnected power line can lower the noise floor. Tell us what you are connecting and we will confirm the right cable.
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NEWFrom£24.17Ex. VATThe QED Performance USB A to B is a USB-IF certified High Speed audio cable for connecting a computer, streamer or music server to the USB-B input of a DAC. A separately screened 99.999% OFC data lane is kept apart from large isolated power conductors in a triple-screened design. Suitable for hi-res audio up to 24/192 and DSD512. Available in 0.75m, 1.5m and 3.0m. -
NEWFrom£24.17Ex. VATThe QED Performance USB A to C is a USB-IF certified High Speed audio cable for connecting a computer or streamer's USB-A port to a DAC, dongle DAC or portable DAC/amp with a USB-C input. A separately screened 99.999% OFC data lane is kept apart from large isolated power conductors in a triple-screened design. Suitable for hi-res audio up to 24/192 and DSD512. Available in 0.6m and 1.2m.
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NEWFrom£24.17Ex. VATThe QED Performance USB C to C is a USB-IF certified High Speed audio cable for connecting a USB-C phone, tablet or laptop to a DAC, dongle DAC or portable DAC/amp with a USB-C input. A separately screened 99.999% OFC data lane is kept apart from large isolated power conductors in a triple-screened design. Suitable for hi-res audio up to 24/192 and DSD512. Available in 0.6m and 1.2m.
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NEWFrom£24.17Ex. VATThe QED Performance USB C to B is a USB-IF certified High Speed audio cable for connecting a USB-C laptop, tablet or phone directly to the USB-B input of a hi-fi DAC, with no adapter needed. A separately screened 99.999% OFC data lane is kept apart from large isolated power conductors in a triple-screened design. Suitable for hi-res audio up to 24/192 and DSD512. Available in 0.6m and 1.2m. -
NEWFrom£133.33Ex. VATThe Furutech GT4 NCF USB-C is a USB-C audio cable built on silver-plated Alpha OCC conductors in high-density polyethylene, with four-layer shielding and connector shells loaded with Furutech's NCF anti-static and anti-resonance material. It meets USB4 at 40Gbps and supports up to 240W Power Delivery. This is the 0.18m version, for stacked portable sources. -
NEWFrom£2,333.33Ex. VATThe Shunyata Research Sigma-X USB was developed with leading mastering engineers. Its proprietary four-conductor, dual-shielded PMZ cable carries 35 elements of Shunyata's patent-pending TAPc technology, almost twice as many as Alpha-X, to lower the noise floor and reduce cable-induced jitter. KPIP v2 conditioned, with gold-plated SR-USB connectors. 1.5m to 5m. -
NEWFrom£1,500.00Ex. VATThe Alpha range from Shunyata Research approaches the pinnacle of their digital cables, introducing for the first time their proprietary Cmode filters - designed to combat the effects of RFI without introducing the sonic compression effects associated wiht conventional filters. This cable also features proprietary ArNi ® VTX, OFE and OCC conductors. -
NEW£579.17Ex. VATThe Matrix Audio SU-1 is a USB isolation switcher that lets a hi-fi system share three USB sources between two DACs. Galvanic isolation between the inputs and outputs breaks ground loops and blocks computer noise, while a toroidal linear power supply feeds clean 5V power to the connected device. One front-panel button selects the source and output, so every cable can stay plugged in.
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NEW£207.50Ex. VATThe Silent Power USB iPurifier Pro combines galvanic isolation, active noise cancellation and IsoGround ground-loop removal in one compact USB filter, cutting the noise a computer or streamer passes to your DAC.
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NEWiFi Audio
iFi Audio Gemini 3.0 Dual-Headed USB Audio Cable 1.5m USB 3.0 - Ex DemoSKU: Gemini 3.0 ex demo 1.5m 3.0
£308.33 £440.83Ex. VAT ✓ Save £132.50The new Gemini3.0 – the best just got upgraded! As with the original Gemini cable, the Gemini3.0 carries audio and power in two separate cables. This separates the delicate USB data signal from the USB power.
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NEWTellurium Q
Tellurium Q Silver Diamond Waveform hf USB Type A to Type B Cable 1m - Special Offer - Black November DealSKU: TQ SD USB 1m Special Offer
£781.62 £977.50Ex. VAT ✓ Save £195.88The Silver Diamond Waveform™ hf USB boasts the silver family of sound quality and, as you would expect, is a step forward from the performance of the Black and Ultra Silver USB. -
NEWVan Den Hul
Van Den Hul The Ultimate USB (Halogen Free) Cable 1m - Special Offer - Black November DealSKU: VDH Ultimate USB 1m Special Offer
£203.29 £254.17Ex. VAT ✓ Save £50.88As an increasing number of streaming audio products, applying USB A to B in their communications chain, are getting available we've looked into how such signal can be influenced.
