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USB, ethernet, optical, coaxial and AES/EBU cables for streaming and digital audio. The connections between computers, servers, streamers and DACs.
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Digital cable, and why it is not only data
A digital cable either delivers the data or it does not, but that is only half the story. Timing errors and electrical noise travel along the cable alongside the signal and arrive at the DAC, where both affect what comes out of the analogue stage. This is why digital cables can sound different from one another despite carrying identical data.
Choose by connection first. USB is the most common link from a computer or streamer to a DAC. Ethernet carries network audio and is the fastest growing area in digital hi-fi. Optical isolates two components electrically, which helps where noise is a problem, but has bandwidth limits at high sample rates. Coaxial S/PDIF generally handles higher rates and keeps a direct electrical connection. AES/EBU on XLR is the professional standard and appears on higher end transports and DACs.
Impedance is not optional on coaxial and AES/EBU, at 75 ohm and 110 ohm respectively, so a standard interconnect is not a substitute even though the plugs fit. Tell us the source, the DAC and the sample rates involved and we will tell you which connection to use.
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SALEOehlbach
Oehlbach Red Opto Star Toslink Digital Optical Cable - Special OfferSKU: Oehlbach Red Opto
(2 reviews)From£24.99 £35.82Ex. VAT ✓ Save £10.83Optical-digital audio connection preassembled with two metal TOSLINK plugs -
Tellurium Q
Tellurium Q Black Diamond Waveform hf Digital Coaxial CableSKU: TQ Black Diamond Waveform
(2 reviews)From£894.17Ex. VATKeeping the same family sound as the Black but taking it beyond the Ultra Silver on the way to the Silver Diamond. The Black Diamond is the newest in the Waveform line up but sits very firmly in its performance slot of the Tellurium Q matrix.
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iFi Audio
iFi Audio Gemini 3.0 Dual-Headed USB Audio Cable - Special Offer - Black November DealSKU: Gemini 3.0
(2 reviews)From£250.00 £315.83Ex. VAT ✓ Save £65.83The 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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From£258.33Ex. VATThe Red Dawn USB Cable is the first of Nordost's USB options to offer USB C plug compatibility. This Cable uses silver-plated 99.9999%, OFC signal conductors, optimally designed for digital signal transfer. -
Tellurium Q
Tellurium Q Silver Diamond Waveform™ hf USB Type A to Type B CableSKU: TQ Silver Diamond USB
(2 reviews)From£977.50Ex. VATThe 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. -
From£49.96Ex. VATChroma USB brings the rewarding sound quality of the Uni-Path design and Composilex 3 down to a price that is only slightly higher than standard cables. Like all Wireworld USB cables, it also features an isolated noise-absorbing power conductor that improves sonic purity. Chroma 8 far exceeds the official USB 3.0 specifications. These flat cables utilize Wireworld’s exclusive Uni-Path conductor geometry, Composilex 3 insulation and noise-absorbing power conductors to improve the fidelity of music and video. The designs were developed through listening tests that compared prototype cables to virtually loss-free direct connections between components.
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Wireworld
Wireworld Micro-Platinum Eclipse AES/EBU XLR Digital CableSKU: Micro-Platinum Eclipse AES/EBU
(2 reviews)From£291.67Ex. VATPatented DNA Helix design features flat conductors made of OCC-7N solid silver strands with Composilex 3 insulation, A small variation in design and gauge gives this flagship cable a lightness and flexibility beneficial to certain applications and components. Provides richly textured sound with instruments and voices appearing in bold relief on a velvety quiet background.
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From£49.17Ex. VATThe DisplayPort is an interface for computer graphics which now reaches projectors and is beginning to include TV sets. Supra's proprietary 24K goldplated connectors are robust and incorporate a locking mechanism. And, of course, their highly appreciated and proven Supra HD5/slim cable provides lightning-fast, well shielded and accurate signal transmissions allowing any graphics to perform at its best.
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SALEFrom£540.00 £600.00Ex. VAT ✓ Save £60.00Epic USB bridges the performance gap that existed between the Shawline and Signature USB cables and features Chord's unique Tuned ARAY conductor concept. the Epic USB is built in a very similar manner to the Signature Super ARAY USB and while the conductors are slightly different, in just about every other respect the same design philosophy is applied.
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Atlas Cables
Atlas Mavros DD Ultra 75 Ohm S/PDIF Digital Audio CableSKU: Mavros DD S/PDIF
(2 reviews)From£670.00Inc. VATAtlas' new iteration of the Mavros Digital Audio Cable improves on previous models by using Ohno Continuous Cast Copper and incorporating their Dual Drain technology. These improvements deliver accuracy, bandwidth and openness over and above the previous Atlas Mavros Ultra Digital Audio cable.
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From£49.17Ex. VATiFi's new iDefender+ has been upgraded with new circuitry and connectors, further improving upon filtering capabilities and compatibility with a multitude of devices. The iDefender+ now comes in 3 different varieties - USB A to A, USB C to A, & USB C to C.
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SALEAtlas Cables
Atlas Element Metik 3.5mm to Achromatic RCA S/PDIF Digital Audio Cable - Black November DealSKU: Element Metik Achromatic Digital
(2 reviews)From£88.29 £126.25Ex. VAT ✓ Save £37.963.5mm digital connections have become increasingly common with the popularity of high-performance ‘dual purpose’ personal audio devices and DACs such as the Chord Mojo.
