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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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SALEWireworld
Wireworld Luna 8 AES/EBU XLR Digital Cable - Special Offer - Black November DealSKU: Luna 8 AES/EBU
From£56.62 £66.62Ex. VAT ✓ Save £10.00With Oxygen-Free Copper conductors in a new 110-ohm Tri DNA Helix cable design that improves both analog and digital fidelity, Luna 8 provides superior imaging and expressive dynamics, while the Composilex 3 insulation improves focus and clarity. -
From£543.75Ex. VAT
The Mavros Grun USB features OCC (Ohno continuous casting) copper data and power conductors combined with low loss foamed polyethylene dielectric, innovative screening around individual conductor pairs and gold-plated contacts. Atlas has also implemented their external Grun connection to route all interference to ground.
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From£133.33Ex. VAT
Utilizing the same world-class design as its higher-priced siblings, Micro-Eclipse 8 is the cable for those who refuse to compromise when it comes to preserving the natural timbre and expressive dynamics of instruments and voices. Micro-Eclipse 8 features an upgraded Tri-DNA Helix® cable design, with OCC-7N copper conductors and Composilex 3 insulation.
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Wireworld
Wireworld Micro-Silver Eclipse AES/EBU XLR Digital CableSKU: Micro-Silver Eclipse AES/EBU
From£183.33Ex. VATJust below Micro-Platinum Eclipse 8 in its preservation of sonic textures and image focus, Micro-Silver Eclipse 8 is the cable for listeners who demand high resolution, pristine tone quality and lifelike dynamics from their high-end component systems. Ohno Continuous Cast 7N silver-clad copper conductors enhance resolution and image focus.
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From£34.00Ex. VATZAC stands for Zero Attenuation Concept. The innovative furbished curving of the optical fibre core tip to get a zero divergence loss enables plastic fibre optics to be used at all, and to achieve the same transmission quality as of a glass fibre core in combination with the strength and flexibility of the plastic core.
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From£720.00Inc. VATThe Mavros Streaming cable offers the best signal integrity of Atlas' range of streaming cables through the use of higher bandwidth specification, improved dielectrics and Grun connectivity. This all comes together to form a cable that offers improved quality, spaciousness and dynamics from your audio stream.
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From£116.62Ex. VATAudioQuest USB Type-C cables featuring conductor materials and construction techniques that have allowed AQ’s other USB cables to achieve “Best-In-Class” recognition worldwide.
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From£157.50Ex. VATAudioQuest USB Type-C cables featuring conductor materials and construction techniques that have allowed AQ’s other USB cables to achieve “Best-In-Class” recognition worldwide.
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SALEWireworld
Wireworld Ultraviolet 8 Digital Audio Cable - Special Offer - Black November DealSKU: Ultraviolet 8 Digital
From£53.29 £66.62Ex. VAT ✓ Save £13.33Featuring Wireworld’s patented DNA Helix conductor geometry, ultra-quiet Composilex 3 insulation and silver-plated oxygen-free copper strands, Ultraviolet 8 provides a true upgrade in smoothness and three-dimensional imaging. -
SALEAtlas Cables
Atlas Element Achromatic Digital Audio Cable - Special Offer - Black November DealSKU: Element Achromatic Digital Audio
From£63.29 £90.83Ex. VAT ✓ Save £27.54A true 75 Ohm digital interconnect with a detailed, non-fatiguing sound avoiding the digital ‘glare’ which affects many inexpensive digital cables. -
SALEEnglish Electric
English Electric 16 Switch Audio Grade 16 Port Gigabit Streaming Switch - Special Offer - Black November DealSKU: EES0030.001.1
£799.99 £1,000.00Inc. VAT ✓ Save £200.01The English Electric 16Switch is a two-zone, dual power supply, 16-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) device, optimised for music and video streaming. The 16Switch brings the proven benefits of the EE 8Switch to larger networks and features 2x independent rows of eight high-quality Gigabit Ethernet ports, which can be used as two independent eight-way switches or connected and used as one 16-way device.
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From£11,241.67Ex. VATNordost's Odin 2 range is the 'Supreme Reference' for top-of-the-range audiophile equipment. Each component of the Odin 2 range is meticulously crafted to ensure the most performance out of your system. The Odin 2 75 Ohm cable is perfectly matched to ensure optimal signal transfer between your equipment. The level of detail the Odin 2 75Ohm cable offers is unprecedented.
