earwaxer9;567428 Wrote: > Ok - 1st impressions of the cat7 - I'm actually pleased to find that my > 1st impression is that I really dont find any difference (sound wise) > between the cat5e el cheapo Walmart cable and the SOTA Sanwa cat7. They > actually cost about the same - 20 bucks for the 25 ft cat5e, and about > the same on the internet for the 25 ft cat7. The cat7 has a much more > substantial feel to it with gold plated contacts. > > That impression was satisfying for a couple of reasons: It has been > reported by Gordon Rankin (Wavelength audio) and others that they have > noticed substantial differences in the sound of various USB cables, > even over asynchronous USB interfaces. That has been troubling to me, > and was one of the factors that lead to my decision to buy the > Transporter. > > To my understanding, an asynchronous USB would be most similar to > Ethernet in the transmission of digital data. I still believe Ethernet > is superior. Not only due to the fact that Ethernet can be used over > much longer distances, but also much higher frequencies. > > Not sure about the comparison between Ethernet and Firewire. That is a > discussion for another thread!
Bwa? USB cables "sound" different? Go ahead and get a job with MONSTER (or BOSE.) Unless you are talking about USB 1.0 vs USB 2.0 cables, bugger off! The "cat" is a specification of transmission speed at a given length. This involves the x-talk as well as the shielding. Most 1 gigabyte adapters are not yet capable of talking that fast. 100 Mb therefore is the only issue. P -- pski real stereo makes the lights dim on the bass notes. (this means your amp could also use it's own circuit.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80786 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
