audioquest Cinnamon USB A-B 0.75 m

Don’t really write reviews about cables. This one actually made a difference . The one I had before it was the forest version and also had one of the basic fax machine white ones, which between the forest and just a basic oh crap, fax machine one I don’t think I could tell a difference but this Cinnamon does sound little cleaner in the higher frequencies. This cables actually not snake oil.

Well a lot of people do. But IMHO if you've invested in nice/high quality audio equipment, I think it is worth the money to make sure you get a quality cable. I think AudioQuest products are designed to get the most of your audio gear.I've purchased many of their products over the years, and they have never let me down. Compared to some exotic, high end audio accessories I think the pricing is reasonable for what you get.

I felt this USB cable was worth the money. I tested it out against a couple of other cheap generic USB cables and the Audioquest did seem to sound a little better. Not really more detailed, but more relaxed sounding. And aesthetically it was much nicer. I can't say if the construction is great or not because there are a lot of expensive cables out there that look good on the outside but when you open them up and see how the wires are attached to the connector you can tell the fit and finish inside the cable is mediocre. What I also did like about this cable is that the usb connectors seemed to make a tight connection with my computer and DAC, whereas some USB cables seem to have a more loose connection. With regards to the question of whether or not a USB cable can affect sound, well that's controversial. Can a USB cable change the 0s and 1s riding on it? Perhaps not. But the construction of a USB cable can play a role in how much noise is riding on the cable. That said, the differences between USB cables is really pretty subtle in absolute terms and your system would have to be pretty resolving for you to hear the differences.

This cable is well made, performs well from an audiophile standpoint, and looks good. The pricing is quite good. I've found that having a quality cable does make a difference in my digital music system, this one is used with a Mac Mini connected to a PS Audio PerfectWave DAC and I have noticed an improvement, mostly around limiting noise and providing a darker, more silent background, since moving to this cable.

It does give quality sound to my Jotunheim Dac/amp though. The only con is it is very expensive. I had a cheap printer cable from best buy before to supply the data to the amp from my pc. Switching to this the sound is definitely warmer sounding, it made a huge difference in the low end. All in all I am happy with the purchase and would recommend if you can afford to do so.

I recently purchased Audioquest’s Red River XLR interconnect cables for my Topping D90SE / A90 stack and that just added oodles of detail and spaciousness to the sound. So when I got the Audioquest Cinnamon USB A to USB B cable I was sceptic as to whether I would notice a further difference. But I was completely wrong! I was pleasantly surprised to hear a definite increase in the definition of the sound, now I can hear the texture of a voice and number of fainter sounds to which I was previously oblivious… I am not sure how the science behind it all works but my ears are telling me it does work !

Good for PC to DAC connection.Very good noise isolation giving a clear and clean sound.

Definite increase of sound quality over stock cable supplied with the DAC. Well worth the price.