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Curious USB cable VS. Wireworld Platinum Starlight 7 USB cable

I bought a 1.5 meter Curious USB cable - am breaking it in,  and am wondering if anybody else has done listening tests to compare it to Wireworld's Platinum Starlight 7 cable.

Out of the box,  I noticed the Curious cable was somewhat bass heavy,  which I didn't like because my listening room amplifies bass too much already.  Curious says that their cable needs about 250 hours of break in time.

thanks in advance for any opinions on this.
Ted.
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ryder
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That’s good to know Ozzy. I’ll go with the Wireworld Platinum Starlight 7. I’m currently using Wireworld Ultraviolet which came free with the DAC purchase many years ago. Looks like it is time to upgrade the USB cable as it mustn’t be good if it’s free. 😂
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thyname
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Between these two, Wireworld Platinum Starlight for sure
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ozzy
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ryder,
Expect to pay anywhere between $500- $1000 if used. And they are hard to find used.

ozzy
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gjwaudio
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Well...  I guess it's been My Lucky Day !
I found a LOCAL seller on "someotheraudiomart" offering a Platinum Starlight 7 USB 2.0 (1 m) and boom-BOOM - called, discussed, negotiated and closed the transaction in one day.  Woo-HOO !

Perfect 9/10 condition (with unblemished aluminum case and Wireworld Certificate)...  just over $550 CAD (which is about $0.20 USD these days, right ?).

Swapped out the Kimber USB-CU for Wireworld PS 7 and OMG, as the young folk say !!  Lots of "I never heard that before" and similar reactions.

However, the neutrality/transparency is a double-edged sword - more than a few favourite albums are revealed to be less than the sonic spectacular productions I imagine (want?) them to be.  Sometimes the truth hurts, so Buyer Beware this could be an unintended outcome.

For me - gimme everything ya got - I want to know how well "they" did their jobs in creating these works.  And...  a few Works of Recorded Art are truly stunning with the Wireworld PS 7 in service.
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