What are the top 3 USB cables being used today in reference systems?

Thanks dlcockrum,

I just picked one up for a great deal so I'm hoping it will help get the most out of my modest setup.  I'm considereing an AQ Jitterbug too but am not sold on that idea yet.

Good decision asahitoro. I think/hope you will be happy with the Venom USB.

The jitter-reduction interfaces (the ones with galvanic isolation) do provide some improvement with some DACS - I would wait to see how your system sounds with the new USB cable and go from there.

Dave

We have tested slightly under 400 different cable models, not manufactures but models and we did A/B approximately 20 USB cables. The list included many of the cables being discussed. We tested the Total dac cable, Curious, Audience, Wireworld, Supra, SR Active SE, and the Inex to mention a few of them.

I agree with Mitch 2 that it will be system dependent. The top 2 USB cables from our testing were the Curious USB 1st and then Total dac cable 2nd, in that order. These 2 cables were another level for us. We will be testing the Inakustik USB cable next month.

Currently I use the Curious cable in my reference system. We did find that the shorter the Curious cable was, the better it sounded.

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How  do you get/find the Inex???

I am using  a Transparent Premium USB cable in my office system. It replaced a Transparent High Performance model which it comfortably bettered. Good design, good materials and a well known specialist audio company are good indicators in my experience. I was using a Wireworld USB before I compared it to the Transparent HP, which was better. I have also compared several cheaper brands of USB cables and found them to be no better than the generic ones supplied with PC gear.