Cerious Technologies Matrix USB cable

I am using a Transparent USB Reference ($695. retail )but I got a B stock cable for $425) between Roon and Ayre DAC.

Unfortunately, due to the back order status of the Roon when my streaming system was installed,  I never tried  the Roon w/o the USB cable.

The difference was noticeable immediately with both the Roon Nucleus and Transparent cable connected.  The next morning  after an overnight burn-in (part of the suggested 80 hours) it sound even better.

As a guess I would assign 60- 70% of the difference to the cable and the balance of the server.

emtrey,


You are aware that this thread is about the new Cerious Matrix usb cable? Do you now own one?

ozzy

No, do not own the Cerious, just the Transparent.  Sorry, not trying to derail the thread.

That's ok. I thought perhaps you posted to the wrong thread.

ozzy

As discussed, I will be testing a long version of the Matrix USB from Cerious Technologies.

Test equipment list:

Computers:

MacBook Pro

Media Server - 6 cores Intel HEDT CPU, dedicated USB card, will try both motherboard USB headers as well, as well as dedicated USB ports.

Main Server - 16 core AMD ThreadRipper CPU, 20 TB of M.2 SSD storage, dedicated USB card, will try both motherboard USB headers as well, as well as dedicated USB ports.

USB Devices:

Musical Fidelity V-Link USB/SPDIF convertor - this unit actually powered by the 5V rail from the USB cable.

Musical Fidelity M1 DAC - USB input

Wadia di122 digital decoder - it has USB input

Bryston BUC-1 USB/SPDIF convertor

Berkeley Audio Design Alpha USB - USB/SPDIF convertor

Mark Levinson 30.6 reference DAC - needs either the Bryston or the Berkeley to feed via AES/EBU, does not has USB input

EMM Labs reference DAC - has USB input

Will give results to Bob and will share with the forum with Bob’s permission.