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Can This Really Matter?

I hear it again and again, everything matters in the digital chain. So I recently unboxed my new Bryston BDP 3 renderer and it’s connected to my Ayre QB9 Twenty USB DAC. I have a SSD inside a generic enclosure (with a fan) that will power up via bus. I have a twenty cent USB cable running from the SSD to the Bryston. So here’s the question, does the enclosure matter and does the cheap USB running between between the SSD and into the Bryston really matter? If so, it wouldn’t seem practical to spend much money on upgrading these accessories. And if so, what do you suggest?

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goofyfoot OP
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@sandstone The USB cable I'm running between the Bryston and he Ayre is a Wire World Platinum Starlight, their best USB cable. So today, I ordered a Wire World Chroma 8 USB 3.0 to run between the SSD / Enclosure and the Bryston. I'm thinking the transfer of data will be a lot faster. Also the shielding and gold plated terminations might help.

pedroeb
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I went with a AudioQuest Diamond USB B Cable, but I'm sure the Wire World will be fine.

LAN cables are just a susceptible to interference as all other cable types. I'm using DbillionDa Cat8 Ethernet Cable with 4 shielded foiled twisted pair(F/FTP).

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goofyfoot OP
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@pedroeb I’m assuming you’re using the Diamond USB cable to your DAC. It wouldn’t make a lot of sense to use an $800.00 cable to connect a Solid State Drive.

pedroeb
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Absolutely!

bigkidz
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Think back in the day where components used copper chassis.  So the box can make a difference in a few ways.  You can use automobile dampening material which is cheap to try also.

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