You can get an active USB cable that can go that long, no problemo. The biggest issues are ground loops at that length which are sometimes introduced, depending on whether or not your DAC has galvanic isolation built into the USB port or not. USB isolators are cheap though.
Long USB cable recommendation
Hi all.
I'm looking for recommendations on a long (~6 meter) USB cable (a to b) to go from my iMac to an ifi Zen signature DAC. Would like to keep it reasonable (~$100.00) if possible. For context, I like to stream Qobuz from my Mac and while the ifi has bluetooth, the delivery of high-resolution audio exceeds the compressed size of Bluetooth audio. I also use the ifi from my CD changer.
From what I understand 5m is typically the limit of USB and the longer the cable the more prone it is to RF interference. For additional context, I also have a Bluesound streamer that I run ethernet from my router to the device, but I'm constrained with using BluOS, which I'm not a fan of. I guess Qobuz is still working on a connect feature to stream directly from their app but not sure on the timeline.
Thanks very much in advance !
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That’s a bit too long for usb. Check out this article… https://www.cablematters.com/Blog/USB-C/usb-cable-max-length If you don’t like BluOS, give Roon free trial a go. Yeah it’s a subscription service but the UI/IX is insanely good. |
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