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Upgrade Digital Cable Review

I always try and focus in on the weakest link in my overall system. Sometimes an upgrade at that point doesn't take a ton of cash. Knowing the weakest link is however can be an elusive assignment. This time I determined the digital interconnect between my DAC and CD transport got the attention. I had the 75 ohm Analyses Plus Black digital acquired on the cheap. So after having success with several down line tweaks from Mad Scientist in New Zealand, I decided to purchase their Black Magic ULTRA Digital cable. SUCCESS!! Big improvements...let me count the ways....first my wife from the kitchen says, "Hey there's more bass!" True enough but it was like also a half octave lower and more defined. But, before I bore you with audiophile superlatives, the entire presentation is impressively better. Do you ever make a change in your system and say, "WOW, now that helped everything?" Not 'clearer" but beyond that. The system has more depth, detail, more cohesiveness. Highly recommended! (Mad Scientist- New Zealand)

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ghdprentice
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The first time I remember a shock like that was when I replaced the digital interconnect between my DAC and Transport of my CD player. After learning that analog cables made a difference, I was convinced that luckily that can’t happen with digital. But I was a scientist… so I should verify it.

I swapped in a aftermarket digital cable. Wow. It was like someone came in and swapped out the components with vastly better ones. I just sat there stunned. This was 1984. The difference was like night and day… nothing subtle. Darn… digital interconnects matter as well, or even more.

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roxy54
8,066 posts
 

In my experience, digital cables have made a bigger difference than any other cable in my system.

soix
9,760 posts
 

Agreed.  I had a well-regarded budget digital cable for years thinking it was fine, but upgrading to a $600 cable was like making a big component upgrade — biggest difference any cable has made in my system by a good margin, and I was pissed at myself for waiting so long to upgrade.  Congrats on the new cable!

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jond
5,899 posts
 

The Jorma digital cable in my system is amazing and by far the best cable in my system in my opinion. That was really hammered home when I accidentally damaged it and had it repaired, it was a grueling week waiting on it's return!

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audioman58
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These guys  build superb digital products in the upper Audiophile quality range.

https://www.networkacoustics.com/

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