Instruments sounds more like real instruments than representation of instruments. Has the pace of the Shunyata but with more detail and resolution of timbres More roundness & presence than the Shunyata cable. The crowd cheers at the beginning of NIrvana's 'Come As You Are' were more evident with the Shunyata than the Pangea. In fact probably more resolution than the Pangea cable. No less resolution than the Pangea but with much less harshness. More finesse than the Pangea with less harshness More clarity & clearer placement of instruments It's difficult to follow and understand individual instruments.īetter timing than the Pangea on Limbo Jazz. Sound is precise but also more forward and somewhat harsh Pangea cable sounds more coarse than the Shunyata cable Guitar riffs are more easily understood with the Pangea cable. That has more pace via the Pangea cable rather than the Belkin cable.Ĭymbals are easier to hear since the shimmer is presented more clearly.īack in Black: Pangea sounds clearer than the Belkin. (Less edgy?)īetter resolution of tonal colors is really evident when listening to the Smoke on the Water track. Sounds more relaxed than the Belkin cable but also with more drive. Presentation is more refined and nuanced than with the Belkin cable. Pangea Premier SE: clearly better than the BelkinĮasier to hear tonal quality of acoustic instruments than via the Belkin cable.Ĭonveys more emotion due to a better ability to convey tonal and volume changes. Impact of the guitar is muted on Back in Black due to less clarity (The Pangea's better ability to control the resonance from from that provides more drive to Ballad of the Runaway Horse track).Ĭrescendoes in Jennifer Warnes' voice are presented with a nice golden tone. Less control of the sound from plucking the string bass. Generic HP printer cable: Free with printer These were my listening impressions of a number of cables: I included a free cable included with an HP printer to see if there were ANY difference in how cables sounded. I started off listening to USB cable from a curious, but also skeptical perspective. USB cables can also be a point of improvement. More presence around voices and instruments.Reverberations continue instead of being cut off. Better resolution of complex musical passages.Broader & more 3-dimensional soundstage.These are some of the sonic benefits of having a cleaner music signal: As a starting point when budget is limited, I've found that improving cleanliness of your music signal does more than going right to an expensive DAC. To get a cleaner signal than from a PC, you could also consider getting a dedicated streamer such as one of the Raspberry Pi devices offered by Allo Audio, one of the Sonore Audio streamers, or the Pro-ject Stream Box S2 Ultra for a more turnkey solution. For more expensive versions of noise filters there are the Uptone Audio USB Regen and ISO Regen. Something like an Audioquest Jitterbug is quite inexpensive. It's worth it.įor a low priced upgrade, I would consider something to clean up analog noise from the digital signal coming out of the USB port on your computer. Subtle but real.įind yourself a good USB to SPDIF converter that is able to do 192 kHz. But the differences are generally in the range of what I consider subtle. The quality of digital to digital conversion can make a difference. The audiophile world is kinda crazy like that. Reviews say it certainly works for that purpose. I haven't listened to one yet to find out how it does. For example, the Topping D10 DAC can do that and is around $110. Some of the Topping DACs can be used as USB to SPDIF digital to digital converters. There are other options for USB to SPDIF converters. If you wanted one you'd have to find one used on eBay or some other used audio shopping site. Schiit used to have a device called the Eitr (Schiit Eater) that did USB to coax SPDIF. That would allow you to use the USB from your computer while sending high-res to your older Rega DAC. What you need to find is a USB to SPDIF coax digital to digital converter that handles high-res up to 192 kHz.
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