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NITRO1250Â
I had this discussion with someone else in another thread, and while I don't want this thread to turn into a discussion of USB cables, all I can say is this: I heard about a 5-10% improved listening experience over the stock cable, namely the individual sound clarity was far more sharp than the stock one. That's it. Enough said. You'd have to try one for yourself and run a battery of tests like I did.
It's rooted in your unconscious bias towards the fancier and more expensive cable. Do a blind test. Have a friend switch out USB cables while you're out of the room, and see if you can see which is which. Then repeat multiple times and then do the same with your friend. Battery of tests you say? Do you mean actually scientific tests checking the uniformity of the digital signal or "tests" you did with your ear? Unless of course, despite the actual science of acoustics, psychoacoustics, and human bias, physics be damned, you can hear a difference.
On topic though, here is a technical review:
http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/05/fiio-e7-usb-dac-amp.html
You don't really have to check all of the graphs, since most concern things that most people wouldn't hear or know they were hearing. However, he seems to like, it since for $99 you get a fair amount.
Edited by Eugenester - 3/10/12 at 6:32pm
