Ultimate USB Cable
Purist Audio Design is pleased to introduce the All New Ultimate USB Audio Cable. The USB cable is specifically designed for computer audio applications. The design improves upon our previous cable by including passive filtering and a totally new cable design. The Ultimate uses the largest gauge conductors allowed by USB standards to allow for accurate signal transfer up to 5 meters compared with other computer USB cables, which are limited to a few meters. This allows computers can be located away from audio components without compromising performance.
POSITIVE FEEDBACK - Review Extract:
"And damn it, I also really like the PAD Ultimate USB cable too! Life is just too good sometimes. This Ultimate cable also gets the bits across in fine fashion. Yeah, it too rivals in oh so many ways the two aboveextended, clean, harmonically rich, musical you get it all. Now Jim Aud has the 'holistic approach to designing cables that is based on scientific principles' crowd where having a background in physics allows him to make things really, really quiet. Not sure what he is doing (the Ultimate USB does have small bulges at either end, so perhaps he is using ferrites or something) but this cable sings and does so rather quietly too. That is, the music is there, but not the crap that gets in the way. Again, this cable fits right with the two above, though it might be a wee bit more forward through the midrange. Now that is a wee bit but it is not as big sounding as the other two oddly I would characterize the PAD cable as being more structured or organized; neat and tidy with everything in its place a sense of calm wholeness to the music. Hard to describe big sounding but compared to the PAD, the WyWires and LT come across as loudermore like sitting closer to the band as opposed to sitting a few rows further away. Now this is not a distraction as I love spending time with this cable it is just a different presentation of sorts: chaotic energy and excitement (tactile involvement?) as opposed to the PAD's calmer wholeness of structure. Another winner for anyone wanting to hear what is really happening."
The Purist Audio Design Ultimate USB Cable utilizes precision construction techniques and superior noise rejection result in a richer, more natural sound compared with computer USB cables. The cable also incorporates low noise dielectrics and double shielding providing superior noise performance for better resolution of musical details and a wider dynamic range.
Note: Some computer USB outputs cannot drive longer lengths of typical USB audio cables. Purist Audio Design USB Audio Cable is a high resolution, high speed cable that will pass a high quality DAC signal over longer lengths than expected with a wide assortment of computer interfaces.
- Configuration: USB A to USB B; USB A to USB Mini
- Available Lengths:1.0 M to 5.0 M
Ultimate USB Specifications | |
Conductors | Copper |
Metals | Copper |
Shielding | 100% Foil, 65% Braid |
Dielectric Material | PVC |
Gauge, Data | 28 AWG Twisted Pair |
Gauge, Power | 20 AWG |
Gauge, Drain | 28 AWG |
Resistance Data | 0.234 Ω/m (conductor) |
Resistance Power | 0.033Ω/m (conductor) |
USB Specification | 2.0 |
Cable Diameter | 0.60" OD (at tuned Ferrite) |
Connector Type | USB A to USB B |
Material Treatment | Triple (3x) Cryomag© |