About USB cables in general

[Jean-Marie]

There is a lot of knowledge surfacing on the 'bits are bits' thinking now. I suggest you also read a little bit of that. Then you can return with an extended knowledge on how it all works.

That’s good to know. Please can you supply links to these knowledge sources?

I ask because my general view sides with the OP. I have always been a sceptic but recently bought a reasonable quality USB cable and I was convinced it improved the sound. My ITC friend rubbished my perception. I’m now in a quandary as to whether that was an ‘expectation bias’ experience or whether it really did make a difference.

Like, I expect, every other streaming listener, I just want to create the best sound to listen to, so look forward to your reply. No axe to grind here. I just want straight facts and information.

The only way for you to determine for sure if this is expectation bias or outside of your brain would be to go through a often considered tedious ABX test between the two cables. 

This being said, and for full disclosure I’m leaning more on the bits are bits side of the fence and cables are cable, if you perceive the overall result at being better and if you can afford it, why not just enjoying it?

Here is the trick in my mind, although there is an objective and measurable part of the path of the music (basically between the source and our ears or brain) the last few inches (within our brain) is where a lot of the magic occurs. 

Jean-Marie