Along with fi le formats and transmission standards, the cables used in computer audio applications can have a dramatic effect on sound quality. These are digital leads, and just like the digital leads in any other high-end audio application, they have standards to adhere to. It’s just that the standard for USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 cables
is rather more complex than the 75 and 110 Ohm digital leads we
are more used to. Their hybrid construction combines data and
power conductors with multiple screens in a precision symmetrical
array. Any geometrical or impedance deviation will materially effect data-integrity, making it a challenge that tests the ability of cable manufacturers to produce and consistently terminate cables that meet the standard suffi ciently accurately for high-fi delity audio production.
The new Blue Heaven USB 2.0 data cable is precision wound from
dimensionally optimized, silver-plated OFC solid-core conductors that employ Nordost’s proven micro mono-fi lament technology to ensure ultra high transmission speeds with superb geometrical accuracy. Metal-jacketed plugs ensure shielding continuity and to further guarantee quality control and consistency, the cables are entirely manufactured and terminated in the USA, allowing us to control every aspect of production. This cable sets new standards of audio performance – not by inventing some new, “magic” technique, but by applying the same tried and tested technology and absolute attention to detail that has made Nordost audio cables market leaders across the analog and digital domains.
