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Industry Circles => Triode Wire Labs => Topic started by: rollo on 4 Nov 2019, 07:40 pm
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If you use an USB cable you owe it to yourself to buy or at least audition this cable. Right out the box it was just everything you want . Correct tonality, timbre, harmonics, speed, open, clarity and imaging.
I just cannot compliment this cable enough. It embarrassed the Shunyata Venom big time. Kudos to Dave and Pete My Innuos Zenith mk3 never sounded better. BRILLIANT !!!!
charles
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Thanks, Charles!
We missed you at CAF!
Cheers,
Pete
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Thanks, Charles!
We missed you at CAF!
Cheers,
Pete
Next year had family obligations, thanks good to be missed.
charles
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I replaced an Audioquest Black Diamond with the Split USB between my Mac mini and Wavelength Audio Crimson Dac. I still have the Audioquest cable but really have no reason to put it back in the system.
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Going through its break in as it is changing a bit. Told 100 hours but 200 is when you are there.
charles
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Any link to the sight? When you search Split USB Cable it offers up a lot of y split type cables.
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Any link to the sight? When you search Split USB Cable it offers up a lot of y split type cables.
Go to TWL website. You will find it there.
charles
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Any link to the sight? When you search Split USB Cable it offers up a lot of y split type cables.
https://www.triodewirelabs.com/product/split-power-data-usb-cable/ (https://www.triodewirelabs.com/product/split-power-data-usb-cable/)
Cheers,
Pete
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OK reporting back. 200+ hours on cable. I can now officially state that streaming is now better to my ears thanks to this USB cable. I have tried numerous USB cables. Pete and I use the same server and this USB was like made with it in mind.
So listen up LPs your in trouble . :lol: :thumb:
charles
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Anyone using the Split USB Cable with a Devialet D220 ?
I just bought the TWL Split USB from a guy who has many TWL products but he never got around to using his Split USB in his setup. I have been using the TWL Digital American for a few years now, and love that power cord.
I have both a Bryston BDP-3 and a Fidelizer Nimitra fronting my Devialet.
When connected to the Devialet and any combo of USB ports on either the BDP-3 or Nimitra, the Devialet is not seen. Of course a cheap $5 computer USB cable works. Might there be some specific issue with the USB implementation on the Devialet ? I did take my voltmeter and verified the correct continuity between the USB-B pins and the corresponding USB-A pins on the Data & Power leads.
On the Devialetchat forum, there or some who use other ( not TWL ) split cables, or Data-only cables.
One guy mentioned in an old post from 2014 that:
" The Devialet needs the USB ground active. It can do without an active +5V power from the source. "
thanks ~ Andy
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Anyone using the Split USB Cable with a Devialet D220 ?
I just bought the TWL Split USB from a guy who has many TWL products but he never got around to using his Split USB in his setup. I have been using the TWL Digital American for a few years now, and love that power cord.
I have both a Bryston BDP-3 and a Fidelizer Nimitra fronting my Devialet.
When connected to the Devialet and any combo of USB ports on either the BDP-3 or Nimitra, the Devialet is not seen. Of course a cheap $5 computer USB cable works. Might there be some specific issue with the USB implementation on the Devialet ? I did take my voltmeter and verified the correct continuity between the USB-B pins and the corresponding USB-A pins on the Data & Power leads.
On the Devialetchat forum, there or some who use other ( not TWL ) split cables, or Data-only cables.
One guy mentioned in an old post from 2014 that:
" The Devialet needs the USB ground active. It can do without an active +5V power from the source. "
thanks ~ Andy
Hi Andy,
The design of the "Split Power & Data" USB cable puts the ground wire is in the power leg. If you are just using the Data side - that is the issue. It does not have any ground reference in there. There can't be a handshake between the source and the DAC without some sort of pulse reference.
What you require is a DATA-only cable with a continuous ground wire that is also referenced to the connector shells. The Devialet does not need the +5V leg to work. It DOES require the shield (ground) to be carried all of the way through to serve as a reference for the pulses to swing around. The DAC wants to see the computer or source ground.
I hope this helps... A "Data-only" USB cable can be fabricated for you...
Best regards,
Pete
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I do have both Power & Data USB-A ends plugged into the BDP-3 at the same time. It has many USB ports, and no combination works
Also when testing with the Fidelizer Nimitra PC, I too have both of the USB-A Data & Power ends plugged into the Nimitra's USB ports.
I also tried the Split Cable with both Power & Data ends plugged into my office PC ( Windows 10 Pro ) and then connected to a laser printer. The laser printer is not seen by the PC. The original owner of the Split cable ( Joel S. , just south of Calgary ) says he never tested it out in his setup so I can't rely on his opinion.
I have used my voltmeter's continuity function to test for a possible cable break, but it appears the 4 wires from the USB-B end do go correctly to the corresponding USB-A spots on the Data and Power sides.
Any other idea Pete ?
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I do have both Power & Data USB-A ends plugged into the BDP-3 at the same time. It has many USB ports, and no combination works
Also when testing with the Fidelizer Nimitra PC, I too have both of the USB-A Data & Power ends plugged into the Nimitra's USB ports.
I also tried the Split Cable with both Power & Data ends plugged into my office PC ( Windows 10 Pro ) and then connected to a laser printer. The laser printer is not seen by the PC. The original owner of the Split cable ( Joel S. , just south of Calgary ) says he never tested it out in his setup so I can't rely on his opinion.
I have used my voltmeter's continuity function to test for a possible cable break, but it appears the 4 wires from the USB-B end do go correctly to the corresponding USB-A spots on the Data and Power sides.
Any other idea Pete ?
Hi Andy,
Send it back, we'll diagnose (inquiring minds need to know) & we'll take care of it for you.
I'll send you a PM with the details...
Cheers,
Pete