Julian, can a longer Callisto be obtained? I use a 3M length of USB cables at present. Is there a sonic penalty with a longer Callisto? Many thanks!
Michael
FTA (Final Touch Audio) Callisto USB cable
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Michael
Hi Michael;
Thank You for the interest in the cable. Lengths we do the cable vary from 0.75m to max 1.3m as above that we notice SQ deterioration so we decided not to produce longer runs. Apologize if we can't be of any help.
Stay well and all the best;
G
I have been using Callisto for godd 2+ years now and I enjoy the cable. It's my first usb cable so I have not posted anything about it since my previous cable was just a regular printer one. I bought it before Fred (@LampiNA) picked up distribution.
Just ordered a 1M online — hoping it can ship out soon. Many thanks!
Congrats! We know you will be pleased. It should ship in the next business day.
Thanks for sharing your feedback. Would you have any interest in checking out one of our Elara power cords? We would love to get your thoughts on that.
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The tracking info should have been entered through the checkout portal, but if you want to shoot me a PM with your name, I'll look it and and send it to you again.
Hello,
cables is an interesting subject, also the door of beliefs. I have listen to many power cords, interconnects, speaker cables, digital cables for 40 years, and yes also to USB cables.
About USB cable, I must say that audiophile cables are often better than computer ones. However, if the best I listen to is PRANAWIRE's Photon, I become aware that when the transport or the network player is well designed, I found no real advantage between a very good USB cable from the computer world and an exotic cable from well known manufacturers. This is not the case with other cables, power, interconnect and speakers cables where high-tech is mandatory.
cables is an interesting subject, also the door of beliefs. I have listen to many power cords, interconnects, speaker cables, digital cables for 40 years, and yes also to USB cables.
About USB cable, I must say that audiophile cables are often better than computer ones. However, if the best I listen to is PRANAWIRE's Photon, I become aware that when the transport or the network player is well designed, I found no real advantage between a very good USB cable from the computer world and an exotic cable from well known manufacturers. This is not the case with other cables, power, interconnect and speakers cables where high-tech is mandatory.
What is an example of a very good USB cable from the computer world? Since computer audio has become popular, better quality computer cables are designed to sound as good as audiophile stereo system cables.
Hello Highstream
In the past I used VooDoo reference silver USB after some years with PAD USB. PRANAWIRE Photon is much better than all the cables I tried.
I do not use anymore my MacBook Pro in the audio system since the introduction of MAN301, I use computer quality USB cable from SAMSUNG. There are few high quality USB cable with USB-C, and to my perception, more marketing at a cost than pure engineering.
I do not detect a real improvement between computer cable and audiophile cable sound in this ripping / replay application from MAN301 to Samsung SSD T7. But I will try the PRANAWIRE Photon USB-C to USB-A version when it will be available to verify if I could get a better sound in my application, or find that it is useless and a loss of money.
Last years, I linked my MacBook to my previous BRICASTI M1 DAC, and found that USB cable quality was mandatory. WEISS MAN301, latest version is a surprising unit, it blows away my previous STAHL-TEK CDT at 1/3 of the price, and seems to be less digital cable dependent especially in conjunction with DAC 502. Daniel WEISS recommend to use computer quality cable in USB or RJ45, and their digital cables are special wires with Neutrik (XLR) or Furutech (RCA) plugs, unshielded. Daniel received a technical Grammy award this year .
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Along with a few others from the Cable Co., I tried the PranaWire spdif cable and was unimpressed. I ended up with the PAD Neptune, which I still use between Oppo 203 and Lampi dac. To each their tastes. As for USB, I used the TotalDac in my computer audio system for a long time -- JCAT card to Directstream dac, before disassembling the system and switching the cable to an SSD to Oppo run in my living room stereo set up. Currently, I'm using the Callisto in that spot. However, a recent comparison of four USB cables by someone on these forums found the FTA was "shouty" in his system, which is something I also experienced upon its arrival -- and have mentioned a bunch on the Lampi TRP forum. But since I had changed some key tubes at the same time, and have seen the shoutiness wax and wane with different tubes, I've assumed it is tube related, not the cable. I'm going to find out: the favorite in that comparison was the basic Curious USB, which years ago I wasn't all that impressed with on my desktop. They have an "Evolved" version now and I'll soon be auditioning a short one to see how it fares.
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I had PAD Proteus RCA in the past, it was a good cable at the price between my STAHL-TEK Vekian DAC and my NAGRA preamp, but a bit colored and not as detailed / transparent as I want (I was PAD dealer at that time). I still have an interconnect from PAD.
Cables burn in is very important (depending on the design and on the materials used), and sometimes cables can reveal problems in the audio system. I never listen to PRANAWIRE spdif, but only to Cosmos II in XLR, and it's really a great cable. However I sold it to upgrade to Arhat.
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