Dear all
I have been pondering putting some of these controversies on a scientific footing
Surely, since usb cabling involves transmission of digital data, this can be analysed.
My understanding is the proposition by cable manufacturers is that there are three areas more expensive usb cable is superior
1. lower data transmission errors
2. lower noise floor... polluting the DACs noise floor etc
3. greater immunity to RF....polluting data error and noise floor
If these are the case surely we can measure these?
In recording industry data errors can be measured
Noise floor should also be measurable
And different cable immunity to RF interference also
Surely this can be done between expensive and stock cable ?
The scientific null hypothesis is there will be no difference
My personal suspicion is the results will be
1. data: no difference in error rates
2. noise: maybe but won't effect data error rates
3. rf : yes, won't effect data error, might effect noise
I have not fixed view on the results, and be more than happy to be proved wrong
However, results might help/ it could help inform discussions ?
I have been pondering putting some of these controversies on a scientific footing
Surely, since usb cabling involves transmission of digital data, this can be analysed.
My understanding is the proposition by cable manufacturers is that there are three areas more expensive usb cable is superior
1. lower data transmission errors
2. lower noise floor... polluting the DACs noise floor etc
3. greater immunity to RF....polluting data error and noise floor
If these are the case surely we can measure these?
In recording industry data errors can be measured
Noise floor should also be measurable
And different cable immunity to RF interference also
Surely this can be done between expensive and stock cable ?
The scientific null hypothesis is there will be no difference
My personal suspicion is the results will be
1. data: no difference in error rates
2. noise: maybe but won't effect data error rates
3. rf : yes, won't effect data error, might effect noise
I have not fixed view on the results, and be more than happy to be proved wrong
However, results might help/ it could help inform discussions ?