In the TAS power and cables buyers guide Alan Tafel says of the Platinum USB
"The primary differences between the Platinum and Silver are in the connectors and conductors (the platinum upgrades to carbon fiber and solid silver) Personally I would not have expected these seemingly minor changes to make a major sonic impact, but they manifestly do.
Through the Platinum the soundstage is huge: wider, taller, and deeper, no other cable in this survey comes close to the Platinum's ability to create scale.
Strings sound terrific, they are airy and robust with a hint of edge like real violins but no shrillness or artificiality. Too this cable makes small tempo shifts highly audible, and its dynamics are superb in every respect, speed, subtlety and smoothness...
... Bass pitch is noticeably better defined than with the other cables... this audio cable takes USB audio to a new plane of fidelity... the Wireworld Platinum Starlight USB is my new reference cable. Long live the king!"
Last edited by audiot servant; 12-12-2012 at 07:35 PM.
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