Excellent article by John Darko on why (better) USB cables matter

[Charles]

I have been listening to the AQ Diamond USB cable now for about a week. It is fully broken in. In the past I clung to the belief that cables as long as they were well engineered didn't matter. However, I am amazed at how much better my computer audio sounds through this all silver topline AQ USB cable. I'm not going to write a review but I just want to say that if you are using USB to not spend the relatively small amount of money to upgrade to a solid silver USB is a significant mistake. You will hear the difference immediately and it will get better and better as the cable fully breaks in.