Description
Audioquest Forest USB
In 1982 Sony gave us “Perfect sound forever,” along with the attitude that, “it’s just digital, so all CD players sound the same.” That was disproved and qualitative differences between players became accepted truth. Next came separate transport and DAC combos, which brought with it the attitude that “all S/PDIF digital audio cables sound the same…” until that too became disproved. Now the frontier has moved once again. Is digital audio really just ones and zeros? We don’t believe so, and once you’ve had a chance to listen to Forest USB, you won’t think so either…
Audioquest Forest USB specifications:
| Metal | Solid 0.5% Silver |
|---|---|
| Noise Dissipation | Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation |
| Insulation | Hard-Cell Foam |
| Bitrate | Up To 480 Mbps |
| USB Version | High Speed USB 2.0 |
| Power | Up To 5 Volts |
| Amperage | 500 mA |
| Power Delivery | No |
| Signal Type | Digital |
| Cable Length | 0.75 m = 2 ft 6 in |
Solid conductors prevent strand-interaction, a major source of dynamic distortion in cables.
0.5% Silver-Plating is applied to AudioQuest’s Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors to improve Noise-Dissipation.
Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation shields noise effectively, absorbing and reflecting most RFI before it reaches the ground layer.
Hard-Cell Foam’s high air content minimizes energy absorption for clearer sound.
All conductors controlled for RF-noise directionality.
