Adventures with USB

摘要

A month is a long time in hi-fi, or at least in computer-based audio where there's always a new technology, service or product announced that's going to enhance our lives. Or make it slightly more frustrating, as was the case with Corning's 'USB 3.Optical Cable' that I previewed in my last column. On the face of it, Corning's USB extender cable (it has male and female USB Type A connectors at either end) promises to be the audiophile's friend, even if this was never its intended market. It offers USB 3.0 connectivity up to 50m - ten times the range of a conventional wired USB cable. Plus, the optical transmission of USB's differential data lines means source and destination are electrically isolated. So you can understand why I was excited to finally receive a 10m sample for review...