AudioQuest Forest USB cable, Type-A to Type-B (0.75 meters/2.5 feet)

Name: AudioQuest Forest
Brand: AudioQuest
SKU: 703FUSB25
Price: 69.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (65 reviews)

Item # 703FUSB25

AudioQuest paid us a visit recently and let us check out their new line of USB cables.

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Designed by — and for — music lovers

AudioQuest paid us a visit recently and let us check out their new line of USB cables. These cables definitely have a high-quality look and feel, but we wondered how noticeable any sonic improvements would be. The proof was in the listening. In a side-by-side comparison against a free-in-the-box USB cable, the AQ cable delivered greater bass extension, along with more bass and mid-bass detail. The soundstage opened up and vocals sounded more natural.

A high-quality USB cable is a great way to connect your desktop or laptop computer to a high-end audio digital-to-analog converter. For USB audio, as with all digital audio signals, it's critical to maintain accurate timing. This cable can reduce the timing errors or "jitter" that often makes digital music sound less clear and rich and three-dimensional.

Paying attention to every detail

The Forest is AQ's lowest-priced USB cable, but it's made to AudioQuest's exacting standards. It's carefully engineered, made with top-notch materials, and tested through hours of listening. Triple shielding reduces external electronic noise and interference, while gold-plated connectors ensure solid, corrosion-free contact.

If you connect a Forest cable to your printer, will you see crisper text? Probably not. But if you enjoy listening to digital music files on a high-quality audio system, you'll be surprised at the difference AQ's USB cables can make.

Product highlights:

USB cable (Type A to Type B)
for use with audio D/A converters, select computer speaker systems, external hard drives, and more
exceeds USB 2.0 high-speed data transfer specification
low-jitter design specifically for USB audio
solid Long Grain Copper conductors eliminate inter-strand distortion
polyethylene insulation
triple shielding (foil/mylar/braided copper) to reject interference
gold-plated connectors resist corrosion
warranty: lifetime
MFR # 65-087-12
Item # 703FUSB25
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What's in the box:

2.4' USB cable (with a USB type-B connector on one end and a USB type-A connector on other end)

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Features

USB Connectors: The Audioquest Forest USB cable features gold-plated USB connectors for maximum signal transfer. The Audioquest Forest USB cable has a USB type-A connector on one end and a USB type-B connector on the other end.

LGC (Long-Grain Copper) Conductors: The Audioquest Forest USB cable uses solid LGC (Long-Grain Copper) conductors to eliminate inter-strand distortion and reduce jitter.

Polyethylene Insulation: The USB cable's HD Polyethylene insulation ensures critical signal-pair geometry.

USB 2.0: This cable exceeds USB 2.0 data rate specifications with greater than 1200 Mbps. It provides up to 20% more power delivery for maximum charging.

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2 questions already asked

What is the difference between using a regular printer cable and this cable same looking but much more expensive cable?

alan Jan 03, 2022

1 answer

It depends...the quality of cables varies as does the quality of the source to speakers. As any system with components, it is only as good as the weakest link. Poor quality cables can cause jitter and reduce the quality of the sound. Try to balance your components; a free printer cable for an expensive system is as poor a recommendation as a $60 cable for a portable, all in one speaker.

douglas Jan 03, 2022

when i hook my mac mini to the DAC in my oppo 105D most times the mac cannot find the oppo will this cable help?

terry May 01, 2016

4 answers

Terry, I use the AudioQuest Forest cable to connect my windows pc to a peachtree DAC. It certainly made an improvement in sound quality. I had issues with finding the DAC but this was due to corruption of the DAC software; the Peachtree people helped with this. The DAC software needed to be reinstalled. This was prior to my puchase of Forest cable and the problem was already resolved. I have no experience with MACs. Bob

robert May 03, 2016

Unless the cable you are using is intermittent, I don't see the cable as being the problem. I'm running my music files through a PC. I needed to download the oppo driver on to the PC to get started. That being said, in my opinion, the Audio Quest is a good quality cable.

peter May 03, 2016

I have never seen my DAC come up on screen. I need to go into the Audio MIDI setup to connect to it.

chris May 03, 2016

This cable will assure you that it's a good quality cable. Your Mac and oppo may be having communication issues. I would contact OPPO their customer service is awesome.

tom May 02, 2016

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