IFI Audio Mercury USB Cable 0.5 m Silver

Purchased to compliment the iFi Micro iDSD DAC replacing a Chord USB cable. Noticably more authoritive and controlled and with cohesive controlled bass, midrange is more analogue sounding. Upper frequencies are more open but can lean on the bright side depending on what is downstream of your DAC, in my case a NAIM + PMC based system which is bright and musical to begin with. Quality overall is good, not sure why it needs to ship with a black velvet style bag but at this price perhaps they felt it was needed!Overall a good addition to a computer + DAC setup and likely to add to the overall control of the output from the DAC regardless of setup.The cable is short but this was a requirement in my case and works well with the DAC located on the desk next to the laptop, the cable itself is flexible and easy to position, the connectors are solid and well fitting without being too heavy and causing cable pull.Purchased from Analogue Seduction (Official UK supplier of iFI products), who I found to be responsive and professional and would recommend as a supplier.

This Hi-Fi USB cable surprised me by how much noise it removed compared with a standard high quality computer USB cable (Belkin Gold Series). The iFi Mercury was very clear and the music was dramatically improved! I did lots of back to back blind listening tests. The difference is night and day. The sound is presented in a very precise and matter of fact manner. Worth every penny. If you are serious about USB audio, you need to give this a try. Highly recommended.

Works as intended, not a big difference from normal cables, fells a bit flimsy compared to the gemini cable.

It is one of the best usb cables to use with a dac - dollar for dollar the best deal for use with expensive usb dac's

Il cavo costa molto, é vero, magari la differenza con gli altri cavi é minima pur costando 10 volte in più, ma provenendo dal mondo dei pazzi dell'alta fedeltà posso dire che spesa vale la candela, il suono é pulito, senza disturbi e tanto basta.