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Do USB cables degrade the signal?

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Gemini3.0 Mercury3.0
All cables can only degrade. So with cables, you get degradation for impedance mismatch and signal degradation. The closer the cable adheres to the impedance spec (90 Ohm) the less…
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How does iFi USB cables work?

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Gemini3.0 Mercury3.0
USB was never designed to carry high-quality audio hence in effect laying interconnects and PCs side by side the USB cable was not a “problem”. Our flagship USB cable, Gemini,…
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Internal pins, how are they wired?

Gemini3.0 Mercury3.0
The Gemini functions as follows: Audio symbol only carries data & related Pins: – and + Power symbol only carries power & related 5V and Ground The Mercury is standard…
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What are the metal oxide silencers for?

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Gemini3.0 Mercury3.0
The metal oxide silencers “de-tune” the Mercury or Gemini. As every cable acts as an “antennae” then one would want to minimise this. For example in some cities, with phono…
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