Chord Shawline USB Cable

More and more people are discovering that a computer, a USB cable and a DAC can be a very good way to listen to music. There’s also no getting away from the fact that USB cables are extremely cheap and in theory have no effect on the quality of the digital signal they carry. Our problem is that every time we sit down to listen, we find they do have an effect.

Shawline USB cable was developed and tested in line with Chord’s principle of using materials that they know work well and conductor geometries established during the development of its Sarum and Signature USB cables. Only when they are completely happy that the cable makes a significant improvement is the cable put into production.

The Shawline USB is built using high quality, silver-plated signal and power conductors. The power conductors are separately shielded from the signal conductors and the insulation is a specialised hard skin polyethylene developed for high speed signal transfer. There is also an overall shield, so this combined with the internal shielding, means that the signal cables are protected to very high frequencies.

Like Chord’s Signature USB cables, Shawline USB also uses a specially developed version of the ARAY conductor geometry. The cable is hand-built, with silver-plated USB A or USB B connectors.

Available in 1m lengths as standard. Custom lengths can be built to order.