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What exactly does the cable have to do in order to be certified?


The same thing a Burr Brown DAC has to do to become a desirable name brand piece of equipment.

Double-edged sword, that believing in some "audio faith" and not others.

Like the Simpsons where Lisa meets the cute tree-hugger boy, who she tries to impress by mentioning she's a vegan, to which he responds "I'm a level 5 vegan, I don't eat anything that casts a shadow."

Bren R.