Polestar USB Cable

New! Michael Mercer from PFO, Issue 44 on the Polestar USB Cable.

New! Jerald O'Brien from Tone Audio, Issue 22 on the Polestar USB Cable.

I must say that their $249 Polestar USB cable does sound more musical than the standard $20 item I bought from R**** S****. Again, I was very biased against the outcome of this test, but even with a few of my favorite blind test guinea pigs, the most untrained listeners could hear a difference between the two cables and they all described the same effect. The overall presentation gets cleaner, with slightly more air on top and everything overall sounds less congested and “digitallike.” --Jerald O'Brien, Tone Audio, Issue 22

New! We are honored to have received a 5th Annual Positive Feedback Online's Writers' Choice Awards - for 2008 for the Polestar USB Cable.

"The Polestar is a hand-built custom USB cable that uses cryogenically treated copper wire and lots of other clever design innovations to deliver an enticing combination of sonic excellence and superb musicality. The Polestar is a remarkable product, and one that unfailingly serves the music, making it a stone-cold bargain at $249. If you're still using a generic USB cable between your computer and DAC, just go out and buy yourself a Polestar USB cable, you'll be doing yourself a big favor. I predict the Polestar will blow you away just as it did me. Way recommended! --Jeff Day

New! Michael Mercer's of Positive Feedback preliminary comments on the Polestar:

"...The biggest upgrade however came when I inserted the Polestar USB cable from the Locus Design Group. Now I know what my peers here at PFO are talking about! I have been admittedly very skeptical on whether or not an aftermarket cable could enhance the sound of a signal carried over USB. Well, I was dead wrong in my skepticism. The Polestar increased the speed of everything. I would love to comment on the increase in transient, blah blah blah, but the truth is everything got faster and more articulate!" -Michael Mercer, Positive Feedback, Issue 43

New! Nick Whetstone, TNT Audio

"...But I was in for a surprise. The sound using this USB cable was clearly better. There was just a bit more of everything. Tighter bass, more detail, more 'air'."--Nick Whetstone, TNTaudio.com, April 10th, 2009

Jeff Day's Positive Feedback Review!

"Now, as I mentioned earlier, the Locus Design Group Polestar completely blew me away when I listened to it in my system. The Polestar is impressive in its ability to convey both the musical and sonic content of a recording in a very balanced fashion. The musical content of recordings comes across as completely natural, musically convincing, and eminently enjoyable even in long listening sessions. All unnatural and amusical edge, grit, glare, and other nasties that compromise sonics and contribute to listening fatigue were eliminated. The musical content of recordings like timbre, meter, tonality, harmony, beat, tempo, syncopation, and melody, all became more convincingly life-like and expressive. Overall, the presentation of the music became warmer, rounder, and more deeply colorful tonally; with a prowess in motional elements like beat, tempo, and melodic flow that was truly exceptional." --Jeff Day, Postive Feedback, Issue 40.

Polestar USB Cable

This is not a reworking of an existing mass produced cable, this is an entirely new design, utilizing my DCT-UP-OCC-Cu wire and hand constructed by me.

Close attention is paid to mitigating mechanical noise and triboelectric effects. The Locus Design exclusive Complect&trade braid of ultra pure DCT-UP-OCC conductors and Teflon air tubes make up the inner design of the cable. Over this base a tinned copper weave and strategic use of ERS fabric is added for shielding and additional damping. Finally, a layer of Multifilament nylon is pulled over the complete assembly for extra damping and aestethic appeal.

$249/1-3ft, $30 each additional foot after three. Please select the length you would like built and sent below. New! Polestar is now available with the "mini B" USB end, please request when ordering.

Bespoke, allow 7-10 days for delivery. *New! See trial policy at the bottom of the page.

• Any custom Locus Design USB cable may be returned within 30 days for a refund, if for some odd reason it does not perform as expected in your system. A 20% restocking fee (of the the total price) will be charged and any shipping charges incurred will be the responsibilty of the buyer. In order to be eligible for return, the cable must be in 'new' condition (this condition will be evaluated by myself, ie., I will be the judge), returned within 30 days and have a valid RMA attached to the packaging.

Please contact us for further details and/or clarification.