Audience Studio 1 USB
Audience Studio 1 USB

Audience

Audience Studio 1 USB

$810.00
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Audience Signal Cable Length: .5 meter
Termination: USB A to B
The Audience Studio ONE USB brings the same near-holographic imaging, tonal purity, and dynamic clarity as the acclaimed Studio ONE interconnect line to your digital source connection. Built with Audience's Extreme High Voltage Process (EHVP) — applying approximately 800,000 volts post-assembly for a level of conditioning standard break-in can't match — and low-mass directional construction, it delivers a genuinely musical USB connection. Available in A>B and A>C.

Audience Studio ONE USB Cable

Flagship-Caliber Digital Connection — at the Studio ONE Level

If you've heard what the Studio ONE interconnects do for the analog side of your system, the Studio ONE USB cable answers the same question for your digital source: what happens when the same level of care and technology is applied to the USB connection?

The answer is consistent with what the Studio ONE line delivers throughout. Near-holographic imaging, deep and well-defined soundstage, superb rhythm and pacing, superior transient capabilities, and a tonal purity and clarity that punches well above what you'd expect at this level of the lineup. The Studio ONE USB doesn't just improve on a stock cable — it brings a genuinely musical quality to the digital connection that most listeners have never heard from USB before.

What Makes the Studio ONE USB Different

The Studio ONE USB is built on the same design principles that define every cable in the Studio ONE line: high-quality materials, premium geometry, low-mass construction, and Audience's proprietary Extreme High Voltage Process (EHVP).

EHVP is the key differentiator that elevates the Studio ONE above the cables below it. Voltages approaching 800,000 volts are driven through the finished cable, achieving a far more thorough and complete conditioning of the conductors than conventional break-in can accomplish. The result is a cable that arrives performing at its best from the first connection — with improved dynamics, greater coherence, superior tonal purity, and a smoothness that makes extended listening a pleasure rather than a chore.

Low-mass construction is an Audience hallmark. Where many cable manufacturers load their products with heavy jacketing and oversized connectors — elements that look impressive but absorb transient energy and dull the sound — the Studio ONE USB keeps mass to the minimum needed. The result is an open, honest tonal character that lets the music breathe rather than constraining it.

Directional construction applies to the Studio ONE USB as it does to all Audience cables. Each cable's conductors and geometry are optimized for a specific signal direction, with a gold arrow indicating correct installation. This attention to directionality is a reflection of the level of care Audience brings to every element of their cable design.

The USB Connection Deserves This Level of Attention

USB carries audio data and power on the same cable — making it uniquely susceptible to contamination of the data lines by switching noise from the bus power. The polling and handshaking inherent to the USB protocol generate continuous RF interference across the audio band. And the quality of the cable's shielding, conductor geometry, and dielectric all affect the jitter environment the DAC operates in.

A stock USB cable leaves all of these problems unaddressed. The Studio ONE USB does not. It brings genuine engineering to the connection most listeners have taken for granted, and the audible improvement is consistent with what the Studio ONE line delivers throughout: more resolution, better imaging, lower noise floor, and a more natural, musically engaging presentation.

Connecting to a Legacy

The Studio ONE USB carries forward a distinguished lineage. Its predecessor, the Au24 SE USB, earned The Absolute Sound Product of the Year in 2015 — a rare honor — along with TAS Editor's Choice Awards in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2023, and a Hi-Fi News Editor's Choice. TAS called the Au24 SE USB cable "convincingly superior in every sonic criterion." The Studio ONE USB inherits that DNA and builds on it.

Press Recognition

The Studio ONE USB shares in the broader Studio ONE line recognition:

  • The Absolute Sound — TAS Editor's Choice Award, 2023 (Studio ONE line)
  • The Absolute Sound — Product of the Year 2015, TAS Editor's Choice 2015–2018, 2021, 2023 (Au24 SE USB, predecessor lineage)
  • Hi-Fi News — Editor's Choice (Au24 SE USB, predecessor lineage)

Specifications & Options

  • Treatment: Extreme High Voltage Process (EHVP) — approximately 800,000 volts applied post-assembly
  • Construction: Low-mass design; directional — follow gold arrow for signal flow
  • Connectors: Available in USB A>B and USB A>C
  • Available lengths: [PLACEHOLDER — verify current options]

Not sure whether you need A>B or A>C, or how the Studio ONE USB compares to the frontRow USB for your system? We're happy to help you work it out.