I can get 3rd party cables, but I don’t trust them. It’s for a Universal Audio Apollo 8 interface, and I’m having trouble getting the Mac Pro close enough to the audio rack. If those beautiful cloth-lined 2-m Thunderbolt 3 cables ship with the XDR, I know they exist. Why doesn’t Apple make them available?
(The active circuits in those cables are mysterious. What do they do in regard to data flow?)
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3rd party cables should be fine if they offer 40Gbps. Apple sells the Belkin cable at a good price.
Belkin Thunderbolt 3 5A Cable (2 m) - Apple
The StarTech one costs considerably more.
https://www.startech.com/Cables/thunderbolt-3-cables/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-cable-2m~TBLT3MM2MA
Cables shorter than one meter do not need any electronics in the connectors, and can also be used as non-Thunderbolt USB-C cables. Longer cables have more voltage loss and need signal amplification in the connectors to still provide 40Gbps. These cables are not fully compatible with non-Thunderbolt USB.
3rd party cables should be fine if they offer 40Gbps. Apple sells the Belkin cable at a good price.
Belkin Thunderbolt 3 5A Cable (2 m) - Apple
The StarTech one costs considerably more.
https://www.startech.com/Cables/thunderbolt-3-cables/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-cable-2m~TBLT3MM2MA
Cables shorter than one meter do not need any electronics in the connectors, and can also be used as non-Thunderbolt USB-C cables. Longer cables have more voltage loss and need signal amplification in the connectors to still provide 40Gbps. These cables are not fully compatible with non-Thunderbolt USB.
That's what I needed. It seems for video the money might be worth it but for audio sufficient I think. Still would like a XDR display Th3 -- at some point.
Quality two-meter Thunderbolt 3 cable?
