I buy alot of portable hifi/dac gear and have been looking for a great dac-connect cable-and this is it. Short, rugged, highest quality. Perfect for quality DAC device to device connect and the right angled connector was perfect combo of strength and performance, and the cable does not stick out past the side of my fiio Q7 and Sony NW-A106 combo (pictured) along with part of my leg, oops. The connectors are strong and rugged and work MUCH BETTER than ones that aren't angled--they stick down and out too much. Only thing to watch for is thick cases can sometimes obstruct the plug (my NW-A106 Sony had a case on it that had this issue but when placed against the big and powerful (and highly recommended Fiio Q7) it wasn't an issue. Use these cables and some good silicone mat padding between your dac and phone/Dax amp/ifi hip-dac 2 and it's even better.