USB cable over 20 feet long

[blind bruce]

I have a PC using windows 7 and a stereo system 20 feet away from it. I have a Moon 350P with a phono preamp and a USB input. I think the 350P has the same female input that the PC has. If it does, then I must buy a cable that has males on both ends. Also, it must be an "actice" one to compensate for the extended length.
Question #1, is the Moon input a female, and, question #2, will the active cable degrade the signal input to the preamp?
Thanks for any ideas.
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[DaveVoorhis]

I have a PC using windows 7 and a stereo system 20 feet away from it. I have a Moon 350P with a phono preamp and a USB input. I think the 350P has the same female input that the PC has. If it does, then I must buy a cable that has males on both ends. Also, it must be an "actice" one to compensate for the extended length.
Question #1, is the Moon input a female, and, question #2, will the active cable degrade the signal input to the preamp?
Thanks for any ideas.
BB

The USB 2.0 specification states that a cable should be no longer than about 16 feet. Longer than that, and it might or might not work. Your "active" cable should be effectively like two eight-foot cables, which should be fine. Digital signals don't degrade in the same way that analog signals do; they either work correctly or they cause very audible drop-outs; the effect of a degraded or non-working digital connection will not be subtle.

 

[sake]

Here ya go, this is the one I use:

https://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=7531&gclid=CNKf2sCUj9MCFQUEaQod9-sBCw

Looks like the Moon has a "B" female input, so your good with the "A" to "B" terminals.

 

[rifftrax]

You can use an "active" usb cable and you'll be fine. I've run HD web cams over 30 ft that way