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PWR+ 6FTUSB-PRINT_AB

A six-foot USB 2.0 A-to-B lead — the socket on the back of nearly every audio interface and USB keyboard. It is the only cable on this shelf that publishes its speed, its wire gauge, its certifications and a warranty.

PWR+ six-foot USB 2.0 type A to type B cable

PWR+ 6FTUSB-PRINT_AB

A six-foot USB 2.0 A-to-B lead — the socket on the back of nearly every audio interface and USB keyboard. It is the only cable on this shelf that publishes its speed, its wire gauge, its certifications and a warranty.

Connection
USB 2.0 Type-A male to Type-B male, 6 ft (from the title)
Data rate
Up to 480 Mbps — the only transfer rate published on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Conductors
28AWG/2C + 26AWG/2C — the only wire gauge published on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Certifications
CE, FCC and RoHS — the only certifications published on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Warranty
30-day refund, 24-month exchange — the only warranty published on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Named instruments
Yamaha digital pianos, Roland workstations, Donner DEP and DDP pianos, Alesis, Korg, Casio, AKAI Professional, Arturia KeyLab and MiniLab, Midiplus, Nektar Impact, Novation, M-Audio, Pioneer, Hercules, Numark, Behringer U-Phoria, PreSonus AudioBox (maker’s bullet). No other listing on this shelf names an instrument model
Also fits
Printers, scanners, hard drives, servers, DACs and development boards — the same socket, which is why the lead is cheap (maker’s bullet)
Maker
Stated a Washington, USA based company (maker’s bullet)
Manufacturer reference
6FTUSB-PRINT_AB
Weight
Not in the product record
Amazon reference
B01BIE98PO
EAN
5055890389099
  • The one cable on this shelf that fits the socket on the back of an audio interface or a USB keyboard
  • Four published figures — speed, gauge, certifications and warranty — that no other listing here gives
  • USB-A at the computer end, so a laptop with only USB-C sockets needs an adapter too

Best for: An audio interface or a USB keyboard whose box did not contain a lead — which is most of them.

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Specifications

Connection
USB 2.0 Type-A male to Type-B male, 6 ft (from the title)
Data rate
Up to 480 Mbps — the only transfer rate published on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Conductors
28AWG/2C + 26AWG/2C — the only wire gauge published on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Certifications
CE, FCC and RoHS — the only certifications published on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Warranty
30-day refund, 24-month exchange — the only warranty published on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Named instruments
Yamaha digital pianos, Roland workstations, Donner DEP and DDP pianos, Alesis, Korg, Casio, AKAI Professional, Arturia KeyLab and MiniLab, Midiplus, Nektar Impact, Novation, M-Audio, Pioneer, Hercules, Numark, Behringer U-Phoria, PreSonus AudioBox (maker’s bullet). No other listing on this shelf names an instrument model
Also fits
Printers, scanners, hard drives, servers, DACs and development boards — the same socket, which is why the lead is cheap (maker’s bullet)
Maker
Stated a Washington, USA based company (maker’s bullet)
Manufacturer reference
6FTUSB-PRINT_AB
Weight
Not in the product record
Amazon reference
B01BIE98PO
EAN
5055890389099

USB 2.0 Type-A to Type-B, 6 feet, 480 Mbps, 28AWG/2C + 26AWG/2C, CE/FCC/RoHS, 30-day refund and 24-month exchange. $9.99.

That list is the reason this page exists. Four of those figures appear nowhere else on this shelf: no other listing here publishes a data rate, a wire gauge, a certification or a warranty. On a shelf where most products describe themselves in adjectives, one that publishes measurements is doing something different.

It is also the cable most readers of this site are actually missing. USB Type-B is the near-square socket on the back of nearly every audio interface and most USB keyboards and controllers — and it is very often not in the box. The listing names the instruments rather than implying them: Focusrite, PreSonus AudioBox, Behringer U-Phoria, AKAI, Arturia KeyLab and MiniLab, Novation, M-Audio, Korg, Casio, Yamaha, Roland. No other listing on this shelf names a single instrument model.

The 480 Mbps figure is worth reading correctly. It is not a performance claim — a stereo 24-bit stream uses a small fraction of USB 2.0 — it is proof that this is a data cable rather than a charge-only cord. The two are visually identical and one of them does nothing, which is an evening lost. The gauge is the more useful specification: a heavier power pair holds its voltage over six feet, and that is what keeps a bus-powered interface from dropping out.

The 24-month exchange on a $9.99 lead is longer than several instruments on this site publish.

What is missing is shielding — the one specification a data cable near audio gear ought to state, and this listing does not. It is USB-A at the computer end, so a laptop with only USB-C needs an adapter as well. And six feet is the only length offered.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $10 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-07. The live price is at the top of the page.

The questions players ask

Which cable does my audio interface need?

Almost certainly this one. USB Type-B is the near-square socket on the back of nearly every audio interface and most USB keyboards and controllers, and it is the lead that is routinely not in the box. The listing names the point directly: Focusrite, PreSonus AudioBox, Behringer U-Phoria, AKAI, Arturia, Novation, M-Audio. Check the socket before ordering — some recent compact interfaces use USB-C instead, and a few microphones use the smaller Micro-B.

Does 480 Mbps matter for audio?

Not in the way the number suggests. USB 2.0 at 480 Mbps has ample capacity for any interface on this site — a stereo 24-bit 96 kHz stream is a small fraction of it. What the figure actually tells you is that the cable is a full USB 2.0 data lead and not a charge-only cord, which looks identical and carries no data at all. That mistake costs an evening, and it is the reason a published rate is worth something. The gauge matters more in practice: a thicker power pair holds voltage over six feet, which is what keeps a bus-powered interface stable.

Instruments it is stated to fit

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