Purchased to see if cable connection causes static when trying to record with Blue Yeti Mic. it was safe! This new cable worked perfectly and even better, I don't need a USB hub to connect it to my MacBook Pro - I can plug a microphone directly into my laptop to record into Logic Pro. I just got it and started using it so not sure about durability yet but for now I'm glad it fixed my static issue and is working with my Yeti mic!