@sns or anyone else
HELP. I am functionally blind and reading long threads is extremely hard for me. I am also not a computer / digital expert. This is a great thread and one that is really timely for me. So, there are too many suggestions and I am unable to try them all out. I am super happy with my sound and wonder what people mean by noise in the system ( sorry). What in particular is the noise that you hear when listening to music?
I am intrigued by this discussion and would like your help. I built my house three years ago. I have a dedicated 20 amp line into my two-channel room and separate theater room. I use a Inakustic 3500 power conditioner at the end of the chain. I have a network closet that is next to my theater room but 50 feet away from my 2-channel area. The whole house network includes an Araknis 310 Router and 210 Switch tied to a Netgear C1000 modem and an Audioquest 1200 power conditioner. I ran fiber and cat 6 from the Araknis to my two-channel area.
My audio components are Lucas Audio LDMS Music server (imo just below Taiko) and a Lampi Horizon DAC. The rest is not important to this discussion. I have been using Fiber for my LDMS. However, I am getting an upgraded LDMS and Lucas has suggested I go back to Cat 6 Ethernet.
Even though I do not know what noise I am supposed to hear, I am intrigued by wanting to improve my audio experience. I have been doing some research and this is what has been recommended to me.
Option 1
TeddyPardo LPS 12V / 2amp that would connect to my Netgear modem. I was surprised when that was recommended. I thought it would be connected to the Araknis Router and Switch. Apparently the Araknis is already a good home network solution,
Paul Pang Quad Switch. This would be attached to the source wall Cat 6 cable. I would then need to identify an Ethernet cable to go from the Paul Pang Quad to the LDMS.
Option 2
EdisCreations - Hong Kong
12V 6amp EdisCreation LPS Extreme
Silent Switch OCXO Extreme version
And then if I really want the best, I would add their Fiber Box which goes before the Silent Switch. They are also recommending their silver LAN ethernet cable.
Am I missing anything? Is there anything else I should be looking at or considering? No one to my knowledge has mentioned these LPS or switches in this thread so if possible you may want to check out their websites.
I really would appreciate your feedback and if you want to private email to not clutter this thread please do.
P.S. what got me started on this topic as I am having major buffering and freezing issues with my TVs and even in my theater room. . Everything is streamed through Roku. I can not figure out why I have to always reboot the system. The Cable company said their system is fine and the Araknis is totally up to date. I have no issues with music buffering.
Thank you
Blind Will aka Willgolf from Arizona