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Sound Quality and Verizon FIOS Fibre Optic Internet

I am hearing a compromise in clarity when running my audio stream using the router provided by Frontier, which is Verizon FIOS (fibre). I’ve tested this, comparing the stream running from my iPhone connected using the hotspot feature to my MacBook Air on my T-Mobile data plan. The stream running this way is clearer and more resolved. It is more noticeable in my circumstance because the setup is very resolving. I here the same thing when listening on my iPhone with headphones (either wired or wireless EarPods). Switching from the stream run over WiFi then over T-Mobile LTE there is an instant improvement in resolution and absolute clarity: Any opinions, reasons why, similar experiences and suggestions are welcome and appreciated.

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4afsanakhan

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4afsanakhan OP
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Lowrider57, artemus_5, and elliottbnewcombjr, 

thanks all for your responses.

Lowrider, great input. I will have to research the Brickwall power conditioner. I am currently using an APC H10 power conditioner that one would not consider ‘high-end’, but i do notice a slight improvement plugging everything into it. The H10 provides INFB technology, which it is claimed, will eliminate electromagnetic and RF interference. It is beneficial to have members such as yourself, who will measure such things as RFI and EMI as it helps us all understand what we are up against. I do understand that a dedicated music server is the way to go for ultimate sound quality and that is the goal for me, but it is an expensive proposition beyond my means at present. So I am working with what I have. So then, Lowrider57, as i understand it, you are saying that the clearly better sound quality streamed from my LTE network as opposed to the Frontier / Arris router / FIOS is because of RFI / EMI? It does sound plausible.

Artemus_5 and elliottbnewcombjr, I think you are looking for answers on this as i am sure many of us are.

Elliott your system seems well designed.
4afsanakhan OP
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Lowrider, the system consists of following;

power conditioner; APC H10
Router, Frontier Arris running Fios
MacBook Air running Tidal
DAC; Synergistic Research The Music Cable DAC (an oldie but goodie) The DAC has special USB cable hardwired and cool linear power supply. Superb sounding DAC. Power from Kinki Studio EX-M7. LoL. I think the name and model number is supposed to imply sex, but it is an excellent sounding very transparent integrated amp.
Speaker cables are synergistic research foundation series 3 metre length. Superb cables that deliver about 90% of the performance of the Galileo series. Trustworthy and knowledgable opinions suggest this cable is the best bang for the buck at present.
Speakers are Evolution Acoustics Micro One. Small, but superb. They throw a huge soundstage and are very transparent. Very dynamic, agile sound, thats well fleshed out. Hard to believe the bass performance for a smaller standmount.

My son has the Devialet Expert Pro 220 driving Magico S3s. The sound of that system is remarkable.

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