PS - Avoid Ethernet surge protectors that have ground wires. They dont' work as well as the isolators.
Fiber Optic Internet
Ziply Fiber is a new internet provider that is coming to our area. I was wondering if any of you out there have had experience with their service or have used fiber optic internet with your systems?
I am putting together an all-digital front end and am currently with Comcast. At present, I have speeds of 100 Mbps upload and 5 Mbps download at $58 a month and I was going to optically isolate the signal from my router to my streamer with a set of fiber media converters (FMC), but I’m thinking that this kind of internet service would eliminate the need for the FMC’s? Sort of galvanic isolation all on its own.
Here is a link to their offerings. Which of their plans/speed do you think would be best if you think optical internet is a good option for streaming music? Thanks.
https://ziplyfiber.com/internet
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@erik_squires - surges over optical, I didn’t consider that. A quick search on Amazon brought me to this. Is this what you are suggesting Eric? And where in the system do you put it? |
Raw bitrate for stereo 384 kHz / 24 bit is ~20 Mbps so even the cheapest plan would be fine for streaming audio. $60 for gig speed is a good deal - especially if you'll have multiple people streaming content / downloading games.
Most likely the technician will install a optical network terminal (ONT) which will convert the optical signal to wired Ethernet. You don't need to worry about isolation since Ethernet is transformer coupled. Power surges could be a problem, but I've never had a network interface die on me through various blackouts / brownouts. If you're truly paranoid, it might be better to use wi-fi. |
@yage - 20 Mbps, wow, that’s great. It’s only me streaming music, no gaming either. I prefer to be hard wired so possibly an isolator as Eric has suggested would do the trick. There has been some mention about the dependability of this particular company. I’ve also heard their customer service isn’t so great either. All stuff to consider as well. |
T think you may have your 100 MB / 5 MB figures backwards. Downloading (i.e., receiving data) almost always has the higher speed compared to uploading (your PC sending outbound data). That was done to make people running web site servers pay for a business internet plan instead of the cheaper ones for home users. For some ISPs, that's gone by the wayside. My ATT fiber plan gives me 1 GB up and down with no data caps. My setup is as @yage describes above which converts the optical signal into ethernet which then goes to my ATT router. I've got Qobuz and it all works great with the hi-rez material without any special equipment. |
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