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CAT 5 in 2008 built house

Currently running a Netgear to move metadata upstairs to my Naim Core from downstairs modem.  I've been sufficiently berated for my pillock behavior; introducing countless frequency nasties into the system by way of the Netgear. Okay, I get it.  Help me move on.

Research says CAT 5 is 100 meters max run.  Temporarily, I'm considering running a winding 150ft. CAT 5 up the stairs from the modem until properly running it through the walls and then it should be properly upgraded anyway.

What say you geniuses?  And thank you only for the intelligent workable solutions.

celtic66
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roxy54
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Is streaming a source, or a different language?

celtic66 OP
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Metadata for music server.  Artist info, artwork, tracks, etc.

elliottbnewcombjr
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I used high quality CAT 8 for my Speaker Cables. Bought 2 colors black and red, wrapped them around each other, impossible to confuse +/-, although the world does contain a few ....

zlone
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CAT 6 has more shielding and would pick up less noise. Or, do the fiber thing with a nice piece of CAT 8 on the end. Noise is the enemy of digital, anything you can do to reduce it is good. 

erik_squires
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100m ~= 300 feet!  So you are proposing half that distance.

There's no reason, at all, to run Cat 5 anymore.  Current home routers and modems often include 1 Gigabit speeds, which is too much for plain Cat 5.

Cat 6 is the minimum you should even contemplate today. 

PS - Sometimes it's easier to move the modem, especially if you have coax in the house.

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