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Pimping your router

1. Use a wired router only
2. If wireless router is needed, separate router for wifi
3. only streamer, NOTHING ELSE connected 
4. use LPS to feed router
5. use shortest possible quality cable to streamer
6. use Acoustic Revive RLT-1 filter on spare router or streamer port
7. wrap router and LPS in EMI/RFI shielding material
8. use EMO EN70-HD filter near streamer for ethernet connection
9. use quality shielded cable between router and internet access point

All of these will individually improve your streaming SQ, in aggregate the effect is significant
Enjoy the music
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jerrybj
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Have had success with Stack Audio products.

Auva 70 under my speakers, and Auva EQ under my Puritan PSM156.

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lalitk
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@jerrybj 

Did you order the Smooth LAN Filter yet? The specs are quite scant…I sent an inquiry asking its compatibility with 1Gb/s network streamers. Some filters like Muon only uses 4 cores (100 Mb/s) vs 8 cores cable architecture design thus making them incompatible with streamers that requires Gigabit Ethernet. 

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lalitk
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@jerrybj 

And I just got their reply, they replied promptly.  So please check your device before you place an order. 

“Hope that you are well and thank you for your enquiry into the SmoothLAN. Unfortunately, the cap is 100mbps so it would not be compatible with your 1GB/s network device. I have noticed that this information is not on the website so I will now add it in, thank you for reaching out and apologies that we could not provide the solution for your network.”

jerrybj
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@lalitk 

That is an important point for those who have streamers with a 1Gb/s interface.

From what I understand a 100 mbit/s interface is very common in streamers. As mine is. So will be fine. 😀

jerrybj
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@lalitk

And in answer to your question, yes, I have ordered a Stack Audio SmoothLan.

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