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Audio Grade Ethernet Cable

I've been thinking about getting a DH Labs ethernet cable. My thought is to get my crappy router as close to my Bryston BDP 3 as possible, so that the cable is only 0.5 meters. I do have a TeraDak LPS connected to the router. Is this a waste of time and money? I know the cable is just a couple hundred dollars but I don't want to spend that much just to realize again that my local files will always be preferable.

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cleeds
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lanx0003

... If I use a Cat 8 cable to transmit data at the same 10 Gbps rate, what frequency will the Cat 8 cable operate at?

The same. It's just a cable passing a signal from one end to the other. There's no active circuitry.

lanx0003
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Thank you, @cleeds.  So if the frequency is data speed dependent, why some people complains about cat 8 is noisier and generates more EMI/RFI? 

cleeds
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lanx0003

... if the frequency is data speed dependent, why some people complains about cat 8 is noisier and generates more EMI/RFI? 

You'll have to ask them. I've never made that claim and don't use Cat 8.

lanx0003
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@cleeds  I never imply that you have made that claim.  Thank you for the clarification.

vthokie83
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If you are not going to convert to fiber, yes keep the cable as short as possible. Supra makes a superior CAT 8 ethernet cable, sjofn HiFi is the supplier to the US.....here's a link to the 1 meter cable

 https://www.ebay.com/itm/157127616904?_skw=supra+ethernet&itmmeta=01K129VN1JZHS612T2RV5AJ4P4&hash=item2495892988:g:5UwAAOSwB4NW07FZ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fib1LwMWSVQkyTFVLFAHGJme3y32vxkmxQ30UadQBxXlgfBvUw2ANcytcfxSA2bSlMH5aajtxZxO71MllIz5RTu8bYDvc5HNZ8%2FFWCTPWYFosZm9sQuIVUw7v%2F1V0HrL0yNGfa%2FZHd9i8yEzlwYH3X1JpwZzoax7l5BO1jUwE90FluMzt8JrPj4IsDySJkfTShVdp87pF9BPm%2Bj%2BQ7IyMe1ZPCedmqhDzm%2BvVYJ3m6ycROTXazTvErNDm06yxYlp0%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_rQ7smIZg

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