@sls883 The fuse. Audiophile grade fuse vs the factory installed one. Some reviewer noted the ceramic, gold plated fuse like the one mentioned above makes difference. If you can not see the link, here it is
Ethernet to SPF converters. What's your experience?
I recently purchased an Gustard N18pro ethernet switch that I like. The seller included a decent fiber optic cable and a Rj45 to SPF (fiber) converter. The converter is a small box powered by a 5 volt wall wart. Pretty inexpensive.
What have people experienced with these converters? My ethernet cables are pretty good and they are short, so I don't know that I need the benefit of isolating through a fiber optic cable.
Gustard makes a N18 which converts ethernet to fiber. I would guess that it's much better than the little box that I have. Would that be a worthwhile investment? It cost $370.
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@lanx0003 I wasn’t able to see the link. It has a Gustard fuse upgrade. I don’t know how they compare to other aftermarket fuses.
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@sls883 yep, the same stuff. great. |
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I think some perspective is needed here. Ethernet carries digital data — TCP or UDP packets that either arrive intact or are resent. There’s no analog “noise” riding along that could somehow smear or smooth the music once it’s inside the DAC buffer. The bits either make it or they don’t. Now, it’s true that fiber can eliminate ground loops or electrical noise between devices, which can help if your network gear is introducing interference into analog stages. But that’s a system grounding issue, not an improvement in the “quality” of the data. To me, this sounds like a case of confirmation bias — when we expect to hear an improvement, our brains are remarkably good at convincing us we do. I’m all for experimentation, but it’s worth remembering that digital transmission doesn’t behave like analog audio. |
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