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hooking up my stream ...no ethernet nearby

Hello
I recently moved into an old pre-war (1916) coop apt that I purchased and did a modest renovation on.  Unfortunately I didn’t think to extend ethernet to where my audio setup will be ...and now it’s too late.  The coax ethernet comes into the building and into my unit in the hallway between my living room and kitchen and the stereo will be on a credenza at the far end the living room.  I do not want to run a long ethernet cable from the modem to where my streamer is.

So..what are my options. 

Assuming one is just going WIFI...which I don’t really want to do.  Plus my streamer is an Innuos Pulsemini which doesn’t have WIFI.

Another would be some sort of WIFI to ethernet link...maybe with a optical bridge somewhere in there.

Any other suggestions for best results?

Thank you
 

j_andrews
jperry
2,538 posts
 

I have my Innuos Zen connected to a Eero Mesh network with an ethernet cable connecting the Eero to the Innuos.

I tried using a TP Link and it didn't work for me.

 

mahler123
4,034 posts
 

I would rethink running the internet wire.  There are a multitude of ways that wires can be buried and made unobtrusive or invisible.  Any IT networking company that caters to small businesses, or people working from home, can probably give you a great solution for 2 hours of work, max

lanx0003
1,958 posts
 

This is the first time I’ve heard of an Innuos streamer being picky or stubborn about working with a Wi-Fi extender and requiring a pricier mesh network. I use a $50 Wi-Fi extender, and it works with all the different streamers I’ve used — iFi, WiiM, Volumio, Cambridge, you name it.  Quality is the same with the direct connection.  Quality of ethernet cable even matters more.

 

zlone
1,357 posts
 

I use a TP Link extender and it works fine. I put a Stack Smoothlan right before my server to clean up any noise from the extender and it does calm things down a bit. 

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boulder_bob
52 posts
 

it might be confirmation bias but the powerline adapters might cause "dirty power" in your home.  That being said, now that I'm using an Audioquest Niagara in my main system I'm not worrying about it and I'm using them with a Tablo over the air TV antenna and also feeding a Sonore renderer in my secondary system with one.  It's so easy to try options with today's return policies I would recommend trying some options and see if you can find something that sounds good to you.

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