Ethernet

While a short ethernet run is obviously ideal over long, I prefer WIRED from my switch by my modem vs wired to a mesh node.  Why put your signal over  wifi and then grab it back??  I do it in my vaca home where I really don't have the option to run a long wire.  But in my main home with drop ceilings in the bsmt easy (ha ha) to run 25' of reasonably good cable.  I feed a GTT DeJitterit Switch from my modem and run only audio from this feed.  My modem and Switch are both powered by LPS. One wire out of the switch 25' to my audio system, through the plate in the wall, JCAT junction to Network Acoustics  Moun Pro filter to my streamer.  The last  cable into your streamer matters a lot.  So wire it direct if you can.  GTT DeJitterit creates an entire separate (clean) network in your home and only the music (or a tv if you connect it to the switch) use this clean network.  So by removing cell phones, tv's, appliances, cars, cameras, other computers etc the network is very much quieter.  Finally, my internet is delivered over fiber, and only goes to copper in my garage.  So I feel little need to convert it back to fiber to clean it. I like the sound of an all copper network wired.

@maprik 

Hi Mike, so isnt using an unshielded cable leaving it open to EMI? My router is not grounded, btw.

I’ve never used shielded ethernet cables and I’ve never experienced EMI/RFI on my LAN or ethernet-connected devices.

I believe you can’t just use shielded cables and call it a day. The connected devices need to support using shielded cables, and you can’t mix with non-shielded cables. I may remember that a bit wrong, so happy to be corrected.

Just don’t use shielded cables and you’ll be fine.

@maprik I think you’re going too far down the cables and tweaks rabbit hole. My recommendation would be to direct the funds towards a better streamer. Forget cables and tweaks with Bluesound Node. Waste of money. 

Does anyone have a recommendation for a power supply, for Eero pro 6 mesh and is it important to have upgraded power supplies on both ends?

Thank you,

Gary

Personally, I think anything beyond a decent Blue Jeans Cable Cat6 ethernet cable is a waste of money. My dealer loaned me a $1800 Siltech ethernet cable to evaluate (his idea, not mine). Between it and my $20 BJ cable it sounded better on some things and the BJ cable sounded better on others. In the end the conclusion was they sounded different, but that's it. Neither better overall. My wife agreed, and she never knew what I was playing at any moment.

I use Siltech cables otherwise, but the fancy-pants ethernet cable went back to the dealer.