fiber internet installation

@brbrock I installed ATT fiber into my home a number of months ago.  The fiber comes in from the outside and immediately goes to the modem, which is located in the front room of my home.  Next to the modem is the router (I am still using a third party router I did not use ATT’s built-in router - but if you use the built-in router you can eliminate this step).

Out of the router comes a single CAT cable, which then goes through the house via the basement, probably 50-60 feet, to a switch, however between the router and the switch I have an iFi Lan Purifier Pro device.  Out of that device comes a single CAT line to a switch.  

That switch then distributes the signal to everything in the house.  TV’s, streamer, Apple TV devices, NAS, receiver, 3 x extenders, one Roon computer and other miscellaneous devices.

Works flawlessly with a nice signal throughout the home.  Whether you need extenders is up to you but I needed them in my primarily stone and stucco home the WiFi signals were getting sucked all up.  The iFi LAN Purifier Pro was a big boost as well, signal got very clean and even the video on the TV got more crisp when that was utilized.  

As with all things video and audio, your mileage may vary.

I just recently migrated to fiber.  This isn't optimal yet, but this is my setup.  Modem is in my office that connects to mesh router.  My listening room which is adjacent to the office, high quality Ethernet cable from mesh router to listening room.  In the listening room, the Ethernet cable goes into a Muon Pro filter.  Muon then goes straight into the Aurender.  I'm very pleased with the result and the signal from the Aurender is smoother with this setup vs. copper.  

Future upgrades for me will be a LPS for the mesh server (maybe a Ferrum Hypsos) and a high quality network switch just before the streamer.  

My modem and router are very close to my listening room.  Is this better?  I'm not sure but one would think that running the fiber optic cable longer to get it closer to your listening space would be preferred over a long run of cat6.  

Fiber optic is good  but not inside the house in most cases 

inside cat 6 Ethernet cable.

The issue of noise is wifi + AC power.  You want to avoid putting it in the rack with your audio gear, for sure. The AC power issue can be mitigated with an iFi low noise wall adapter or putting it on it's own low noise power conditioner like a Furman PST-8.  

If you are running Ethernet, consider an Ethernet isolator like this near your streamer.  Especially good for long runs as it will help protect from common mode surges. 

@mitch2 greatly appreciate the informative response, especially with the YT link. Maybe I should have more shame in saying this, but I will absolutely destroy anything I try to repair or modify. “Handy” would never be associated with my name.

We typically don’t have basements in Arizona, but we do have attics - I just don’t want to be on a home blooper reel. I had forgotten about the micro-cable raceways. I actually use some for my speaker cables which aren’t too noticeable. Thank you again for the guidance!