fiber internet installation
AT&T has just brought fiber to my area. We are getting it installed tomorrow. My question is where is the best place to put the modem? I read that I should have the modem somewhere else in the house other than the hifi room and run cat 5 to the room to connect to another router with a linear power supply then into the streamer.
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! |
Why fiber optic doesn’t work in most of the houses? |
I have Century Link fiber optic service. The optical interface unit is by the exterior breaker box. I paid an electrician to run a Cat6E cable to a jack behind my system. The modem is on a shelf next to the jack beneath to TV. Everything is hard wired. There are no wireless signals for the modem signal to interfere with. The lion's share of TV we watch is from a roof mounted antenna. Or we stream video or internet radio hardwired. When the house was built someone plumber taped a 2 inch PVC pipe along the stud with inlets behind the TV and down low for components. TV cables are hidden. |
I don't know if I made a bad decision or not but I had the modem installed at the back of the listening room. It's a modem with wifi built in wifi. The room is about 25ft in length. I figure I can set up another router with a linear power supply or put a linear power supply on the modem and run a cat 6 around the bottom of the wall to the front of the room to the streamer. It may not be optimal but I think it should be ok for now. I will eventually have my hifi systems all on its own breaker in the breaker box. |
