Fiber Optic isolation causing listening fatigue

So down the road when I feel like spending some money I’ll probably go with a Sonore Optical Module deluxe to replace the device right before my streamer. And at that time I’ll invest in a nice LPS. I may even drop some money on some new SFPs from Finisar.

These will no doubt reduce more electrical and phase noise and make the system sound better. Network Acoustics eno2 streaming system removes the noise as well, but by using a passive approach. Less units to plug into the wall is always nicer, but which approach sounds better? 

@nubiann ...so I use one TP optical converter fed by a short, high quality industry standard Cat7 cable from my router, then Finisar SFP module out of the converter via Corning single mode Optical Fiber all the way to my Lumin X1 via matching Finisar SFP module. I power the TP Link with a IFI Clean Power PSU and my results are superb.

One conversion One standalone Box One quality PSU. 

Nope, you still have TWO electrical signal ↔ light pulse conversions.  X1 has a fiber network port setup to take care of media converter and psu BUT you still see two conversions performed in each SFP transceiver.

Light ↔ electrical photoelectric conversion is done in the SFP transceiver, not in the media converter (box you mean by) itself.

anx0003

Hi Ian. Yes I agree, what I meant was related the necessity of employing two conversion boxes. Where as I only need one with the Lumin X1. That being SFP out of the converter and back into the SFP into Optical cage on the Lumin side.

The whole point was to kill any EMI/ RF and maintain the Galvanic Isolation as the packet data is converted to an electical signal inside the Lumin.

In my view gaving the SFP Optical cage inside the Lumin is more logical and effective than streamers that only have the RJ45 ethernet in as they have to convert copper to optical and back again before even getting the data inside the streamer.

The latter method can re-introduce the noise into the copper side of the converter boxes before entering the non optical input equipped streamer. 

I can only speak to my results which have convinced me that I have found the best solution for me in getting data from internet into the Lumin. 

All the best and thanks for your points which I perfectly understand.

Why did you buy your stuff to begin with if it’s harsh sounding?

And if it got harsh by adding stuff put it back the way it was when bought.!!