You are 2 weeks late...
this subject has been covered ad nauseum here on this forum
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Adding my vote to fiber. I have a long ethernet run followed by a 10’ fiber moat. Generic spec: ethernet -> converter -> fiber -> converter -> ethernet, but: the "last mile" matters. I’ve used both Finisar and Optospan transceivers connected by single-mode fo cable; I finally settled for a the "Low-Loss Single Mode LC-LC Cable" and a pair of transceivers from Optospan. The last converter is an Etherregen powered by a Farad LPS (a good LPS at this last stage does matter), then a very short run of ethernet to my streamer. The bang for the buck is large relative to just ethernet, at least in my setup. |
I have an EERO mesh wireless system via ethernet to my Innuos Stream 1 streamer, and the results are excellent. I have the EERO extender located about two feet from the Stream 1 and am using a DH Labs ethernet cable for the connection. The quality is superb, and I doubt that going to the expense of running an in-wall ethernet line through the house at a significant expense would yield much improvement. A good WIFI system and a decent cable should be sufficient |
@vicweast "I’ll say again, "audio grade" is complete nonsense when it comes to networking. You are overpaying for a lesser solution THAN an "air gap" or galvanic isolation just before the audio input. " There is much more to audio grade than the galvanic isolation any old switch provides. Obviously you are entitled to miss out on this yourself; but to call it complete nonsense is nonsense itself. Fiber kills all conducted noise, conversion back to electrical adds some back in. Switches kill various amounts of noise, audio grade ones kill more. It’s entirely logical and easily demonstrated. |
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