The Shunyata Research OMEGA-X-Ethernet Cable

According to Old Franky’s profile, 7 of 8 discussions he started have been deleted or closed by the mods.

That has to be a record given the small window.

In my experience ethernet needs a lot of attention to sound good. Fibre conversion and a good switch are firm requirements and from the switch to the server it pays to buy the best cat.8 cable you can afford. And to the bits are bits crowd: nothing ever loses bits but what travels alongside the bits has a lot of impact in screwing up D/A conversion

While the book is not about audio, a fascinating read is Dr. Cordelia Fine's "A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives".  It explains how our brain works and how easily it is swayed by subjectivities, both conscious and subconscious.  Audiophiles don't become immune to this human trait simply because the subject is audio equipment. 

But, if you've got the money and something makes you happy, go for it!  Just don't expect that everyone else is going to buy in. 

Perfect timing! I am auditioning Ethernet cables as we speak, and without a doubt I hear a difference. I was a software engineer for thirty five years with much of my time spent working on operating systems or at the device level. I understand well how and why data networks and protocols function, designed a few myself. But all bets are off when you start using an industrial technology in the delicate and sensitive world of high end audio. 

Let me ask you this, why did they need to change the Ethernet cable specification so drastically between cat 6 and cat 8? More shielding, metal termination connected to shielding, grounding, more twists in the pairs. Noise and interference. And these are what affects your audio system, even when the data arrives 100% intact.

Feel free to continue your willful ignorance, but most of us know that everything matters.

@zlone --How would a data cable produce noise and interference on an audio signal? Can it be measured? In your own words, please expand on how this affects sound quality. If it can be measured, why are these datapoints not published by the cable manufacturer?