LPSU foe modem and router - how important?

@zlone asked good questions. If you have optical isolation (i.e., a fiber optic cable break before your streamer) or if you are using wireless, a LPS would be less likely to make much difference.  Another option that might help would be additional transformer isolation as provided by the Network Acoustic muon or ENO products.

I use a LPS to power my modem and router but I happened to have an extre HD Plex power supply sitting around doing nothing.  I run fiber from the music server in my network room to the streamer in my main system room and I can’t say I heard much/any difference between using the stock SMPS on my modem and router and powering them with the LPS.

@zlone @mitch2 Thanks for responding.  I’ve tried to address noise throughout my system.  My connection is hard wired with Furutech NCF8 LAN.  I have a PhoenixNET, as well as OPTO DX galvanic isolation in addition to a pair os Wave Stream BNC’s from OPTO DX to DAVE 

The modem/router would be the final piece   I’m just wondering if the cost of a separate lpsu is worth the cost for what it would deliver sonically 

Synergistic Research Powercell 8 SX

Sean Jacobs SC4/ARC6 lpsu to DAVE

Mini Teddy SE to M Scaler 

OPTO DX is battery powered.  
Synergistic Research Active Ground Block SE

2 NCF Line Purifiers on dual Furutech ETP60s connected to my REL 6 pack

Based on my understanding of your system I think the PhoenixNet will cover any issues coming from your router. You are right to consider everything, it all matters, but your setup looks pretty good. 

I have been heavily tweaking my digital chain lately, with very good results. The latest controversy is the sound difference between Ethernet cables with shields connected on both ends vs those with floating shields vs simple Cat 6 with plastic terminations. But I think I am close to done. ;-)

In my case, switching to LPS for modem and router made a significant improvement, more so than upgrading ethernet cables shortly thereafter.

Hello @cantorgale , Like you, I have addressed noise upstream in my digital chain, albeit without fiber isolation.  My Router with SWPS (fed) a JCAT M12 Gold Switch with linear power supply, which feeds a GTT AUDIO Switch X with its own custom power supply.  But, I had a Sean Jacobs DC4 / AR6 from a previous project (powering an Auralic Streamer) so I repurposed it to power both the JCAT switch AND the Verizon Modem.  It did improve things.  My TV became clear from the feeds directly from the Router, and sound improved a notch as well.  An expensive power supply for sure, but I would probably only get 50% of what I spent on it so using it like this made sense and made a difference!  The trickiest part was the plug input on my Verizon modem, which was indeed proprietary, but Joe Kubala figured it out and made a custom DC cable for me to power both the router and my switch.

As an aside, stacking two switches in my digital chain was clearly better than either one by itself.