ETHERNET CABLES

Cat6 should do the job and I will also share something that improved the SQ in my system.

I had 2 Ethernet switches between my router and streamer and was running low $ Best Buy cables.  I got an entry level Ethernet cable from Audioquest and eliminated both switches by placing a home run from the router directly to my streamer.  I was careful to buy exactly the cable length I needed so there was no excess.  I'm guessing that the improvement came from eliminating noise from the switches and perhaps, to a lesser degree, better shielding from the higher cost cable.  The improvement in SQ that I most noticed was better detail in the soundstage.

Good Luck! 

@nonoise 

22+ years of experience in the field of computer networking is informing that you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Show one example of where noise enters the any device in a residential setting via a 10ft ethernet cable, or just fade away.

But before you fade away, since you called me naive, maybe you want to do research on how the brain works. There is a whole field of psychology that focuses on this. Here's the definition of confirmation bias: "Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values"

@fredrik222 

Appeals to authority may work on the audiences you preach to but not with me. Heck, there are even some A'gon regulars who've tried that approach and it didn't work then, either. Some even have better credentials than you and lost the argument. 

That, and you seem to be one who likes to dish it out but can't take it. That doesn't fly so well here as well. And, confirmation bias is nothing new to bandy about like you're some kind of authority on the subject. It works both ways and applies to your  perceptions as well. Ever tried some introspection?

All the best,
Nonoise

@nonoise  Like I thought, you have no relevant experience or knowledge. 

You could have put up, and you could not, and you continue to make a fool out of yourself by not shutting up.

Again - "Show one example of where noise enters the any device in a residential setting via a 10ft ethernet cable, or just fade away."

fredrik222

... confirmation bias is a huge issue for the untrained. 

Measurementalists enjoy no immunity to confirmation bias; it is no less an issue for them.