Ethernet opinions
Hello everyone, I finally got my system setup. I had a few setbacks the past few months. My mom had lung cancer and passed away a month ago. It has been a journey getting my system set up which is part of the fun. I am running Pass Labs XP-12, pass 250.8, and Bricasti M3. My original plan was to run the Bricasti with a EERO mesh network since the modem is on the opposite end of the listening space. Needless to say the EERO mesh would not work and Roon could not see my M3. I was on the phone with Bricasti trouble shooting the issue. I removed my M3 from the system and double checked everything with it hard wired to the modem which worked. I was told I could really use any Ethernet for the most part as long as it’s cat 5 or 6. Well, I returned the EERO and got a 25 foot Ethernet cable from Best Buy for 10 dollars. The sound is much better then I was guessing running a 10 dollar cable, for me it’s deff a temp fix. Especially since I bought two audio quest vodka cables. I am using one of them now connecting the room nucleus to the modem at the moment. I have read a bit about blue Jean cables which seem to hold spec. I don’t see me buying a longer Audio quest vodka cable given the cost. In some ways I feel like I spent more then I should have on the Vodka cables at this point. Opinions please ?
Sorry for your loss. Been there. I spent a year exploring and implementing that whole digital delivery side....ended up with piggy backed switches, SOtM dbcl Cat6 cables between tem and to my Lumin server.....but to your situation. I had to use a 20 meter cable from one switch to the other. Supra Cat8 does a great job here without breaking the bank. Some great reviews on "Audiobacon" Good luck! |
Either you ethernet cable is so bad it causes packet loss, or it doesn't. Any cable that will carry your TCP packets across will be equivalent. Buying any kind of "high-end" ethernet cable to pull across a room is a complete waste of money and anyone telling you differently don't know what they are talking about. Don't spend money on expensive Cat cables from some voodoo audio shop. I is a complete scam. |
That is not how Qobuz works, at least in my system with a Bryston BDP-3 and the internet speed you see here. To test this, I selected a track in Qobuz and immediately disconnected the ethernet connection as soon as the music started. I got about 3 minutes of music before the playing stopped. The notion that a track is perfectly stored to cache - or "downloaded" as one user here insists - is simply mistaken. You can easily prove this for yourself but here's a word of caution: the BDP-3 didn't take kindly to the ethernet disconnect. I had to reboot it to regain function. I also rebooted the DAC, so I'm not sure which (or both) accounted for the problem. |
Ethernet is Ethernet you’ll have zero gain if you use an expensive cable. As long as your cable is well made, not a cast away from a data center. You’re at as good as it gets. Ethernet packets don’t care what copper they run on, it’s basically 3 parts with actual data in the middle, if it arrives missing, it’s sent again. That happens too fast for you to notice. I stream a lot via Roon to a Trinnov AL16 over CAT6, a whole box of CAT6 @ 1000’ feet is around 200.00. My company does IT consulting. I know data and packets. |
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