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Pimping your router

1. Use a wired router only
2. If wireless router is needed, separate router for wifi
3. only streamer, NOTHING ELSE connected 
4. use LPS to feed router
5. use shortest possible quality cable to streamer
6. use Acoustic Revive RLT-1 filter on spare router or streamer port
7. wrap router and LPS in EMI/RFI shielding material
8. use EMO EN70-HD filter near streamer for ethernet connection
9. use quality shielded cable between router and internet access point

All of these will individually improve your streaming SQ, in aggregate the effect is significant
Enjoy the music
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brenn
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The Fios extender is where all of the items I listed and was wondering if introducing a Ethernet switch and hard wire all components; would that be worth wild? My next question is buying a ifi ipower for the Fios wireless router upstairs is worth the investment? The big question here is: does a switching power supply induce noise onto the Ethernet signal?

thanks again for and and all replies as this is kinda specific to a Fios Moca network.
antigrunge2 OP
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As far as improving the router power supply: in my case it helped quite a bit. As far as as the FIOS is concerned: wifi network extenders as they typically use the power lines tend to be noise collectors and as such are not good for audio purposes. If you have a way to go back to the router via ethernet using a switch, that is likely to be quite beneficial.
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In my case, the extender has a wall wart power supply. Silly question but is their a way to get notifications regarding responses to the forum? I didn’t see anything and thanks for your response!
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@brenn,

the way I check is by using the Browse tab selecting ‘relating to you‘.

There may be better ways.

Sounds like your extender works gets its signal via wifi rather than power lines. I have good experience with a cheap Chinese linear Ps
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Much appreciated!
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