This has been posted elsewhere but it’s a dang good read (and/or a good soporific).
Which Ethernet filter?
Hello all,
My new Innuos streamer system is coming along nicely, and I've been startled how my A-B comparison of USB cables affected the overall SQ - I settled on the FTA Sinope. I'm now looking at enhancing the ethernet feed to the Innuos.
Presently, I have the SotM ISO-CAT7 (limited Red edition with dCBL-CAT7u cable to DAC), and noticed a lift in detail once installed.
I'm very interested in the Network Acoustics ethernet options. Has anyone compared either the Eno or Muon systems to the either the IS0-CAT6 or ISO-CAT7?
Many thanks,
Mark
Netgear Orbi Satellite => AQ Carbon => SotM ISO-CAT7 => SotM dCBL-CAT7u => Innuos Zenith Mk3 => FTA Sinope USB => Hegel H390
@wsrrsw , thanks for that. I'd really love to try both of Uptone's ethernet and USB regenerators. Could be a while though, I guess. |
I managed to find two old-ish TP-Link MC200CMs with cable and power supplies for £11 on eBay, and I think it might be the best SQ improvement I've ever made (even better than the speakers' Gaias). The bass definition, dynamics and transparency have all gone up a level. At the moment I have a 30cm Sotm dCBL-CAT7u ethernet into the Zenith. I'll play around with different ethernet cables, and maybe reintroduce the Sotm ISOCAT7. I've also got an Ifi iPower X on order for the 2nd MC200CM. But wow! Exciting times. I can't see myself not trying a Sonore opticalModule when it becomes available again. |