SOtM dCBL-CAT7 LAN Cable


Hello Folks, 

Has anyone tried this cable yet? What are your listening impression about this cable compared to your previous Ethernet cable. The Filter Block on this cable is what intrigues me...It's supposed to eliminate the wide band digital noise inflow from the router or NAS. 

I realize the best way to find out is to try one in my system. Since these cables are not cheap and I need a pair for my system, i thought it would be nice to hear some feedback from audiophile community. 

I will be using this cable between a pair of Apple AirPort Extreme, 1st APE connected to AT&T modem and the other one to my Aurender streamer, thus providing a stable 'wired' Ethernet connectivity. 
 
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@david_ten 

Thank you for sharing your experience. That's quite a setup you have, I bet your system sounds amazing. 

One of the comments from the review got me little concerned, "Compared to the dCBL-CAT6, vocals are a bit thinner and lean but still natural sounding".  

Did you observe vocals being thin and lean in your system? 

Hi Lalitk. Thanks.  .... it seems more like a work in progress to me. :)

Yes, there were a few statements that perhaps were contradictory or confusing to me as a reader. Sounds like you have picked up on similar issues. Having the SOtM cabling/filter in my system has made his review much clearer to me and I now better understand what he is communicating in those two reviews.

I don't have the dCBL CAT6 on hand, so I cannot answer your question directly, and with a comparative lens.

However, I can say that in my above setup, I in no way find vocals to be lean or thin. In fact, they are much more solid and with added body, tightly imaged, and very clean.

As I mentioned in my previous post, the SOtM's impact on solidity was really surprising to me. 
@david_ten 

Thanks again for clarifying. I am going to start off with a pair of dCBL-CAT7 in my setup as below, 

1) AT&T Modem > dCBL-CAT7 > AirPort Extreme
2) AirPort Extreme > dCBL-CAT7 > Aurender

I will re-access after this installation if I need to insert a isoCAT6 filter in either of these configurations.

Cheers!

@ david_ten  : Can the SOTM filter be used with the Supra Cat8 cables ? Thanks in advance. Jeff