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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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yoby
539 posts
 
@ david_ten  : Can the SOTM filter be used with the Supra Cat8 cables ? Thanks in advance. Jeff
yoby
539 posts
 
Here's a link: https://www.highend-audiopc.com/shop/en/accessories/sotm-iso-cat6
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@yoby  Yes, and with any LAN cable. 

I haven't used it with my Supra CAT8 cables yet. I want to get an extended feel for SOtM's dCBL CAT7 > isoCAT6 > Black configuration before playing around with any combos.

Jay's review of the isoCAT6 filter (over at Audio Bacon) does address the Supra CAT8 in the chain and is one of his better combinations.
macdude
187 posts
 
What I did in my setup was get rid of the airport extreme (with it’s switching power supply) and replaced it with a 1 box netgear router/modem for Comcast.

I power the Netgear box with an Uptone JS-2.

Also, I added a Waversa hub (network switch with filters).

These upgrades brought massive improvements.

I’m curious how the sotm cable would improve upon this. Or would it be too much filtering.
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@macdude   Are you going to be trying the SOtM cable/filter out within your system? Or was it a question?

If it is a question, I can't answer it since I don't have the Waversa hub with filters in my system. 

All I can say is that the dCBL-CAT7 followed by the iso-CAT6 filter + Black Cable delivered within my system.

I have a standard slightly higher end Netgear 8 port switch and am using a Google Mesh WiFi Router to feed the port. My Cox modem/Router is standard issue but is removed from the Google box by about 50 feet. The Cox box and the Google box communicate wirelessly.

Hope you get to try it out...I'd love to hear your results.
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