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Most Important, Unloved Cable...

Ethernet. I used to say the power cord was the most unloved, but important cable. Now, I update that assessment to the Ethernet cable. Review work forthcoming. 

I can't wait to invite my newer friend who is an engineer who was involved with the construction of Fermilab, the National Accelerator Lab, to hear this! Previously he was an overt mocker; no longer. He decided to try comparing cables and had his mind changed. That's not uncommon, as many of you former skeptics know. :)

I had my biggest doubts about the Ethernet cable. But, I was wrong - SO wrong! I'm so happy I made the decision years ago that I would try things rather than simply flip a coin mentally and decide without experience. It has made all the difference in quality of systems and my enjoyment of them. Reminder; I settled the matter of efficacy of cables years before becoming a reviewer and with my own money, so my enthusiasm for them does not spring from reviewing. Reviewing has allowed me to more fully explore their potential.  

I find fascinating the cognitive dissonance that exists between the skeptical mind in regard to cables and the real world results which can be obtained with them. I'm still shaking my head at this result... profoundly unexpected results way beyond expectation. Anyone who would need an ABX for this should exit the hobby and take up gun shooting, because your hearing would be for crap.  
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lalitk
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"It’s all about attention, you know, like the YouTube video currently under discussion"

+1, geoffkait. 

He's got way more attention here then on YouTube, that's why he won't leave 😜
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jinjuku
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Everyone understands here how music is being streamed off Ethernet and played back.

That’s news to me.

I have a simple question:

When you are playing back music and the Ethernet cable is disconnected and you still hear music. What happens to the SQ?

When you are playing back music and the Ethernet cable is disconnected and it’s going to play for ~ another 30 seconds and I place a different Ethernet cable back in what happens at the point I plug it back in and what happens at the point the Application calls on the OS to prefetch?

You are a computer audio luddite.
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jinjuku
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The trouble with pseudo skeptics is they’re not equipped to deal with reality. It’s all about attention, you know, like the YouTube video currently under discussion.

I'm willing to deal with the reality of showing the community at large, via a YT video, on your own setup you crashing and burning.

Whatever your current RJE is, I'll make one 300% longer, same construction (shield etc). Put it on Periscope in real time. 

Let's see how well you deal with reality. 
wgutz
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The next to last comment on the 1st page of this discussion by Milpai is the straightforward truth. Just because you or your equipment can't hear the difference in quality cables doesn't mean the difference doesn't exist for others. I've had systems in my home from peanuts to $100K+, And cables, including Ethernet (Cat 5, 6, 7 & 8), make a world of difference. In fact, I don't ever remember when changing a cable didn't either improve or degrade what I experienced in my not so humble opinion.
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