A lot of people here are impressed with the optical Rendu that reportedly removes noise and significantly improves sound quality, so that may be something to consider. Best of luck.
Ethernet cables
So I've been streaming for just over a year (I'm really an analog guy, listen about 75% to my TT set-up). Been listening to Roon/QoBuz via my MacBook Pro thru a Bricasti. The Bricasti is hooked-up via a Ethernet cable to an Xfinity "POD" which works well. Yesterday got in a Roon Nucleus and what a great sonic improvement! Very happy. But here's the question. I'm using a very good Ethernet cable from the Bricasti to POD but how important is the Ethernet cable from the Nucleus to the switch? Personally I haven't done much comparisons with Ethernet cables.
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Hi sksos: I found this review article helpful http://www.audiodrom.net/en/special-edition-reviews/104-ethernet-rj-45-cables-shootout In the conclusion section they determined that the cable from the modem to router wasn't important. I had a combination of Supra Cat8 and SOTM Cat7 in my system. I recently replaced the Supras with the Viablue cables. https://tritonaudiocables.com/Digital-Cables_c_23.html They are a bit more money, but they are a definite upgrade in sound quality from the Supras (better frequency extension and the highs really sparkle without edginess). The SOTMs are for sure the best, but at a price. Good listening. Jeff |
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