I just got a streaming system setup and would like to try optical, but streaming is new to me and despite all the specific advice in this thread there is enough jargon that I don’t understand what I need to do. I have a single Ethernet cable running to an Innuos streamer/server (I don’t even really know what those words mean), then USB to DAC. There is talk in this thread of so many different pieces of equipment, I basically have one thing, an Innuos. I do not know what I would need to incorporate optical.
Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming
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@kingofgix try this easy set up for only $80 on amazon. Jaw dropping improvement for me. The other suggestions listed are even better but cost a lot more and more involved. Maybe down the line I will head there… Purchase these: 2 of these between your router and Innuos: Gigabit Ethernet Multi-Mode LC Fiber Media Converter With this fiber cable between the 2 fiber converter boxes: So it would look like this. Router>ethernet cable to first black converter box>optical fiber cable to the second black converter box>ethernet cable from second converter box to Innuos>Usb from Innuos to system |
tksteingraber, Thank you so much. Dummies like me need this sort of clear and specific info. That said, in reading further on ways to improve the streaming quality, I am wondering also about adding something like an Etheregen unit upstream of the Innuos. Anybody have any thoughts on that? Would doing the optical + Etheregen be beneficial, or are these two ways of accomplishing the same thing? |
Here is some info on adding optical, https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/how-to-optimize-digital-streaming-with-optical-fiber/2
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