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Go Cat8!

I just changed my Maicord Opal Cat6 which was no slouch in its day to an Onti Cat8 from AliExpress, linking the Etherregen to my InnuOS Zenith Mk3: Shazam, cristal clear treble, vibrating bass and an enormous increase in the recordings‘ ambience and liveliness. It goes to emphasize how important the short bit of cable between switch and server actually is. Highly recommended, the Onti Cat8 is a heavy gauge, heavily shielded cable with state of the art magnesium connectors.

antigrunge2
antigrunge2 OP
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@emailists,

 

I am glad you enjoy the little tweak. Like you I keep marvelling at how little we still know about digital sound transmission and how spending not very much can have such good effect.

Enjoy the music

 

 

emailists
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Funny thing is As I I did the switch my GF kept asking why I keep listening to the same tracks over and over again.  
I explained that if she told any of the IT people she knows that I heard a difference switching Ethernet cables, they would laugh and say I was crazy.  

emailists
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Anyone else have a chance to try these cat8 cables out?

Now that I have some more time on them, I’m realizing their benefit throughout the spectrum.  Listening to Hubert Laws Rights Of Spring DSD really shows off the added realism of the flutes.  

I’m still shocked at what an Ethernet cable upgrade can do.  
 

I’m also wondering if I’m hearing even more benefit than @antigrunge2 because I’m using two of the cables, while he only ran one?

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