Nucleus, is there a better alternative?

Sonore OpticalRendu and OpticalModule no longer available, They are having to be redesigned due to chip shortages, I have OpticalModule on order for perhaps two month, who knows how much longer wait.

@emergingsoul  FMC does BLOCK noise at point where optical cable comes out of first FMC. it does not ELIMINATE noise created at any point prior to that. The entire streaming chain still subject to signal loss due to noise, same as with ethernet. Theoretical advantage of optical wholly based on proposition it totally blocks noise vs. ethernet which may continue to pass along noise produced upstream. Ethernet filters reportedly effective in blocking this noise. I will soon be comparing Acoustic Network Muon to FMC prior to server.

Network switches seem to be a great source for creating lots of noise. So do the network switches limit the noise being created?

A network switch is like an orgy of traffic because of all the Sharing of netwerk that goes on

You are correct, that's why they have audiophile switches, supposed to limit noise. I did try audiophile switch, preferred router with no switch, router powered with lps. Guess I'm lucky with no need of switch in my setup, why add another component if not needed, addition by subtraction.

Having said that, I assume audiophile switches superior to regular switch, this based on positive reviews of many.

K41 is a nice solution.  It offers an extremely clean ethernet input.  I have tried it as an alternative to the Nucleus + as that is my other server.  This will be an improvement as the processor is quieter and the direct connect from Antipodes to X1 should provide a cleaner connection than just about anything else.  

I have a customer who is running one (K40) with a Weiss and it is extremely effective.  

Incidentally, I am an Antipodes dealer and a Roon dealer.  

My understanding is that an LPS on a Nucleus or Nuc ONLY makes a difference if you’re going straight from the Nucleus or Nuc into your Roon Endpoint by USB.

if you’re connecting to the endpoint through the network, it makes no difference.