@wsrrsw

EtherRegen is a distant memory :-) Between Muon / ENO, my experience is limited to ENO which is nothing but all positive. The only reason ENO is no longer in my system because it doesn’t support 1Gb/s connection speed. I suggest you read up on thread by @grannyring which outlines his transition to Muon from ENO.

As far as M12 goes, yes it does not use RJ45 connectors, instead you need a M12 connector. If you go M12 route, you must buy either Telegartner M12 X-coded/MFP8 IE GOLD LAN or JCAT Signature LAN Cable GOLD M12 X cables. You need minimum of two such cables, one from router to M12 switch and 2nd one from M12 switch to Lumin X1. And 3rd one to connect Nucleus. For me, this was a end game solution. I am no longer looking to upgrade or tinker here n there. Pic 19 in my virtual system shows how M12 is being used in my system.

No, JCAT Isolator is not needed with M12. I bought one and sold it. It did next to nothing with M12 Switch.

Hope this helps!

@lalitk thanks for the feedback. Why is a 1 Gb/s connection advantageous? Surely Eno’s speeds are more than sufficient for even the most high-res streams.

Just checked their site.  They rate both of them at 100Mb/s

@lalitk As I recall you also helped me a while back. So thanks for then and now.

Looking at their web site it seems the Gold cables come bundled? I'll email them and get it all sorted. Doesn't look like there's a 30 day trial?

How could I forget I would need a cable to go to the Nucleus too? I know but I'm not telling.

I could avoid a router with use of their NET Isolator.

Then I'd need the Reference, Gold or Gold Mx12 cables. 

Did you also get a INITIO 3 or OPTIMO 3 power supply?

@lollipopguild

My network attached DAC/Roon Player conforms to RAVEENA which requires Gigabit Ethernet. To further learn about the advantages of RAVENNA and why Merging choose to adopt the RAVENNA, I suggest reading up on both Merging Technologies +player and RAVEENA networking.

@wsrrsw 

Yes, you can bundled the M12 Switch and your choice of LAN cables. I am bit confused about your response on Net Isolator. The Net Isolator act as a noise filtering device and not a direct replacement for router. Maybe you meant something else? 

And yes, I am using JCAT Optimo III DUO LPS with M12. Please click on pic19 in my audio system to learn more about my Ethernet setup.