I thought the Mojo dac usb inputs didn't require usb power, if usb board within dac not self powered could make difference. If that case, I'd try another input on Mojo dac, means not optimized for usb.
Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up
Curiosity got the better of me recently and I tried a pretty cheap tweak where I used two Fiber Optic converters between the eero access point and my Lumin U1 Mini streamer. Converted from copper Ethernet to fiber optic then back to copper and then into streamer using my Supra Cat8.
I was pleasantly surprised with the improvements this change had brought into my system and now I am wondering if I can do better. One other aspect of the current configuration that I don’t like is the clutter - each unit comes with it’s own power supply and add to that a fiber optic cable. I already have a spider web of wires and am not looking to add to that.
Objective is to have as much noise, RFI and EMI removed before it reaches the streamer.
Seeking opinions on the following units from those who had tried them in their systems:
- English Electric Network Switch 8 (Silent Angel is pretty much the same thing)
- Uptone EtherREGEN (currently out of stock)
- Network Acoustics Eno (box or streaming system)
What is your experience with these units?
Anything else to add to the above list?
Thanks in advance!
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@sns - I hadn't thought about that but you may be right. I will try disconnecting the power leg of the USB cable to check it out. I seem to remember being able to do that with my Pavane DAC. |
Further listening, and connecting/disconnecting stuff has led me to the same conclusion as before, which I have quoted above. My system and environment must not suffer any particular noise problems since these accessories that are intended to mitigate noise seem to have almost no sonic effect on my system. If anything, the ENO adds the extremely subtle effects of smoothness and darkness, with no noticeable improvements in noise reduction as noise in my system is already vanishing low. As before, the Gigafoil seems to move things a tiny bit in the other direction, also with no noticeable reduction in noise. Maybe this is why my second choice set-up was to include both the Gigafoil and the ENO, since they sort of cancel each other out wrt sonic contribution. Therefore, my only conclusion is that these add-on accessories (ENO, Gigafoil, Bonn N8, and fiber with converters) seem to be unnecessary in my system, so I can save my money. Also, there may be something to the thought that having better components reduces the need for accessories as I cannot envision these things making the substantial levels of sonic improvements reported by some here. YMMV |
@mitch2 not surprised at all by your findings. As the quality of your components goes up the need to have all these filtering and regenerating devices goes away. More is not always better. Like I said earlier, in my system the NA Eno streaming system alone was all I needed. That was with Lumin U1 Mini and Benchmark DAC 3 HGC. |
“As the quality of your components goes up the need to have all these filtering and regenerating devices goes away. ” That’s been my findings as well. And Congratulations on embracing the future of streaming, today. The network attached high quality DAC is the way to go. |
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