When using ethernet for hooking up streaming devices and dacs, what cat level of ethernet cable should be used. Is there any sonic improvement by going to a higher dollar cat 7 or 8 cable?
Thanks Mike, I appreciate your feedback. I will need a 35' to 50' length so that is why I am questioning whether it's worth to buy a higher quality cable.
Didn’t try bluejeans for ethernet but liked their 4974R 12G sdi cable as an SPdif cable.
For ethernet I started with some throwaway CAT5e scrounged from work but later tried some belden 1305A CAT5e and 1303E CAT6a from Designacable in the UK and was surprised to find I preferred the 5e and liked it enough to stop looking.
Ditto on the bluejeans cat 6 ethernet cable. Also using the small green computer optical isolation bundle to clean it up. At first it was a subtle improvement but after a while experiencing with it on or off, I feel it clearly cleans up the sound, better clarity and space.
I just bought 4, cat 8 cables of various lengths from Amazon. I had cat 5 cables that I made years ago and one of them started acting up is the only reason I replaced anything.
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