Extended the house in 2009, and had a telephone line put through to the lounge. Most probably Cat 5 cable. Phone is no longer...
Was easy for the electrician change the wall outlet from phone to ethernet cable.
The best improvement I achieved with my Node 130 was to replace the AC power board with a DC power board and a 5v iFi audio iPower X Low Noise Power Supply. Bluesound Node 2021 (gen.3) upgrade – low noise PSU interface |
I had pops and noises when switching digital sources. I removed the CAT 8 between Aurender and DAC , problem solved. Also set up the TP Link rg45 to Optical converters and system is free of pops and noise when switching. Someone mentioned CAT 8 is bad for audio a while back. Apparently the metal shield of the connector can cause problems with audio gear on the network |