Anyone tried fiber into EtherRegen SFP?
Putting a 2nd-hand EtherRegen before my Innuos Zenith Mk3 has probably been the single best upgrade I've made. Like most others' experiences, the shift away from a digital sound has been palpable.
I'm feeding the ER directly from my Netgear Orbi mesh satellite through a Wireworld Starlight ethernet cable. I was wondering, however, if anyone has experienced significant gains from feeding the ER with fiber into its SFP port?
I did assume initially that as the ER is a regenerator the quality of the input shouldn't matter that much. But as I saw another jump when upgrading the ER's input cable it's set me to wondering about optical.
In case there's been misunderstanding here, currently I'm doing: router => RJ45 A-port => RJ45 B-port => Innuos Zenith RJ45 I'm curious about: router => FMC RJ45 => Fiber => ER SFP A-port => RJ45 B-port => Innuos Zenith RJ45 The Fiber package I have my eye on is from ADOT, which contains an FMC, cable and a pair of SFP adapters: https://hifiplus.com/articles/adot-mc01-kit-2-fibre-ethernet-conversion-kit/ |
I have used it and it makes a difference keeping noise on the dirty end the media converter too makes a difference . I use the excellent Linear Tube Audio LPS which makes a noticeable improvement to the regen, and comes with a excellent DC cable , I should mention a decent power cord like the Pangea sig mk2 is good for a Pc not too expensive. Little green computer sells respectable LPS power supplies for the router ,and converter Ethernet to fiberoptic it all counts is sonics, weak link in the chain . Iuse a combo motorola 8702 which makes a nice improvement , uses the faster docsis 3.1 |
We wish to welcome you to Munchkinland! ER with fiber into its SFP port... Yes I did try. With my gear, I found the sound a bit too too sterile and went back to using ethernet cables in/out as that sounded more analog. YMMV. Per Uptone’s instructions when using SFP the EtherRegen can only have one Ethernet in and the SFP out. I run a room nucleus (powered by the UpTone PSU) so there’s that in need of ethernet too. One in and two out are needed for my setup. Using an external clock, high quality ethernet cables and an upgraded PSU helps too. Hard wired ethernet. The Telegartner M12 Switch Gold w/ its PSU is even better than the ER. Is it worth three plus times the cost of the ER (w/ clock and PSU figured in). To me yes. Alex at UpTone is an excellent guy and will answer any and all questions. Real support from a real person. That’s part of what you’re getting too.
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Not sure if this paper has Swensons explanation of why a FMC in front of fibre is a good idea. It could have been in a thread post on some site. However, this paper may aid in understanding in this thread. Some people are posting that this is pseudo-science, but my ears are a believer, at least the eR as an FMC. UpTone-J.Swenson EtherREGEN 'white paper'.pdf (shopify.com)
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