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Aardvark Ethernet noise isolator

Has anyone tried one of these? Love the name...

I have an Ether Regen which outputs fiber to my Lumin X1.

So, I guess this device would go into the input of the Ether Regen but would its use of fiber out negate the Aardvark advantages? Will I be able to tell if it improves sound quality?

Anyway, I am such a tweaker that I went ahead and ordered one anyway.

Just looking for anyone who may have experience with the device.

ozzy

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@ozzy curious if you had ever tried copper to fiber media converters from amazon in place of your etherregen

A Pair of 1.25G/s Bidi Gigabit Multi-Mode Fiber Ethernet Media Converter with 2PCS Bidi SFP LC Dual Transceiver Module Included, 10/100/1000Base-Tx to 1000Base-SX SMF RJ45 to SFP Slot up to 550M

https://a.co/d/4YPjUPP

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Yes, originally when I had the PS Direct Stream Dac, I used similar converters. They seemed to work well.

ozzy

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So the Lumin sounds better with the fiber in than with the copper?

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Oh yes. The PS Direct Stream did also. Using fiber eliminates the wire in the equation. To me, the sound change was immediate and a large improvement. There is a calmness to the sound.

ozzy

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Good to know. Thanks!

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