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 I’m pretty sure that anything before or after the etherregen will not make a difference. In place of etherregen yes may be.
Ultimately you are converting copper to fiber and fiber is what goes into Lumin. There’s no noise in that link. You’ve taken care of that by the regen. Of course playing around with the tweaks is just fun but in my opinion this will be fruitless as far as obtaining any improvements. 

So, I ordered the iFi ethernet unit. It was about 1/4 the price of the Aardvark and perhaps if it doesn’t do much for my audio it may help my video.

And, through Amazon I can always return it for a refund.

ozzy

Well, I just got the iFi ethernet filter.

First impression, it does seem to do more than the much more expensive Aardvark, but not sure if it is a keeper.

Right now, it sounds like the music moved up a bit in frequency response. There does seem to be a wee bit more detail. I’ll let it play for a few days before I take it out to decide its merits.

ozzy