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Pimping your router

1. Use a wired router only
2. If wireless router is needed, separate router for wifi
3. only streamer, NOTHING ELSE connected 
4. use LPS to feed router
5. use shortest possible quality cable to streamer
6. use Acoustic Revive RLT-1 filter on spare router or streamer port
7. wrap router and LPS in EMI/RFI shielding material
8. use EMO EN70-HD filter near streamer for ethernet connection
9. use quality shielded cable between router and internet access point

All of these will individually improve your streaming SQ, in aggregate the effect is significant
Enjoy the music
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jerrybj
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@lalitk 

That is an important point for those who have streamers with a 1Gb/s interface.

From what I understand a 100 mbit/s interface is very common in streamers. As mine is. So will be fine. 😀

jerrybj
869 posts
 

@lalitk

And in answer to your question, yes, I have ordered a Stack Audio SmoothLan.

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lalitk
5,614 posts
 

@jerrybj 

Great, hope to hear your impressions soon. 

agisthos
507 posts
 

Doesn't it just slow the network traffic down to 100mbps, rather than cause the streamer not to work?

For example I would slow down ports on a managed switch from 1Gb/s to 100mb/s, and a 1Gbs streamer would still work.

But this was done at the switch level, perhaps an inline device like what most network filters are will indeed cause problems.

paullb
131 posts
 

I just put a Ferrum  Hypsos LPS with a LessLoss Marc entropic pc on my mesh node router and the system sounds noticeably better. Less noise, greater detail, greater dynamics. No downside. Obvious on the first track. Crazy hobby. 

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