Ethernet cables

@jerrybj 

+1000

Assuming you have a high-end system with the requisite resolutioncapabilitiesc: (a fine but important distinction) ….

Then the run-of-the-mill junk cables you get at STAPLES is a huge step down.…brittle, annoying digital “edge”, raspy, generally harsh and very fatiguing …full stop.

2nd thought based on actual experiences.

to max out the performance of quality audiophile Ethernet cables, think

- linear power supplies into the network switch,

- insert a step-up audiophile network switch ( yes…I used to be a big sceptic too) , and

- if your  sreamer/ DAC lacks an internal linear power supply, then plug one here too.

Another do cables matter discussion.
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Ethernet Cables

"Digital is just 1's and 0's" is a good way to think about data trasfer (banks, nuclear weapons, photo downloads) but not streaming.  Streaming can's use FTP with error checking that will take whatever time it takes to get files bit perfect.  Streaming will just move on, play the song, with whatever bits it has been able to gather.  So good cables make a difference.

That said, with the stupid expensive cables you are paying for a lot of marketing, salesmanship, cosmetiic upgrades and perhaps not much engineering improvement. the sweet spot is probably in the middle somewhere.

Jerry

Ethernet cables like all other interconnects in high end audio can make a significant difference, depending on your system and components they can make an almost imperceptible difference or a very substantial one. Matching the cost with the improvement by experimentation is a prudent method to choose cables. I use DHLabs and Cardas Ethernet cables although I have tried a few others,

Applying logic as to why they should or should not make a difference is best done after you have tried a variety of them,