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Stack Audio-SmoothLAN Network Filter- WOW!

I just received this item that I purchased from Stack Audio after being impressed with the AUVA 100 Speaker footers.

For any of the Audio Streamers out there, my initial comment as to this item: The SmoothLAN Network Filter is WOW!

From first plug in, the soundstage deepened and widened immensely. How the heck this occurs is nothing short of amazing. I have tried many of the major brand ethernet filters, and some of them, maybe, did something. But not enough to keep them. I either sent them back or sold them. I did however keep an iFi Silencer unit.

My digital streaming consists of an EtherRegen sending out the signal via Fiber to my Lumin X1. I have the Stack Audio device going into the EtherRegen from the Modem.

And, since I have my Apple TV coming out of the EtherRegen it will be interesting to see if the Video improves.

Check out the review in EAR.

Stack Audio Smooth-LAN For Clean Streaming | The Ear (the-ear.net)

ozzy

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I received a Mail from Uptone Audio

The EtherRegen second generation will be availlable  early 2025 .

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tksteingraber

I'm not sure anymore which way is before or after the EtherRegen. My set up has the etherenet cable going into the EtherRegen and then I am using the fiber optic out from the other side of the EthereRegen to my Lumin X1.

For my arrangement, I definitely prefer the SmoothLan going into the EtherRegen.

ozzy

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maxwave,

From my understanding the EtherRegen production was stopped due to the inability to get parts for that design.

So, I wonder if the EtherRegen 2 version will be an actual improvement in sound or just different parts?

benzman,

I know I thought it sounded even better the next day too.

ozzy

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@ozzy

From the EMail ,  I received this morning ( it is a long text )

 

As you may have read, we have been working hard in development of EtherREGEN Gen2 for over 1 year—utilizing more readily available parts and incorporating a number of technical advancements. These include Gigabit capability on both the ‘A’ and ‘B’ sides of our unique active-differential-isolation moat, even lower jitter clock synthesizers, an exceptional new PHY chip, and the world’s best sine-to-square wave converter (benefiting those who chose to pair with an external 10MHz reference clock). The new version will even include a second SFP cage—on the ‘B’ side—to improve performance for users of optical endpoints.

 

However, every day and night we are trying to solve a last technical riddle with interfacing of two brand new special chips we have chosen. As soon as this puzzle is solved—hopefully within the next couple of weeks—we can then move on to the final round of test boards incorporating all of the elements and advancements of our new design.

 

Realistically, even if we solve this last programming issue next week, there time to produce next full version test board (large with lots of test points) and then actual pre-production test/beta boards all adds up to several more months before full salable production units are ready.

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Thanks maxwave,

I guess time will tell if it is an improvement in sound quality.

ozzy

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