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Ethernet

I am adding a HiFi Rose RS 130 to my set up and need to split my ethernet cable run...  Here is my question:  I have about a 20' run into the splitter , then 2 x 3' runs to the RS130 and a BluSound Vault.  I have been using a $20 ethernet Cat 5 cable on the BluSound Vault alone.  I am seeing (typical) ethernet runs for $7,000 to $1.50.  Where do I go here?  Primary goal is to make sure all 3 runs are identical and really NOT thinking of spending a ton here.  Thoughts?  Cat 5...6...7...?

Help !!

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veroguy
139 posts
 

Agree with many here that Blue Jeans would be more than fine for setting a baseline to start.

I'd then start trying different eth cables from the splitter to your streamer and vault.

I have a similar setup today:

Router > Switch > Streamer

I had all blue jeans, but now I only use blue jeans of about 12 feet from Router to Switch (LHY SW-6), and then a 1.5m Sablon eth cable to the streamer.  In my system, it's an upgrade in SQ.

The Avanti cable recommended by akg above looks compelling.  Give it a try.

Can you provide more details on what the "splitter" is?  Is it a switch or hub, or something else?

mikhailark
326 posts
 

Blue Jeans is what you want. Anything over is a scam. Ask yourself - does Amazon (Tidal, etc) use $1000 Ethernet cables in their data centers? No? Why would you?

antigrunge2
1,432 posts
 

@mikhailark 

audio isn’t digital since analogue noise messes with the subsequent D/A signal conversion; i.e. RMI/EFI or ground level noise matter in audio, not digital.

mikhailark
326 posts
 

@antigrunge2 - where does it mess with USB and how? SPDIF - sure. This is why no one should be using coax. I am yet to hear explanation on USB. Ethernet even more resilient. Everything is retransmitted if there is an error. Again - your email does not change no matter fiber, electrical, satellite links and 100 times conversion of electric to optical to radio and back. It comes to you 100%. So is the FLAC file.

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