jayrossi13,

Thank you for your post.

I am skeptical, and I do have an AfterDark Clock connected to my EthereRegen. Going from the EthereRegen to my Lumin is a fiber cable. So, I will place the Aardvark before the Ether Regen. Perhaps it will clean up the signal going into the Ether Regen? Who knows?

Here is a recent StereoTimes review.

AARDVARK ETHERNET ISOLATOR by Ron Cook (stereotimes.com)

ozzy

Thanks, the English Electric was one that I was thinking of when I read about the Aardvark unit. I wonder how they compare?

ozzy

Wow Thanks for that info! I'll check it out.

The Aardvark comes with a 14-day return (-) shipping costs. And I'm not shy about returning something if it doesn't impress me.

ozzy

I think, (if these things do work), if you can reduce noise, it should be a sound improvement. Especially, if it is in the front of the chain.

ozzy

Perhaps, but I have found it to really sound better, much more natural sound. However, my Lumin X1 can receive fiber direct without conversions.

So, I have fiber coming out of the Ether Regen to the Lumin, seems to be much better than when I used ethernet cable. At least with my set up.

ozzy

Oh, boy, just received the Aardvark! Came early via Fed Ex.

I'll give it a listen today!

ozzy

Today, I will remove it and comment on the difference.

ozzy

So, after much testing, for me, in my system, with the Ether Regen, I did not hear any benefit with using the Aardvark. As a matter of fact, I thought the bass was diminished. My hat’s off to the seller who allowed me to try it and then grant a refund (-) shipping costs. This seems to be the only way to tell if these types of filters will work well within a system.

Perhaps without the Ether Regen this device would have performed differently.

I sent it back.

ozzy

No, sorry.

The EtherRegen is essential to my set up because it outputs the fiber to my Lumin X1. There was no way to try the Aardvark after the EtherRegen. If it couldn’t improve at the front end, then I had no need for it.

But others should try it with different equipment it may just impress.

ozzy

Yes, originally when I had the PS Direct Stream Dac, I used similar converters. They seemed to work well.

ozzy

Oh yes. The PS Direct Stream did also. Using fiber eliminates the wire in the equation. To me, the sound change was immediate and a large improvement. There is a calmness to the sound.

ozzy

Has anyone tried one of these?

LAN iSilencer by iFi audio - LAN iSilencer (ifi-audio.com)

ozzy

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