You must feel great being a part of the 18,475th discussion.
hard to believe you all are debating it for the 18,457th time.
Audio Grade Ethernet Cable
I've been thinking about getting a DH Labs ethernet cable. My thought is to get my crappy router as close to my Bryston BDP 3 as possible, so that the cable is only 0.5 meters. I do have a TeraDak LPS connected to the router. Is this a waste of time and money? I know the cable is just a couple hundred dollars but I don't want to spend that much just to realize again that my local files will always be preferable.
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I've had good luck with Blue Jeans cable Cat 6 cables and LINKUPCat8 Ethernet Patch Cable Double Shielded cables. One thing I think speaks to both of their quality is the fact a Fluke Instruments cable test is included with each cable which certifies their performance. How many boutique audio cable makers include test documentation with their products? |
@nmolnar Thank you for the link. I was looking at Blue Jeans and your right, they are very transparent about their product. I have to wonder what kind of mark up there is on some of these more expensive cables. |
I do understand the principle that separates have the potential to be better. I would, however, think a well designed combination unit would try to account for the potential pitfalls of internal noise. I ultimately went with a combined DAC -Streamer to use my limited space more effectively. I have to say, when comparing streamed music to the same tracks on CD ( via the same DAC ) I cannot hear any significant difference. I think at some point we are striving for some very small incremental benefits in our sound systems. |
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