Audio Grade Ethernet Cable

If you are not going to convert to fiber, yes keep the cable as short as possible. Supra makes a superior CAT 8 ethernet cable, sjofn HiFi is the supplier to the US.....here's a link to the 1 meter cable

 https://www.ebay.com/itm/157127616904?_skw=supra+ethernet&itmmeta=01K129VN1JZHS612T2RV5AJ4P4&hash=item2495892988:g:5UwAAOSwB4NW07FZ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fib1LwMWSVQkyTFVLFAHGJme3y32vxkmxQ30UadQBxXlgfBvUw2ANcytcfxSA2bSlMH5aajtxZxO71MllIz5RTu8bYDvc5HNZ8%2FFWCTPWYFosZm9sQuIVUw7v%2F1V0HrL0yNGfa%2FZHd9i8yEzlwYH3X1JpwZzoax7l5BO1jUwE90FluMzt8JrPj4IsDySJkfTShVdp87pF9BPm%2Bj%2BQ7IyMe1ZPCedmqhDzm%2BvVYJ3m6ycROTXazTvErNDm06yxYlp0%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_rQ7smIZg

Hey goofyfoot...

Lots of attention to cable...best USB Cardas / upgraded Cardas forged connectors to speaker cables and the like.  Another vote for DH Labs as they provide a terrific plug for reasonable money.  The grip is the zip. 

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I replaced my ethernet cables with inakustik Premium (double shielded) Cat6 Ethernet cables for the digital chain.

The effe01 Ethernet/Fiber Optic Isolator is meticulously designed for audio and video streaming, effectively isolating noise within Ethernet networks, connecting a Sablon Audio 2020 Ethernet Cable feeds my Grimm MU1/Mola Mola Tambaqui.

Yes, that would be the cynical / conspiracy theory side. Reality is very different. 

That is not how manufactures think. It is simple to build something so expensive that no one will buy it. Each item must be carefully evaluated for what it sounds like. If it doesn’t sound better... then it is not going in. The more expensive a component the more it is going to be professionally reviewed... under greater scrutiny for performance... and the less units sold.  It is all performance driven in the high end. These are not highly profitable companies, they are made up of people dedicated to something they love. Have you ever heard of James Camron racing around or diving to the bottom of the sea with the CEO of VPI or Conrad Johnson? 

The increase in price is required because the more expensive the component the less that will be sold...so the price goes up. I know a lot of people in the industry. Many high end companies change hands after the founder dies... it isn’t because they are so profitable everybody wants to buy them... it is because it is really challenging to keep them solvent.