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Effect of Internet Service Quality on Streaming?

I’ve struggled for a long time with sound getting much, much worse around dinner time, and in some rare cases I don’t get depth, clarity, dynamics and imaging back until around midnight. Like many people I’ve attributed this to noise on my AC lines. But recently I’ve been wondering if maybe internet service quality is at least contributing to the issue in some manner. When I run tests it appears that speed, jitter, and latency are all higher at times when the sound is poor. That got me wondering if anyone knows whether one type of internet service is better than another for HiFi streaming? For example, is ADSL or DSL better, or does it matter? And what about speed? Particularly interested in anyone who has real world experiences from experimenting in this area…
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audioman58
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Your digital can and does pick up packet noise from home to home 

this is why I installed a good LPS  power supply and bought my own upgraded router modem combo motorola 8702 which has docsis 3.1 many are older 3.0 

the new ones much better wifi picture even tv streaming Roku.

I hard wire my streaming the LPS which I use Linear Tube Audio Excellent !

nothing even close under $1200 , it’s on sale$700  Audiogon  and the DC cableto the router is excellent ,most others charge $150  for the cable , youcan buy a LPS for $3-400 but no where is good and crappy Dc cable , use decent aftermarket power cords.and a decent Ethernet switch for $600 the best  LHY , SW-8 

eastern electric no not as good just look at the parts quality compared. And decent Ethernet cables . The most important cable for sure is at the end point. Look for  Telegartner make topEthernet connectors on your cables. 

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audioman58
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Linear power supplies on router, as well as your switch 

jcat Ethernet reference Ethernet cables more natural then the AQ Diamond 

i own one put the Jcat as your end point , and digital power cords which have extra screening . 

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