Ehernet cable question in streaming systems

I upgraded my cable to go upstairs where my full music computer lives, it made a great improvement . I would say upgrade all your router cables as I think you  shall notice a marked improvement.

Supra cat8 is a very good and affordable ethernet cable for upgrading your wiring.

would you get Supra over, let's say, Audioquest cinnamon?

I just upgraded to a Supra CAT8 based on a recommendation on a different thread. Significant improvement in sound over the CAT6.

+1 Supra Cat8.  But you will obtain a greater improvement by adding an audiophile-grade EN bridge between the generic router and your music server.  Then deploy relatively short sections of high-quality EN cable to/from the bridge.

sigh..... shame so many folks don't understand how digital music actually works.  

sailboat
"sigh..... shame so many folks don't understand how digital music actually works."

Sheesh! How does the above statement help anybody?  We all have to learn and I thought that this is what this sight is for!  I suppose you could say anything, like "sigh.....shame so many folks don't understand Russian literature, or entomology, or watchmaking, ad infinitum.

Hey, at least one person understands how digital music actually works. 🙄

The point @sailboat is making that data is only being supplied to the processing component.
Good cable runs are helpful, an example would be Shielded Cable.

suggest you check out Monoprice and CAT 8 or CAT 7 ethernet cables. They have good construction and most importantly shielding. You can "re-cable" all your connections for short money. If you don't like what you hear you aren't out much at all.

The point @sailboat is making that data is only being supplied to the processing component.
Good cable runs are helpful, an example would be Shielded Cable.

And that's why Supra CAT8 is being recommended. Separate shielding on each conductor.
Yes, it's data being transmitted.

sailboat"sigh..... shame so many folks don't understand how digital music actually works."
Since you see to be a knowledgeable expert, authority, and possibly even another Audiogon visionary why don't you tell us how it works because as you might imagine some of us could be confused does digital use 1's and 0's or is it just an on and an off I have always wondered that myself and is it really perfect forever because forever is a long time!

In a home network you won't see any improvement between 6a,7 or 8 but monoprice has good product and is reasonable so buy whichever you're  comfortable with. . These all use shielding. 

You need to choose wisely...
Monoprice CAT6 is unshielded. This is what I was using before CAT8.

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=18600

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=7499

Digital music? It is a transport of tiny analog square waves that receivers interpret as 0 and 1. Good cable practicing also apply here. Noise and leakage currents can travel on the line. Some cables preserve the bitstream better on the way to the endpoint and the receiver/converter has better info to work with. Cabling is always the icing on the cake in audio.

I think the Supra is better then the Audioquest Cinnamon. I have had both. Supra can sound a bit darker, but it is the absence of noise (due to the pitch twist and the shielding). They also interfere less with other cables. 

You can get Cat6 shielded from monoprice get STP. Cat 6a and 7 can be found with various types of shielding STP or S/STP . Cat 8 is usually S/FTP. In a home network you’re not going to notice a difference. Best to use 6a or 8 , Cat 7 is a bit different. 

Ditto Supra Cat 7 or Cat 8. Doubt anyone can tell the difference between them foe digital audio.