Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up


Curiosity got the better of me recently and I tried a pretty cheap tweak where I used two Fiber Optic converters between the eero access point and my Lumin U1 Mini streamer. Converted from copper Ethernet to fiber optic then back to copper and then into streamer using my Supra Cat8. 

I was pleasantly surprised with the improvements this change had brought into my system and now I am wondering if I can do better. One other aspect of the current configuration that I don’t like is the clutter - each unit comes with it’s own power supply and add to that a fiber optic cable. I already have a spider web of wires and am not looking to add to that. 

Objective is to have as much noise, RFI and EMI removed before it reaches the streamer. 

Seeking opinions on the following units from those who had tried them in their systems:

  1. English Electric Network Switch 8 (Silent Angel is pretty much the same thing)
  2. Uptone EtherREGEN (currently out of stock)
  3. Network Acoustics Eno (box or streaming system)

 

What is your experience with these units?

Anything else to add to the above list? 

 

Thanks in advance!

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Showing 2 responses by jerrybj

I've bought a cheap switch (Cisco SG110D-08) and getting a low jitter clock installed.

@audphile1 

Unfortunately I will never know.

My system has been down for almost a year.

In that time I have bought: a Dac, streamer, two modded switches, three fuses, three LPS, Add Powr products, Akiko Audio products, DC cables for LPS, USB/SPIDF converter with clock, Black Ravioli Big Pads, 2 x Lan isolators, recapped my amp, and had ethernet installed replacing wifi.

I think it will sound a little different.