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Ethernet cables

Long time audiophile here but, more of a rookie regarding streaming. My basic question is should I upgrade my ethernet cables and what price point would be reasonable for my application.

The streamer is in a secondary system and is used only for casual listening. The streamer is hardwired to the system. At this point I do not have a streamer in the main system.

Below is a list of the gear in system 2.

The streamer is a Node 2i with the power supply upgrade from LHY (a DIY kit) sourced from Beatechnik out of Singapore. Not using the internal DAC but, feeding the digital signal to an outboard DAC.

DAC - Luxman DA-06

Preamp -  Simaudio P5.3

Amp - McCormack DNA-500 (yes, way overkill power wise for the system but, I love the very relaxed sound of this amp)

Speakers - Dynaudio Contour 30i

Cables - Primarily Transparent Ultra mm2 generation.

Internet is from my cable provider via coax cable.

There are three short cat 6 ethernet cables (5'). One going from the modem to the router, one from the router to the wall connection for a 100 foot cat 7 run in the attic and one at the system end wall connection to the Node. The short cables are Amazon Basics cat 6. The 100 foot cat 7 was sourced from Amazon with one of those never heard of names - Snanshi which, seems to be fairly decent but, I wouldn't really know.

So, do I upgrade the Amazon Basics cables and if so, what would be a reasonable choice?

 

 

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jmeyers
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I am now using a Shunyata Sigma V2 Ethernet cable between my switch And my DAC because of its exquisite noise filtering capabilities and DH Labs Air Matrix  Cryo analog interconnect cables between my DAC and my preamp because of its intrinsic sweetness. 

classicrockfan
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@jmeyers 

now using a Shunyata Sigma V2 Ethernet cable between my switch And my DAC because of its exquisite noise filtering capabilities ... because of its intrinsic sweetness.

What noise filtering capabilities are you talking about? How can a passive component like an ethernet cable possibly achieve this remarkable audio engineering execution? If it makes sense at all I will present it to the AES, audio engineering society, because it sounds phenomenal and definitely a novel discovery in cable/wire electronics that must be published in a high impact e.e. journal like the IEEE

protegimus
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@classicrockfan you must be a little behind in your reading sir as both common mode noise and EMI is very well documented and that is exactly what is being addressed by the chokes and shielding employed in the Ethernet cable and Muon referred to above.

That said there are much lower cost options available that are even more effective.

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