Ethernet cables

@soix you said you bought the WW Starlight 8 ethernet cable already, correct? What improvements did you hear over the generic cable?
Or is it still sealed and you are contemplating swapping it to a higher end cable?

@soix sounds good. 

@jriggy why not get mesh network and put one of the access points close to your system. You can then use short Ethernet cable of better quality than you would have with your 100ft run. 

 

yage

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01-24-2024 at 09:23am 

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If you want to future-proof your in-wall run, I would go with the Blue Jeans Horizontal 6A cable.

Interesting. Running an obsolete cable is future proofing your in wall network run. Who would’ve thought….

1. Cat8 is the current version. Copper Ethernet for home use is unlikely the future

2. Running cables in walls is nearly a thing of the past with the introduction of mesh network. 

@yage I get around 250-300 min speed with EERO. That’s more than enough to stream music or movies.
Positioning the access point about 1-1.5m away front the streamer gives me the flexibility to experiment with high quality Ethernet cables. 
Running copper thru the wall doesn’t. Unless I add a switch and I prefer not to.

@decooney 2m black cable under $100 that would be a step up from cheap? Not that I can think of. And I wouldn’t bother. Don’t take small steps as they don’t yield the results you’re looking for. Treat Ethernet cable as you would a digital cable.
Purist in 2m should be under $400 new. I think it’s very good for the money. I compared it to Supra with stock ends and Supra with telegartner terminations, linkup, regular cheap crap. Purist is head and shoulders above. What else is there in the under $500 category I don’t know, haven’t tried. Bought Purist and am pretty content with it.
Hope this helps.

@decooney I came to the conclusion a while ago that I would get my answers by trying and listening. It’s not so much the cable that brings in the improvements as it is components interaction within the ecosystem if your setup that includes but is not limited to RFI, EMI, crosstalk, etc. and how your streamer handles this. My purist audio cat 7 Ethernet cable results in more open, more detailed and more articulate sound than the cheap $3 amazon cable, or $35 amazon linkup cable, or Supra cat 8. The other cables work just fine. No cut outs, no issues at all. They just don’t sound as good. If you were to compare these cables on the computer I guarantee you would not notice any difference and your upload or download will be just fine.
I have not tried everything under the sun but I tried enough to know they’re different. I recommend you try and hear it for yourself. .