Fiber or Eithenet


I need to pull new cable from my router / Small Green Computer Music Server to my DAC (Bricasti M1S2 with nexwork card).  Which should I pull and why?  Differences.  I think about WireWorld for the ethernet. About an 80 ft run.

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I don’t think it makes an audible difference... but...

at 30’ or more the chances of inductively picking up a surge voltage from a nearby lightning strike is non zero. Given the chance to run either fiber or Ethernet I would 100% run fiber for that reason alone.

If you are like me you have expensive gear at both ends of a run like that. PC’s on one and HT equipment on the other. Fiber is best, but as I wrote elsewhere, your risk from nearby lightning strikes may be a lot lower than mine.

Otherwise, if you already have or must run a long Ethernet, use an isolator which is certified to UL60601.