Fiber works for me, but it terminates into the fiber port in my Sonore Sig Rendu SE Opt. so there are no converters near my system. Even when I used a converter for the final fiber endpoint, I never heard any detriment to using fiber. Plus, I know of no "audiophile approved fiber" yet so no need to worry about having the latest and greatest version.
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No good reason not to try it - you can buy two converters and 15M of fiber cable for $70. Run it across the floor to try it, before pulling cable through the wall. Later, even if you choose to use Ethernet cable, you can buy a shorter fiber cable and try incorporating the converters as an optical break at the end of the Ethernet run. |
The cable run from my network equipment to my main system room is about 40 feet. I have CAT8 Ethernet and fiber optic lines (both) permanently installed. I have A/B compared them multiple times and never heard a reliably meaningful difference between them into Antipodes, Mojo Audio, and now Sonore server/streamers. After installing the Sonore (streamer only) I now have my server (sonicTransporter i9) in the same room with the network equipment with just the Sonore streamer in my system room. Since the Sonore inputs fiber optic directly, with no conversion, the decision to use 15M of fiber optic cable from my server in the network room to my streamer in the system room was an easy one. In summary, use what works best for your set up and if you hear something bad, check the equipment, nearby cables and power supplies, connections, and other factors before assuming it is related to the type of line. |
Some here have been using these for a while now. The write-up appears to be the same but the price is a little higher. |
I noticed no reliably discernable difference and compared them side-by-side more than a few times. I am using fiber mainly because that is what my Sig Rendu SE accepts, and maybe a little because from a technology standpoint having zero chance of picking up EMI is still better than a small chance. If I heard a difference, I would pick the one that sounded best to me so, carry on whichever way you hear it. |