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Go Cat8!

I just changed my Maicord Opal Cat6 which was no slouch in its day to an Onti Cat8 from AliExpress, linking the Etherregen to my InnuOS Zenith Mk3: Shazam, cristal clear treble, vibrating bass and an enormous increase in the recordings‘ ambience and liveliness. It goes to emphasize how important the short bit of cable between switch and server actually is. Highly recommended.

antigrunge2

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antigrunge2 OP
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I am reporting on what I hear: replacing cables between Etherregen and server had a major impact.

antigrunge2 OP
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@Mceljo,

 

thanks for your thoughtful response. Meicord (sic) until a couple of years ago was the gold standard for ethernet patch cables. Through my journey over the years I have learned that avoiding RFI/EFI and ground level distortions is primordial for good digital music reproduction. By upgrading a longer run cable from Cat 6 to Onti Cat8 I had a wakeup call through substantially improved resolution, dynamics and soundstaging. It was therefore a bit of a no-brainer to also address the Meicord (apologies for misspelling the name in my original post) as well.What got me interested in Onti was the thick OCC copper gauge, the double shielding as well as the very high quality connectors. The reduction in noise floor is very impressive.

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