I like a good quality cable but nothing outrageous. I like silver plated copper for digital. Audioquest has several options in lots of lengths for silver coated copper.
Jerry
Lumin L1 ethernet cable upgrade
I have a Lumin L1 connected with a generic ethernet cable to my router. Will upgrading the ethernet cable have any advantage in sound with my Lumin T2.
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Short answer…. YES. I had them”usual” STAPLES grade CAT7 thinking that’s as good as it gets . I was not happy . So I upgraded to a CARDAS CLEAR and Avanti Audio Vivace CAT7 Ethernet Cable. MY TAKE:: (1) A clear and unambiguous step,up, in digitsl audio performance for me MOON 280D MIND2 streamer / DAC. ( by SIMAUDIO) (2) But don’t limit yourself into thinking this is the sole silver bullet solution.Rather, consider introducing an external power supply (iFi PowerX) to the Ethernet switch too. I was a non-believer and skepric too…until a friend brought over his IFI unit. = immediate step up in bass, slam, and dynamics along with a noise suppression. PS: we did a further bakeoff Belen 2 power supplies: the cheaper iPower2 versus the the upgraded iPowerX The iPowerX was clearly a bettter experience https://ifi-audio.com/products/ipowerx/
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@akg_ca : +1 Agreed. The Ifi products are a great bang for the buck lineup. I bought one of these for my English Electric 8 switch and the improvement was quite impressive over the standard wal-wart . iPower Elite by iFi audio - iFi power supply with whisper quiet noise floor. Better than audiophile grade. (ifi-audio.com) Good listening. Jeff |