How much does a modem impact sound performance when streaming high resolution music and or video via Ethernet connection? If you believe the impact is important/noticeable, can you make a recommendation on your favoured modem? Thank you
Yes I did mean a cable modem. Thank you for the responses. However, with these responses being in conflict with each other...I am not sure which way to go. I will keep the Cable modem outside of the clean power zone. Thank you again.
“None at all. See: buffer”. I am somewhat in the dark when you mention buffer. I did a search on “buffer” and found numerous discussions. Most talked about using an active buffer in the chain. Is that what you are referring to? If so, what brand/model do you recommend? If not, can you help me understand what you mean by “buffer”. Thank you
Geoffkait, I am not sure what prompted your comment on that specific cable...However, it just so happens that i do have/use AQ Diamond Ethernet cables.
Steakster, I would like to get your input on choosing the proper LPS for my setup. What would be the best way to accomplish that? Relaying all of my equipment and how it is setup will be cumbersome using this format. Let me know what information is needed and I will be happy to supply that.....Thank you.
My understanding was that the wall warts plug into the power conditioner and has the same type of impact the the LPS would have? Thank you for the feedback!
Thank all of you for!input on this subject. Based on a recommendation from Steakster, I did some research on all of my wall wart power connections. The idea was to find an LPS that would match up well to the wall wart power sources. Based on my research, I chose the Audioquest Niagara 1200 LPS. That should arrive next week. Can’t wait to get it hooked up and listen! Comments are still welcomed. Again thank You.
Ok, I understand your point about the wall warts being the weak link. I spoke with Chords North American Distributor. I have two key pieces from Chord, the Hugo TT2 DAC and the M Scaler. They were adamant about not replacing their wall wart with a LPS. I am not sure why... Their response was that the entire power system was designed to be what it is and any change will have a negative impact on performance. Any advice?
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