Neat "Tweaks" to improve the SQ of your streamed music!!!


After over 40 years of playing around with high end audio gear, I would consider myself a pretty well oiled audiophile (old fart). My current audio system is very highly resolving, if I may say so myself. At this juncture, I stream exclusively, so I concentrate on and strive to obtain the highest quality of sound from my streamed music. I have installed several wonderfully effective tweaks throughout my audio system over the past few years, but two of the greatest and most effective tweaks that I feel so fortunate to have discovered were the iFi LAN iSilencer and the Puron AC Conditioner. I use iFi iSilencers on all three of my ethernet cables, and I also use two of the Puron Conditioners in my listening room. I’ll let you do the research for more details on these incredible devises for yourself. But, all I can tell you is this, once I added the devices to my already highly detailed, transparent and resolving system, everything improved!!! Palpability, realism, organic-ness, see-through transparency, etc., all shined though to an even greater degree. When added to the elements of my system that are critical to the overall SQ of my streamed music, these devices actually elevated the sound quality of my audio system to a higher plateau. What these devices do so well is they effectively filter out, cleaning up and eliminate the grunge and noise from the electrical signal in the listening room, and also the ethernet signal itself, to help create a blacker, quieter background in the music. And, all at, IMHO, an extremely reasonable price. Mind you, I’m in no way associated with either company. I’m just passing on to others my own personal positive experience with these two incredible devices. They're quite amazing!!!  Happy listening.

kennymacc

@sns +1 this has been my experience, especially when comparing a generic FMC to the Sonore oModule Deluxe (both with quality LPS).

Novice question about these ethernet to fiber conversion setups.

What would be the difference if I used a extra Wiim Pro I have, put it next to my router,  plug a 1ft. Ethernet cable in from the router,  then use a 15ft toslink cable from the Wiim to my streamer/dac, would that give the same benefit? 

A few weeks ago I connected my Oppo 203 to my Onkyo rz50 for steaming duty. The Oppo is sitting directly on top of my Furman 20. I know the Oppo doesn't have the best DAC (looking into the upgrade kit). Yesterday, just for kicks, I had Slate coasters that I purchased for tweeking my TT that didn't workout. Took them out of the draw & slid the under the Oppo to see if there was any change. OMG! They opened up the sound stage & tightened up the base. I wonder what else would have done the same. 

Cheap tweak (not the band cheeky) : ground loop isolator on the incoming internet line at the entry port to the modem.