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Reducing noise in an Ethernet over power configuration

I don’t have the luxury of a separate Ethernet outlet for streaming so I’m using PoE.  I’ve never been impressed with the sound quality of my EtherRegen feedin my Sonore UltraRendu.  I’m seeing products from iFi Like the silencer + that coul eliminate some of the noise.  Has anyone used one of these products for this type of application? 

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oddiofyl
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Maybe a switch where some ports are PoE and some are unpowered 

I have a TP Link Ether over AC adapter going into a TP Link fast switch with SFP ports.   From the switch I use a TP Link media converter via fiber optic to a media converter next to my Aurender.  From there into the Aurender.   Dead quiet.   

I had a similar Ether over AC adapter by Netgear and determined that was the cause of my noise.  Got the TP Link version that was 2 x as fast and it's super quiet.  

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oddiofyl
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I had a weird noise in my network.   It went away when I disconnected my TV ethernet cable from my switch 

I actually thought it was a bad tube.  Took them out, tested .   Noise persisted,  I tried another set of tubes.   It was driving me insane.  

Then I started isolating upstream and when I pulled the CAT 8 cable out of the switch the problem went away.   

Someone on this forum mentioned CAT 8's metal shield can cause noise.   They were right.   I just switched over to WiFi but I am going to try a CAT 6 this weekend.   It sounded exactly like a noisey tube , random , come and go and vary in intensity 

 

 

 

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