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Repeater/extenders are evil!

As highly recommended by dCS, I had the Xfinity tech move the router/modem to near the DAC and Streamer. All he had to do was run the coax line around the outside of the house and connect it to an existing cable coax that was already there in the wall. It took about an hour and only cost me $70 for the service call.

Guess if you have no existing wall port, it would be fairly simple to drill and create one. Maybe in that case there would be a bit more cost.

But go for it!

For decades, I was a die hard analog guy. Previously, I only used my DAC for TV. Music was way digital sounding. Edgy, hard, disturbing. No more. 
It still does not sound more organic than analog, but I now find myself enjoying streaming and not listening much to my TT. I am finally enjoying the benefits of digital. Even though not perfect, the soul of the artists shine through.

If you are connecting by using an extender, get rid of it and hard wire directly to your modem/router.

mglik

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mglik OP
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Today, my Aurender W20SE arrives!

Looking forward to a major improvement in SQ.

But just using the built in streamer in my dCS Lina DAC it sounds really good after hard wiring. So much so that now for two days I have listened only to digital.

Am accepting the deficiencies of digital and enjoying all the benefits.

I have gone over to the dark side!

Going down the digital rabbit hole, I have watched many YouTubes. Took a small step by ordering two tweaks from Amazon Prime. The Ifi LAN Silencer for $89 and their upscale wall wart for $69. If they don’t work I will send them back.

Does anyone have experience with the Synergistic Research Network Switch and Router? These each are about $2K. I do not particularly care for that company.
Or any experience with other tweaks?

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