Go with one run, use a switch near your destination, but!! Try to keep the switch's power supply outside / before your power conditioner.
Separate Ethernet runs or one, then to a switch?
My wifi router is about a 25 ft cable run from my AV system. I can run 2 or 3 Ethernet cables from the router to the equipment, but should I run one cable and connect it to a switch such as Etheregen (my max budget probably) or any other kind of switch/splitter to go to the equipment? I may have an integrated amp or preamp for Qobus streaming there eventually. Now I have a Bluesound Node2 into an Anthem AVR and a separate Roku.
Or maybe 2 runs. One dedicated for the (BS Node2) streamer (or eventually an all-in-one integrated) and a second one for everything else with a switch/splitter for them.
or
Place the switch at the wifi router with a short patch cable, and still run the multiple lines from that location to the equipment?
Is there a best practices for this?
Thanks
Or maybe 2 runs. One dedicated for the (BS Node2) streamer (or eventually an all-in-one integrated) and a second one for everything else with a switch/splitter for them.
or
Place the switch at the wifi router with a short patch cable, and still run the multiple lines from that location to the equipment?
Is there a best practices for this?
Thanks
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