Based on your description, I would try to add an Ethernet switch between the router and the Bryston. I don’t think what you are hearing is noise (so the passive filter won’t help), it’s more likely the poorly timed data coming out of the router. A switch will re-clock the data so the Bryston will have an easier time re-clocking it (again) before it sends it on to the internal DAC section. No need to spend a lot of money at all. Try a Netgear GS108E from Amazon for about $50 and add a short Auduoquest forrest Ethernet cable between the switch and the Bryston also from Amazon. Listen for a few weeks and if it doesn’t help, send it all back. If it does help, either keep it or upgrade from there with an audiophile-quality switch and an even better cable from Audioquest or something like the DH Labs Reunion Cat8.
WiFi Streaming Versus An Ethernet Cable Connection
Hey All,
I have a fairly new Bryston BDP 3 streamer/renderer. I haven't been all that happy with the sound of streaming on Qobuz. However may local files on my SSD sound astonishing. The router I'm using is standard for 500 GB but it's nothing special. I'm currently connected to my BDP 3 with a utilitarian 7 cat ethernet cable. Instead of buying a better modem/router and audiophile ethernet cable, I'm considering Bryston's WiFi dongle. Anybody familiar with wireless HiFi streaming? Thanks!
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Hmmm….Hans Beekhuyzen seems to think there are clocks in switches. And voltage regulation. And he has been involved in digital audio for 40+ years. And he uses audiophile switches in his systems. Why, I wonder? https://youtu.be/gwTATKd69FQ?si=lsNGW_J7NSdhJQBz
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