ETHERNET CABLES

This week I am going to order a Blue Jean 6A to replace my 35 foot length of Insignia cable purchased from Best Buy about 5 years. My exposure will be about $70.00. No big deal in the scheme of things considering the value of my current system.

@samgar2 

As a suggestion, I would look into a mesh network to eliminate the 35ft cord. You will have much more flexibility to play with better and shorter Ethernet cord and passive filters from the ‘pod’ located near your streaming device. IME, this will yield much larger improvement over a Blue Jean 6A Ethernet cable. As a experiment, I have compared a 80ft Supra Cat 8 cable direct from my router and streaming device vs mesh network + 1.0M Ethernet cable + filter and heard much larger improvements in SQ. 

Are you currently using any passive filters prior to your streaming device? 

Thanks for the suggestion. Can you please explain what a mesh network is and how it would be set up. Also where would I buy that device. Currently I am not using any filters. My 35 ft ethernet cord comes off my Verizon router and goes directly to my Innuos Zenith Mark 3 streaming device. Any suggestions are appreciated. 

Thanks,

Sam

Here's a quote from an article on Mesh:

There are some benefits to a wired installation. Any wireless form of communication is susceptible to speed slowdowns due to obstacles like walls, floors, doors, and building material; however, some are affected more than others. When using cables, you bypass all obstacles, resulting in faster speeds throughout the entire home.

What is a Mesh Network and How Does it Work?

@dpop

Thanks for posting the article.

@samgar2

I would check out Amazon for mesh system, you need atleast two pods. One act as a router directly hardwired into your Verizon router and other pod as satellite which is going to sit next to your Zenith. I have the exact setup except I’m still using apple routers.

As far filter goes, check out Network Acoustics, they make two passive filters namely Muon and ENO which goes between your router and Zenith. Read up on threads started by @grannyring on Muon and ENO. I’ve had ENO in my system and loved it. My system is listed in virtual system, just click on my username and click on Digital. Also check out posts by @audphile1 and his system for insight on ENO. While not cheap, it’s worth every penny and comes with 30 days money back guarantee, in case you don’t find it worthwhile. I recommend you buy ENO package which comes with amazing Ethernet cable on both ends.