How do I switch from Wi-Fi to Ethernet cables?
My Bluesound Node currently receives Wi-Fi, but I'd like to switch to a direct link. I assume that would be with an ethernet cable from the modem to the Bluesound - with possibly a better switch between the two.
The problem is that my modem is in the basement and the Bluesound is on a different floor. There is not a clear path for running cable.
Is there a piece of equipment or technology that I could help in this situation?
Wifi6 can do 1.2Gbps and most home ethernet is 1.0Gbps. If you are streaming say hi-res Qobuz which is a few hundred kbps typically (max is 9216kbps theoretically for lossless hires but never achieved) and wifi6 does 1200000 kbps then just do the math. Saying wifi cannot support music streaming is simply false and misleading to those searching out help.
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This is a very interesting discussion. My goal is to get the best sound quality from my system. Given that I am currently running my streamer with wi-fi, it seems worth considering the cabling options that many say are superior. I haven't had any problems with wi-fi dropping out, so it's more a curiosity of what I may be unaware that I am missing and optimizing this particular link in the chain. I don't expect a massive improvement from this, but even slight improvements at this stage are very satisfying. So thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience in this area. Sometimes I feel like I may be chasing my imagination, but it is a good time...so I keep doing it! |
@calieng +1 on the Asus Ai Mesh system,I have 4 Asus Mesh capable wireless routers and it is the best wireless setup I've had in my home thus far.WAY more powerful/capable than eero and the like. The UI can put a lot of other posters issues to rest as you can see the up-down bit rates and what is connected to the network and assign bitrate priorties to a device. What I've found is there is no appreciable difference in sound quality between wireless streaming and a wired set up (with devices I own,YMMV) as stated previously you don't need a ton of bandwidth to stream music. The OP would be wise to stick with wifi using the Bluesound Node the added preformance is likely to be not worth the headache because the Bluesound Node has an excellent wireless receiver built in. Some have experienced better results via a Lan connect but in those instances my guess would be the wireless module in the unit is likely an older wireless protacol which is not the case with the Node the real magic depends on what you are feeding the Node into for most mid teir systems much like dacs. There is a lot of debate regarding this topic if you disagree with me fine, but please lets be adults and civil about it... |
@balooo2 yes I have yet to find any issues with the equipment I have owned for wifi versus ethernet. Wifi actually isolates from electrical interference that can be picked up on ethernet cables some times. I actually tried a Lumin U1 on a $29 Netgear mini travel router powered by the Lumin USB port and there was absolutely no change in sound from hardwiring it with ethernet. The only difference was being able to ditch a long ethernet cable running along the baseboards. Even old Wifi N can do up to 450Mbps which would allow for a couple hundred Tidal streams at once in theory..... |
