Home network Fibre optic vs Ethernet


Hello, 

I have the opportunity to re-wire my home including network. 
 

I’m after any advice on fibre optic vs Ethernet, lessons learned, costs, anything you have. 
 

I have 3 rooms to do. TV room, music, and home office/ garden room.

Thanks

mpoll1

Thanks Erik! 
 

I was expecting to come out of the fibre in to a Ethernet switch converter and then off to the units. 
 

oh the challenges (joys) of having blank canvas. I’m also splitting out points electrical points. 

OP: For the sake of simplicity and your sanity I might suggest you run both. They make 2 port wall covers that could accommodate fiber and Ethernet sockets, might as well get them both and then you can decide at the time of use which makes more sense.  I'm not sure what the cost for the fiber is, but Ethernet cable is cheap so if you are going to run fiber to the room, might as well put in an Ethernet cable too.

I have both Ethernet (CAT8) and fiber running from my router 45 feet to my system.  I have compared the sound from those two options multiple times and I have used a variety of filters as well as linear power supplies on all the FMCs and peripherals, and after all that I still could not reliably discern a sonic difference between the two.  I decided to stick with Ethernet because it is simpler without the need for the converters.  I do run the Ethernet into a switch that is near my system and from there into the Network Acoustics muon filter then into my server.  My suggestion is to keep it simple and not overthink it, either option should work fine.