Pimping your router

 

...while I originally used the Acoustic Revive RLT1 filter on my streamer and then Etherregen, I have now moved it to the Draytek Vigor 2860 router, i.e. right at the entry point of public ADSL. The resultant clean up of soundstage, insteument timbre, attack and decay is simply unbelievable. Very highly recommended.

I will end up moving things around a little when the SmoothLan arrives:

- Acoustic Revive RLI-1GB-Triple C LAN Isolator between router and first network switch

Need to install a 30 feet length of ethernet cable (probably Supra Cat8). Then...

- Pink Faun LAN Isolator from wall ethernet outlet to 2nd network switch

- Stack Audio SmoothLan between 2nd network switch and streamer 

@jerrybj

have a look at Zoerax Cat8 on Aliexpress. I used Onti Cat8 originally and had to switch to it when Onti was discontinued. Great cables, both.

@jerrybj any SmoothLAN impressions yet?

The antenna geometry determines the shape of the equal power boundaries. Obviously router specific. They are generally designed for max signal at same level as receiver. 

‘mostly below’ is an inaccurate generalization—if its actually true for any router. 

@gladmo 

Sorry for the delayed response.

I have the Stack Audio SmoothLan in. But cancelled my Qobuz subscription of the summer. Will reactivate that in March, and evaluate the SmoothLan then.