debrajray
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| Wifi vs ethernet revisited @sns yes, I did mean the hEX S, but only as an example. It's a good example though: no WiFi, and an SFP cage that will definitely take the Finisar transceivers I already have. I would use a separate LAN port to run to the Wifi mesh in bridge mode. | |
| Wifi vs ethernet revisited @sns Yes yes I understand. But I don’t need a router with WiFi for this. I need a router without WiFi not a switch. | |
| Wifi vs ethernet revisited Thanks @sns not to be nit picky but why the wireless? I (and probably you) would disable that anyway because of a separate mesh system. What about the MikroTik hES X instead? Ignore if this is getting too detailed. | |
| Wifi vs ethernet revisited @sns would a Ubiquiti Dream Router be a good recommendation for a main router in your setup, or would you suggest something else. I guess there must be something simpler as I don't need the main router to have wifi. Thanks so much. | |
| Wifi vs ethernet revisited @sns let me take that back. In theory I could isolate both audio systems (plus Roon server) on one LAN port and run an Eero mesh in bridge mode on the other port, and keep them all on the same subnet. It does not solve the problem of a long ethern... | |
| Wifi vs ethernet revisited @sns yes, obviously, and I agree. I do have that setup. The problem is that I have a second audio system at the other end of the apartment. @erik_squires (and @fthompson251) please correct me if I misunderstood, but after each ethernet run to eac... | |
| Wifi vs ethernet revisited @erik_squires thank you for your advice. I have a very long run of Ethernet cable to the switch followed by fiber etc as described earlier. I’m going to try option 4 as per @soix’s suggestion as well. Will leave it on for a few days — assuming the... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppies 50th year Anniversary model @ritter06 great! I'm envious (but hopefully for my wallet not envious enough :-)). @soix I tried out the mesh in different ways and started a thread on it as it is kind of off-topic here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/wifi-vs-ethernet-rev... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppies 50th year Anniversary model @ritter06 They will be amazing. And I’ve heard Transparent at a dealer. The whole package should sound great; let us know. PS which Transparent cable did you get? | |
| Wilson Watt Puppies 50th year Anniversary model @soix I will do this and report back when I find some time. However, unless I am completely mistaken, the Eero mesh does run over wifi (and not power lines, unless you use an adapter, and I am even more suspicious of those). Of course you can dais... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppies 50th year Anniversary model Hi @ritter06 I did have a set of Analysis Plus cables (not the Oval 9s) on another system and I’ve always liked them. I’ve also used Chord Shawline X cables in the past. All good stuff. The Oval 9s sounded better --- I had switched to them before ... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppies 50th year Anniversary model Hi @ritter06 sorry I missed your post: Analysis Plus Black Mesh Oval 9. | |
| The Streamer-Dac-Preamp Chain Hi @yyzsantabarbara, because the Vega G2 series has an analog preamp stage, Roon volume control happens on the analog side and doesn't reduce digital bit-depth. In fact that's the main reason I am unwilling to bypass the preamp stage of the Vega o... | |
| The Streamer-Dac-Preamp Chain @yyzsantabarbara I am using fiber --- but up to an Optical Module and then heading back via very short ethernet into the (Vega) streamer, and it sounds distinctly better. What I am not doing is using an oRendu and bypassing the Vega streamer. But ... | |
| The Streamer-Dac-Preamp Chain Reporting back in case it’s helpful to others. On the streamer front: I used a Netgear unmanaged switch (GS108X) to start a fiber moat (I used Finisar FTLF8519P3BNL transceivers), ended it with a Sonore Optical Module and then ran a small ethernet... |