mitch2
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| Ethernet - Analog/Digital Signal Clean Up If a switch is not needed in your system for switching duties then what good is having one in the chain (as discussed in recent posts in this thread)? In my network, the only hardwired device is my music server, since everything else is connected ... | |
| Am I Better Off With Limited Low Frequency Speaker In A Small Room? I agree with those who suggested smaller main speakers plus subs. Acoustic suspension speakers generally control bass better than bass reflex (i.e., ported) speakers. Also, my experience is that (at least) two subs can be integrated better than ... | |
| Advice on Improving a Wifi-Mesh -> Ethernet Setup? I have been moving some things around just to find out what will happen so may move my HD Plex LPS over to my router. I have a smaller ifi filtered power supply (I do not believe their power supplies/adaptors are linear but they are filtered) tha... | |
| Advice on Improving a Wifi-Mesh -> Ethernet Setup? I've noticed a significant jump using John Swenson's technique to "ground" the stock SMPS. The LPS provided further improvements but were not as dramatic as introducing the grounding adapter. I am curious what "significant jump" or specific son... | |
| Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet? How could any of this make a difference but it does to those who have experimented. OTOH, that is not true for everyone. I have tried a number of these things with results being so subtle as to question whether there is really a difference. I... | |
| Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet? Do you really need to run fiber from the router to the server or is an optical isolator (such as Gigafoilv4) just in front of the server sufficient to clean up any noise on the Ethernet cable? Is a transformer isolator (such as the NA ENO or Muo... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement “the first Class D amplifier I can recommend without the usual reservations“ I suspect some “unusual” reservations may crop up eventually. I learned valuable (and somewhat expensive) lessons about Class D and hype from the NC1200. People (me ... | |
| Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet? By using a simple Linux OS focused only on doing audio, these(and many other good streamers) eliminate lots of this noise. I believe this to be an important point. Many of these add-on enhancers originated in response to cleaning up EMI/RFI no... | |
| Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet? There are several power supplies in most people's digital signal chain, including those powering the modem, the router, and any switches, as well as power supplies inside of the servers and DACs that process the digital signal. Ethernet itself is... | |
| Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet? Eno between server and renderer would be interesting I tried that today - Ethernet from router to switch (located near router) then 45 feet from switch to GigaFOILv4 (located near the server) then short Ethernet to server and short Ethernet fro... | |
| Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet? None of this is "one size fits all." The results/performance can vary depending on what is being used as a "server." With my Mojo DejaVu server (and with the Antipodes DX3 I still own), I have the option to output an ethernet cable from the serv... | |
| Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet? You might want to read this article and the other linked articles. If you are convinced there is low level noise coming over your Ethernet cable, you might try one of a variety of optical isolation devices near your server, such as the converters... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming It would be interesting to hear your impressions if you took out all supplementary devices Interesting idea. I will give that a try. IME, my biggest streaming improvements over the years have been through upgrading components and digital pro... | |
| Cheapest way to enhance SQ with digital streaming "wow, the difference was huge and amazing" I have been around the block and back on this stuff but I just don't come to the same conclusion as above. I have 45 feet of fiber, converters, LPSs, Network Acoustics ENO and Ethernet cable, GigaFOIL... | |
| Best Sound Track Ever Vote for One Pulp Fiction deserves a vote |