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How did 70s rock music transition into 80s music?
I am not sure the posts definition of AOR is correct:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album-oriented_rock  
How did 70s rock music transition into 80s music?
Top recording artists of the 80’s: Micheal Jackson, Prince, Madonna, U2, Springsteen, Van Halen, Billy Joel, Police, Phil Collins, Def Leopard, George Michael, Janet Jackson, Whipme Houston, Dire Straights, Rush, Lionel Richie, Talking Heads, Gene... 
Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet?
@ghasley  There is a potential mechanism for noise transfer and this would be system dependent. I have my doubts, but the mechanism exists. An argument could be made about the impact of that noise on jitter in a clock on the DAC device. I find t... 
Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet?
I won’t derail this thread any further @fredrik222, but I think I have posted enough information to clearly illustrate that the absolutes you discuss are not. Roon, as a server, specifically does not support DRM. It has very limited support, and o... 
Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet?
Or they switched because they were not providing high level correction of lost packets, realized it was an issue in some networks, and went the TCP route to fix it since most home networks today have more than enough bandwidth unlike when they dev... 
Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet?
Almost forget what this was about.  Ethernet ports are transformer isolated. They won't pass low frequency noise. They can pass high frequency noise, but its a transformer. It will reject most common mode noise. How hard can it be to isolate that ... 
Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet?
My my my. Does one jump into the hornets nest on their first post?   Concerning the "expert", I very much have doubts about their expertise. When you have been around true experts, you notice things. Clear, concise, few necessary references, tal...