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HiFi Audio Equipment Discussion / Re: Ethernet cable
« on: March 19, 2017, 03:03:32 PM »
i have tried several different LAN cables, mostly factory-terminated patch cord - Belden Cat6+, SANWA Cat 7, China-made Cat7 and Prismian Cat 6+. Each has its own merits. However, LAN cable inherently inject electrical noise from the switch to the DAC clock and chip. Optical isolation is quite an essential measure to filter off the noise. Some DACs such as North Star Design has in-built optical isolation chip such as Texas Instrument ISO7xxx series.
I have moved onto Aurender N100H music server which plays from a SSD cache, mainly because of Aurender's superb app and the reduced number of equipments in the system.
I have moved onto Aurender N100H music server which plays from a SSD cache, mainly because of Aurender's superb app and the reduced number of equipments in the system.