"If you're ever satisfied with your system then you've failed as a listener."
- Anonymous
- Anonymous HiFi marketing executive (a very rich one).
"If you're ever satisfied with your system then you've failed as a listener."
- Anonymous
Page 82 and despite the collective repetitive reciprocation of right wrists, still no happy ending.
Nice to see folk getting into the Christmas spirit in good time.Page 82 and despite the collective repetitive reciprocation of right wrists, still no happy ending.
You could tell I’d had a bad day, couldn’t you.And I did have a play with a TP link switch I have and I couldn't hear a difference, though it was just on a standard patch cable. And no I didn't blind test it, but then no one else seems to have done so.
And my simley, well, it is just a discussion
We all have bad days, no problem.You could tell I’d had a bad day, couldn’t you.
Right then, tell me more about this TPLink experiment. Nothing wrong with basic ethernet cable at all. How far is your router from your streamer?
Oh, nearly forgot!
Yes, but you have to order them by price with the most expensive one last.If you put multiple switches one after another does the goodness compound over all the devices.
Yes, but you have to order them by price with the most expensive one last.
Agreed re cable. In fact there’s an argument that shielded cables bridge the galvanic isolation.Ethernet has galvanic isolation by design. Any cheap UTP cable will do the job.
I know you jest. In theory it might actually… but assuming the first does its job, the second one will have very little noise to mitigate so there might be, I don’t know, a 1% or whatever further improvement. Not audible, I’d wager, but I bet one you graph-wielding scallywags will be able to measure it!If you put multiple switches one after another does the goodness compound over all the devices.
I’m not familiar with these galvanic isolators but if they live up to their name then they should do the same job as a basic network switch, so no there would be no point in using both.Would there be any point in trying a switch before the streamer if you were already using one of the many network isolators which are available that provide galvanic isolation, or does it do the same job?
If you read the wrong Websites yesIf you put multiple switches one after another does the goodness compound over all the devices.
Yes, but you have to order them by price with the most expensive one last.
Yesterday I needed to replace the Ethernet cable between the router in the home office and switch (oh, yes, I have one close to the tele and streamer) in the living room. I bought a CAT6 to check if it would improve anything.
Said and done. Turned on the tele with an FHD channel and I was amazed by the clear and noise-free picture.
Then I realised that the pair of glasses I used were cleaned ten minutes earlier. But I enjoy the placebo effect anyway.