Thanks for the recommendation but I'm a little clueless here, what is CPL?
GUSTARD DAC-R26 Balanced Decoder R2R+1Bit Dual Native Decoding Music Bridge
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Thanks for the recommendation but I'm a little clueless here, what is CPL?
BShaw
500+ Head-Fier
Absolutely. It might be ios only I can’t recall but it’s very good and I think several people here use it. I’m doing the Roon/ qobuz thing now so it’s been a while.
Sweet! I have an iphone so that would be perfect for me. I'm going to keep this in mind.
CPL allows streaming Ethernet through the electrical grid.
It's very easy to set up. You can have as many Ethernet access points at your home as you want.
https://www.amazon.fr/PLP1000-100FRS-1000Mbps-filtrée-Compatible-Internet/dp/B01M1H8TIP/ref=sr_1_3?__mk_fr_FR=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=2UJCU58MSIFX&keywords=ethernet+CPL+netgear&qid=1689775665&sprefix=ethernet+cpl+netgear,aps,71&sr=8-3
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Ok great, thank you!
rodthebod
100+ Head-Fier
Just one small point, having not tried a comparison myself on CPL (although I have some wall plug examples) vs wi-fi extender, of which I am a big fan. We know using FMC’s fibre modules work great to eliminate detrimental electrical noise.
So why would you use a system that travels along the mains electrical system…….
So why would you use a system that travels along the mains electrical system…….
It brings LAN access, and internet to rooms that are not wired.
You can connect to its access point a switch to which you connect your server, and the first FMC, and then you stream to the endpoint.
In my system, when I stream tracks from Qobuz, I have an identical SQ as streaming local files.
EDIT
All these devices of my signature are connected to the same audiophile DIY switch, and the CPL LAN access is also connected to it:
M1 Mac Mini → i3 NUC with GentooPlayer & Diretta Host → Sonore OpticalModule Deluxe II
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yes but why not use Wifi to a wifi extenders with a Lan port?
I wouldn’t want my Ethernet traveling over house mains.
Because I'm using this solution for longtime already. It's very robust, and existed as a good alternative to Ethernet wires at a time in which the WiFi extenders were not reliable enough, and were provoking dropouts from time to time.
The fact that the DATA travels through the mains does not degrade it.
If you do it right, you get an excellent LAN extension this way.
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I have some ethernet over powerline adaptors I used to use. Ceased using them in part because of concern re high frequency signals injected into the mains but mainly because they were quite slow in the mains wiring I tried them in.
Just did a Google re frequency of ethernet signal and came across this very interesting article... Incl good layman explanations of the role of square waves, harmonics, required frequency bandwidth spread etc. Most interesting to me was the spectral signal density chart at the bottom for a 100-BASE-TX network where the strongest signals were in the 0-40Mhz range, which is where most oscillators, whether internal or external, operate. Might help explain our systems' sensitivity to ethernet borne noise.
https://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/tested-at-the-frequency.htm
Just did a Google re frequency of ethernet signal and came across this very interesting article... Incl good layman explanations of the role of square waves, harmonics, required frequency bandwidth spread etc. Most interesting to me was the spectral signal density chart at the bottom for a 100-BASE-TX network where the strongest signals were in the 0-40Mhz range, which is where most oscillators, whether internal or external, operate. Might help explain our systems' sensitivity to ethernet borne noise.
https://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/tested-at-the-frequency.htm
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I don't have slow internet streaming issues.
Concerns about high frequencies are not relevant, because the CPL extender only serves to access the internet. For audio, it means to bring DATA from the streaming service.
This DATA passes through countless steps, and travels tens or even hundreds of kilometers from the servers of Qobuz to the computer. It's a binary DATA that arrives bit-perfect to its destination.
The path from the computer, that processes the sound and streams it to the endpoint, is entirely through Ethernet cables, and fiber. It does not pass through the CPL, the electrical grid or the router.
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Beatles1966
New Head-Fier
Gustard sure don’t update firmware very often.
That’s a good thing. There have been a few since launch, but looks like the gremlins have been tamed
All, I went ahead and purchased the silver R26 a few hours ago. Very excited here! Next up, considering possibly buying a Caiyin HA-3A. But not before I sell off a bunch of equipment/headphones.
Is there a step-to-step guide for updating the firmware on mac? Can I just mount the unit and use balena etcher to flash the mounted drive? I would like to use the 1.4.2 with tidal FW that was nicely provided in this thread.
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