Also the Teradak FMC myself, @BShaw and @Jake2 use
http://kamaudio.com/TeraDak-T-S212-SFP-media-converter
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http://kamaudio.com/TeraDak-T-S212-SFP-media-converter
Well in my case, I own it, not yet in use. Been distracted with other stuff.
How do you guys find it vs other FMCs you've used?
Hello @camrector
In your view & experience, what is the benefit of using the TeraDak FMC vs. a cheaper FMC (e.g. a 10GTek) fed by a really good power supply? Do you consider that the OCXO in the TeraDak conveys some real sonic benefits - considering that the data the TeraDak delivers will be re-clocked by a DAC / Streamer anyway?
I'm tempted to give the TeraDak a try as it is not insanely expensive, but logically I can't see what benefit it would provide over what I already have (10GTek FMC fed with an ifi Power Elite 5v PSU).
The LHY FMC unit - https://www.beatechnik.com/product-page/lhy-fmc - appears to do pretty much the same as the TeraDak FMC but is more than twice as expensive. My guess is you are paying handsomely for the, admittedly handsome, milled-from-solid-aluminium-billet case
Wishing you all a good day
Now that's the million dollar question isn't it.
Heaps of debate (just check any switch review on YT) and a bunch of theories re proposed mechanisms of action, some more detailed and plausible than others. In particular the paper by John Swenson (designer of the Uptone Audio EtherRegen switch and Sonore products) as described in more layman terms by Hans Beekhuyzen on YT in his switches vid. Reduced phase noise, threshold jitter and noise on the ground plane of sending and receiving ethernet devices are common elements. Though the offered theories don't quite step through in sufficient detail to my satisfaction as to how lower phase noise in a sending device helps the recipient device perform better, and so on in a chain. That may well just be a limitation of my comprehension of course.
Have a read and/or watch yourself and see what you think. https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/...f-the-uptone-jswenson-etherregen-white-paper/
What I do know from my first hand experience, from a fair bit of trial and error experimentation directly damping the OCXO on my LHY network switch using different materials in different combinations and quantities is that a better damped, and a result presumably lower jitter/phase noise, OCXO is very audible in the downstream streamer & DAC's performance. Less glare in the upper midrange, more weighty, punchy and textured bass, an expanded more 3D and precise soundstage, more natural and fleshed out vocals, greater but still natural transient attack. The difference is remarkable and is progressive as the level and quality of damping of the OCXO changes, the sole variable being changed.
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Production in the UK.
I ordered a LAN cable
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For me I am 100% network audio. So the FMCs is an integral part of my system.
Just having one made with higher end components made sense to me.
BShaw
500+ Head-Fier
I honestly can't say I hear a difference but I like the red light
xkamran
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Which power cable are you using with the dac snd does it make a difference from standard?
Oehlbach. German quality cable
Can't say I hear a difference from a regular cable, but - what I DO hear, is if the phase is wrong ( live and neutral switched)
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m-i-c-k-e-y
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I think Pangea Audio have excellent cost/performance ratio.
Electric power systems also varies from country to country. In Norway ( where I come from), regular household power outlets will have 2 "live" (in addition to ground), but here in Sweden (where I currently live), there is only one "live" and a "neutral" line, in addition to the ground. This can cause a great difference in some apparatuses, when you turn the power connector 180 degrees 
I don't know how this is in your respective countries?
I don't know how this is in your respective countries?
Do your R26 have gapless playback? It doesn't work on mine, I use mconnect and BubbleUPnP. Ofc it's turned on in the settings.
You mean gapless, as in playing f.ex. the "Abbey road" album medley, without hearing a glitch between the the tracks?
( Or "The Wall", to mention another great example
)Has any of you tested a power re-conditioner ? And if so, did you notice any improvement?
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