[filthy mechanical]

It would be cool to see a list of every recommended component ever.

I am willing to bet just about every component ever made has been recommended by someone (that someone may be a nobody, but every nobody is a somebody to someone).

 

[macdonjh]

It would be cool to see a list of every recommended component ever.

Yeah, that's one reason I asked. I also wonder if any of the components I've owned have been recommended? Just curious, of course, if I didn't like them, I wouldn't own them.

 

[macdonjh]

I decided to build a couple of pair of interconnects. Boy, those parts add up fast.

 

[Timster]

It's best to run the speed test on an actual desktop because a laptop or mobile device will not have enough computing power to push the data required through the connection. This is a wired result going directly into a security appliance/firewall/gateway (Ubiquiti USG-Pro) with the ATT modem set to DMZ so that the modem is not contributing anything to the connection. I would prefer to connect the fiber directly to my gateway but there's some tricky configuration files involved and I don't want my connection borked in the middle of the work day.

Luckily there is competition in my neighborhood so 60 USD per month for symmetrical gig fiber.

Boooo

 

[RickB]

From the woods of Southern Vermont:

I'd take that to get the peace and quiet and fresh air.

 

[AudioGal]

One only needs 25-30 Mbps to stream 4K video so that's actually not too bad. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I consider anything above 100 Mbps to be nothing more than bragging rights for most users.

It's the fastest we could get. DSL is the only option available to me right now.

 

[ImagesbyMurray]

From SW Washington - close to Mt Rainier

Got local tech to show me TDR, we're 14,328 feet from DSLAM - But hey. between Cynthia and I, a *serious* collection of power tools

Edit: This is connection speed run from browser, we actually have ~1Mbps reserved for VOIP traffic - so actual connection is closer to 5 Mbps....

 

[438555]

so glad they laid fiber through most of minneapolis, and $70/month gets me this now... especially with 4 of us working from home a lot more lately.
Of course most of my music is on my local Roon core anyway, and streaming Spotify uses almost nothing

 

[Rensek]

so glad they laid fiber through most of minneapolis, and $70/month gets me this now... especially with 4 of us working from home a lot more lately.
Of course most of my music is on my local Roon core anyway, and streaming Spotify uses almost nothing

My provider laid fiber optic almost a decade ago. I have access to 1 gig up 1 gig down, but its freaking 250 a month. 70 for that speed is awesome! Im paying 95 per month for 100 mb up/down, and that includes local phone service.

 

[earnmyturns]

I was in Leith

I wonder if we crossed paths in some pub, but it's a ways from where I used to hang out around the Meadows, and Leith. We lived in Marchmont our 5 wonderful Edinburgh years (77-82). Lived many places since, but Edinburgh still pulls the heartstrings.

 

[earnmyturns]

Heart of Silly Valley: download: 134.89 Mbps, upload: 13.74 Mbps, and that's because the WFH crowd is finally relaxing.
Remote location with coop fiber network, AT&T backhaul:: download: 52.9 Mbps, upload: 44.1 Mbps. Way more stable than Xfiniti.

 

[438555]

My provider laid fiber optic almost a decade ago. I have access to 1 gig up 1 gig down, but its freaking 250 a month. 70 for that speed is awesome! Im paying 95 per month for 100 mb up/down, and that includes local phone service.

No one put fiber for a long time, so it was always Comcast coax or Centurylink DSL. Then US Internet laid down fiber around most of the city, and for cheaper than DSL. Now Centurylink is also finally laying fiber. Competition is good

 

[filthy mechanical]

So to swing this to headphones, and no idea how popular Sennheiser is among the group, but Senneheiser has found a buyer for it's consumer headphones. Seems Sonova is lined up to buy it. but maybe not bad? Sonova is a hearing aid company under Phonak, Unitron, Hansaton, Advanced Bionics, AudioNova (Wikipedia for the list of branding).

 

[438555]

So to swing this to headphones, and no idea how popular Sennheiser is among the group, but Senneheiser has found a buyer for it's consumer headphones. Seems Sonova is lined up to buy it. but maybe not bad? Sonova is a hearing aid company under Phonak, Unitron, Hansaton, Advanced Bionics, AudioNova (Wikipedia for the list of branding).

Here’s what Reddit thinks of Sennheiser’s bold chess move

 

[tincanear]

anyone here using belden 1192A quad for RCA interconnects instead of Canare L-4E6S or Mogami 2549? pros & cons of each type?