[sajunky]

I have a shout out for the ifi AC purifier for networking gear. I connected the ground on my network switch to the intelligent ground connection on the AC purifier and I noticed a clear improvement in the sound quality. The switch was powered by a LPS but the additional ground connection proved fruitful. YMMV but might as well give it a try.

Which ethernet cables FTP or STP? And where is your grounding point, same as HiFi gear?

 

[chesebert]

Which ethernet cables FTP or STP? And where is your grounding point, same as HiFi gear?

SF/UTP. ground point is the common AC ground - same as hifi gear.

 

[iFi audio]

I have a shout out for the ifi AC purifier for networking gear. I connected the ground on my network switch to the intelligent ground connection on the AC purifier and I noticed a clear improvement in the sound quality. The switch was powered by a LPS but the additional ground connection proved fruitful. YMMV but might as well give it a try.

Thanks a lot! It is interesting how switches react to power accessories, isn't it ?

 

[Ufanco]

Any good recommendations for a good sounding Ethernet cable in the $50.00 to $100.00 range? Looking for something around 2 meters in length.

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[kingoftown1]

@Ufanco https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VWL4WHG/ (the 22awg variant), it's surprisingly good. I use a couple runs upstream of my final switch/furutech lan-8 ncf

 

[TRHH]

Any good recommendations for a good sounding Ethernet cable in the $50.00 to $100.00 range? Looking for something around 2 meters in length.

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Belden 1303E CatSnake CAT6A ethernet cable, JSSG360, dual straight-plugs 8P---8P, Metz Connect CAT6A fully shielded plug (dual cable-shielding protection - shielding loop - no cable-shielding connected to metal plug). Two layers of copper shield mesh to protect cable from EMI (Black sleeved).

https://www.ghentaudio.com/products/et11a?VariantsId=12829

 

[iFi audio]

Belden 1303E CatSnake CAT6A ethernet cable

This one has nice feedback, just as many other Belden cables in general.

 

[TRHH]

This one has nice feedback, just as many other Belden cables in general.

 

[iFi audio]

Are these Telegartner plugs btw. ?

 

[camrector]

Are these Telegartner plugs btw. ?

Negative they are Metz Connect CAT6A connectors.

 

[Ufanco]

Thanks for the suggestion so far, the Linkup is from Amazon so makes easy return but the Belden 1303E CatSnake CAT6A looks good and found it mentioned online a lot.
Guess for streaming not much benefit going cat 8 over cat 6a? Another brand seemed to be mentioned a lot is Supra Cat 8.

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[Cornan]

Thanks for the suggestion so far, the Linkup is from Amazon so makes easy return but the Belden 1303E CatSnake CAT6A looks good and found it mentioned online a lot.
Guess for streaming not much benefit going cat 8 over cat 6a? Another brand seemed to be mentioned a lot is Supra Cat 8.

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I am a very happy user of Supra Cat 8. A nice improvement over my previous Ghent Audio JSSG (Note! not JSSG360) in my current setup.

 

[bpcans]

I might give one of these a try in my system and compare it to the AQ Cinnamon CAT6 that I already have. https://ghentaudio.com/products/et11b?VariantsId=12853.

 

[Ufanco]

I might give one of these a try in my system and compare it to the AQ Cinnamon CAT6 that I already have. https://ghentaudio.com/products/et11b?VariantsId=12853.

Really close to pulling the trigger on that one. The wiim pro is super light weight and the right angle might work better. The linkup cable looked huge and afraid it won't bend enough for spot needed. So it's down to this one or the supra 8.

 

[camrector]

Really close to pulling the trigger on that one. The wiim pro is super light weight and the right angle might work better. The linkup cable looked huge and afraid it won't bend enough for spot needed. So it's down to this one or the supra 8.

$105.00 16％ Off | Pure Silver CAT8 Ethernet Cable 40Gbps 2000MHz RJ45 Network Patch Cord for Laptops HiFi Audio Line
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKLEnVs

This has been in my cart. Been talking about it over at the AliExpress Cables subforum