This is not one but two strands of rope. Itâs a 60 meters double-rope.
That makes a very very long Ethernet cable (120m), out of specs!
For such a cable we need some very special switchs
And am back in England now⌠yes always enjoy staying with my brothers.
Yes Kandersteg caters for most⌠just a little tame for my nephew who is a keen snow boarder⌠fantastic for an afternoonâs walking⌠although we take the cable car upâŚ
It was a water cooled i7 processing pc with damped drives and a Hdpelx external linear power supply, highspec shielded wires. A second low power i5 controlled playback with a SOtM tX-USBexp USB out with its own external linear power supply. Out to a Sonore USBexD DAC. It used Jplay it was a bit tricky to setup but worked a treat.
@Darkebear I found the SFP out on the Cisco switches to not be as good as my âboutiqueâ âaudiophileâ FMCâs from Sonore (the opticalModule). So that may be something worth investigating, going oM to eR.
BTW: the parlance is to refer to the âmoduleâ one inserts into the SFP cage as a transceiver. Since there is the branded opticalModule, it could cause some confusion.
I donât use the word boutique to be insulting I use it so I donât have to type out a list of cables/brands, in other words, for economy of language.
Exactly. Itâs a great descriptor and differentiator - âcottageâ might be confusing to somebody not from the UK or not knowledgeable with that term; âaudiophileâ - well some of us have proven that some basic Cat 6a (BJC in my case) can be quite effective âaudiophileâ cables. Boutique also implies something that is most likely bought from a narrow scope luxury dealer (and how much more manly and drug like that term is than boutique - sexist much?). I think itâs unfortunate that some us it as a pejorative - reclaim âboutique!â
Yes it is a nice ride, but time in the air for so many hours in a small cabin can be tiresome so we frequently stop-over for some days at our Caribbean padâŚ
While I understand the desirability of a ânon mains â solution, I nevertheless have no practical alternative at present. The hi-fi is on a dedicated switch (single and cheapo as yet) with connection to the router via a TPlink mains connection. No doubt it would be better without this drawback, but it still sounds mighty fine, with no obvious ânoiseâ.
I am currently re-ripping my collection using the new Melco ripper and the improvement is clear to hear (although I have been pilloried in another part of the forest for suggesting this is possible) so I donât think that anyone should lose heart if the mains solution is unavoidable.
@charlesphoto how are you powering your Sonore OpticalModule? I have mine on a 5v rail of a HDPLEX 200W that also powers my Roon NUC. I changed the Sonore TPlink SFPs for Cisco ones which worked better with the Cisco switch. Iâve sinced moved the OpticaModule to the NUC then out to a Melco S100. The S100 second port is fibre linked to the Cisco.
I believe you as I own one as well and have found the same, though re-ripping will wait for retirement and my top 100 CDs.
Listen to everyones recomendations but only trust your own ears!
Thanks for that Peter, but as to restricting oneself to 100 CDs, impossible! I am at about 2000 now, with 250 or so to go. Once the difference sinks in, it canât be ignored. As ambassador Joe Kennedy put it to his kids (in a different context!), once youâve got an itch, you have to scratch it. They didnât hesitate.
Hi are you now finding optical far superior to a wired connection. I did a quick scan through and cannot find your viewsâŚor are you in a situation where you need optical due to distanceâŚ
