In Sweden they will have listened to them first. 
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@JimDog,@Beachcomber,ā¦I have written about this before.
@Guinnless,.Yes,.we do,see below.
Naim is in control of this,.and what I understand they has fixed internal cables,.but if Iām going to take a concrete example.
ā¢ At Linnās cables,.the signal should Always goā¦ Towards the text on the cableā¦Not with the text.
This applies both internally and externally when it comes to Linn.
And,.for example,on Linnās products goes the internal-cables to turn.
Linn does not prioritize this,.so about 50% of the internal wires are incorrectly reversed,if we talk about prioritizing for soundquality.
This was discovered by Swedenās largest Linn-trader High Fidelityā¦many,many years ago.
High Fidelity controls this with the internal-wires on all Linn products,.before they are handed out to the customer.
But important,.if you lack knowledge,let your traders do this work.
Ps: If your trader dismisses this,.then he is not enough knowledgeableā¦Change traders.
/Pederš
Just put data on a usb stick and plug it directly into player???
Xanthe the connectors on my BJC are all clear āsee throughā plastic connectors. Iāve ordered Cat6a by mistake, I wanted Cat6. My eyes are really bad on a computer, even with specs on i can find it quite frustrating seeing text clearly.
Anyway Iām going to persevere and hear what happensā¦
I ordered cat 6a BJ . Should I had ordered cat 6 ? Is there differences for sound ?
@frenchrooster,ā¦Ask TiberioMagadino,.he should be able to give concrete advice on this.
Heās BJCās best marketer 
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/Pederš
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I donāt really know FR. When I read through the thread, some folks are using Cat6a and others Cat6, which ones are better is anyoneās guess? The more knowledgeable folks here seem to prefer Cat6.
Iām just going to leave mine in now and hear what happens over the coming weeks. I am now starting to agree with HH in that the sound is more natural and less emphasised. Whether this is a good thing or not, only time will tell.
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Cat6a can be shielded. If you are using a Naim Streamer/Cisco switch then you will have a ground loop if the shield is connected at both ends.
Iām no engineer - thank heavens! - but as I understand it the BJC 6a has a floating shield so cannot cause grounding issues. I use 6a from modem to router, while all the others are 6, based on information Iāve gleaned here. People say that the 6 sounds better and that 6a is better for ānetwork infrastructureā so thatās what Iāve sort of done.
It will be tested between melco and nds. But run in before between router and Cisco.
Honestly - have you really tested this and come to the conclusion that you can hear a difference with ethernet cable directionality?
I tend to connect my cables according to the direction of the arrows just because itās easy to do - but I have no evidence whatsoever that it makes a difference. I side with BJC on this one. Iāve never detected a sound quality difference of any sort between ethernet cables in my systems, but maybe Iāll get hold of a couple of BJC cables & see what happens. I really canāt quite believe I am saying this!
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When my BJC cables arrived I simply plugged them in and didnāt even think about directionality. Maybe Iāve committed a fatal error and my music is ruined.
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What would be evident with a ground loop. The current cable I am testing is a cat6a and it does have metal plugs no idea if its flaoting ground or not.
@Hmackā¦About direction
This we have already talked about,.test for yourself,but do it under controlled forms.
Iāve written a point-list,.about what to think about further back in the thread.
This guy @Music_Lover in the quoted posts above,.definitely knows what heās talking about,when it comes to the direction of ethernet/streaming cables.
Yes,.I know him and know his skills.
/Pederš
Cum on Feel the Noyze!
No one knowsā¦ yet. I should be able to post an opinion or two soon (for a change)
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I like noise injected in my audio system. I just bought this mechanical power generator 
I got guilty and plugged then Cat6a in after answer your post. An hour on and they are sounding very good already. I may well prefer them to the BJC Cat6 and even possibly the DesignaCable Cat5e CatSnake in [proviso alert] my systemā¦
So you may well have made the right choice for yours! How you find versus your AQ cables is another matterā¦ As you know, I did not have a very high opinion of the Vodkas in my system.
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I think that it damages the equipment that itās attached to.
How so?