I’ve switched from Ethernet in to fiber optic in and from USB out to SPDIF out
What’s everyone finding to be the best input and beat output for sound quality?
I’m using high end cables for each option
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For audio out on my RS130, I am using an AudioQuest Carbon AES/EBU Digital Cable, that connects into a Lyngdorf MP40 2.1. For input I am streaming via a 10G network backbone over copper, I will look to add a direct fiber optic link, not that it is needed to be honest, but I will have some spare SFP+ ports after my network is upgraded, so may as well use them.
Nice setup.
How far away are you from the switch?
If you’re talking patch panel or internal rack lengths… at 10GbE … not much benefit of fiber over CAT 8 wiring. The longer the distance the better choice would be fiber.
I don’t know about mixing / matching SFP+ and SFP. (Its been a while since I looked at this … and its SFP+ for 100GbE or higher)
I seriously don’t know how much you can improve your connections.
I dont expect any further improvement, the cable run to the RS130 is currently around 25m, but work is under way to run 10G around the house and the cable run to the Rose will be reduced to around 5m. I will have a couple of 10G SFP+ ports free and I have the fibre transceivers, so I might as well use them to run fibre to the Rose which is the optimum recommended connection. SFP+ supports up to 10Gb and is backwardly compatible with SFP Modules, so it will run at 1Gb. Once installed the bass will be tighter, the sound more vibrant and detailed - lol
Wow, that’s good to know.
25m … fiber over CAT 8 wire … definitely. Its when you’re looking at 10GbE and lengths 2m and under where copper wins out. (Transceivers have heat and power issues that you don’t have w copper wire.)
I’m a ways off on running fiber thru the condo. There would also have to be a couple of other projects included. Wife would probably want to kill me.
I have a modified Cisco Meraki connecting upstream with fiber to a Netgear switch and downstream to RS130. On the USB side, fiber from RS130 to the RSA720 hub and then via a Supra USB cable to my Mola Mola Kula streaming amplifier. So no copper to RS130 other than power.
From AVM Router Audioquest Vodka Ethernet to Trendnet 1000 Mediaconverter,
Cisco SFP10G-AOC5m (5m) to 1st SotM-snh10G Switch.
Interconnet to 2nd SotM-snh10G switch Amphenol DAC 2m. (SFP+ Copper based)
Cisco SFP10G-AOC1m (1m) to RS130 input.
2 switches in stack is a game changer, all with Mutec Ref10 Nano Masterclock.
2 Keces P6 for clean DC power.
Audioquest Carbon HDMI RS130 i2s output to Holo Audio Cyan2 DAC.
Finally into Primare SPA25 on KEF R11.
It was a long nice journey, i started figure around with 10GTek mediaconverter and was impressed from the beginning, what improvements really to get.
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