I have reread your message.
What do you mean, is that the cable that goes from the wall to the LPS, is a cable with three connectors: Active, Neutral and Earth?
Ethernet Cables
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I have reread your message.
What do you mean, is that the cable that goes from the wall to the LPS, is a cable with three connectors: Active, Neutral and Earth?
Simply put, and as previously mentioned, the DC Common of the power connector (outer sleeve) for the Router needs to be connected to the AC Ground of the wall (earth) somehow.
Is worth noting some routers, like Apple, have an internal psu and use an ungrounded AC feed via a figure of 8 iec.
Ok, now I think I have understood the translation of your communication. In this case there is no problem, the LPS of the Aqvox is connected to a Shunyata Denali 6000 with a cable Shunyata Alfa NR. Also as I mentioned, the Aqvox is linked to a box entreq with an RJ45 cable, so double connection to ground.
So... I tested the AQ Cinnamon and Vodka ethernet cables today against my bog standard ethernet cables. One from wall to router, one from router to NAS and one from router to Lumin. Gryphon, Lumin and NAS plugged into an AQ Niagara 5000 using AQ Tornado PCs. I blind tested all 3 ethernet cables multiple times listening to the same track and picked the bog standard cable each time. I picked the more expensive Vodka more times than not but not every time. A noticeable improvement in SQ when going from bog standard to either AQ - more clarity and the music seemed to hang together a little more/more ‘musical’. Tougher to pick the difference between the two AQ cables.
Am happy to put one of my ethernet cables out for circulation if any folks here are curious to demo.
nice work. I am going to order Blue Jeans Cat 6 and guess will now compare to the inexpensive AQ or WW version.
Empirical Audio
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I'm interested to see if it will make a difference. Please send a 6-footer to:
http://www.empiricalaudio.com/about-empirical-audio/contact
Steve N.
Empirical Audio
Appreciate your interest Steve however the offer was intended for WBF members outside the industry
Might not be too bad of an idea to send one to Steve to try though. He has good ears, and he can even measure results.
I was going to purchase Wireworld Ethernet from Jack to router, if you need someone to compare vs standard, I am game. New Sinology Nas, with 4 2tb SSD, to dCS bridge, to Vivaldi 2.2 Dac.
Thanks,
Bob Princenthal
Agoura, Ca USA
Thanks,
Bob Princenthal
Agoura, Ca USA
I prefer Blue Jeans CAT 6A. This cable is made with Belden bonded pair construction, meaning the twisted pairs are bonded together to make sure their geometry remains constant. it also has a floating shield, which allows for some shielding without the possibility of creating ground loops. I avoid shielded Ethernet cables which have metal shelled connectors at the ends, as the cables defeat the isolation inherent in Ethernet transmission in the first place.
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