Hello everyone.
I currently own a dCS Vivaldi and I would like to improve the sound quality of any streaming source.
I am wondering whether anyone has ever tried connecting a separate, dedicated modem directly to the upsampler/streamer. By separate, I mean a dedicated modem with its own fiber connection (and yes a separate account and, I guess, IP address).
I have now purchased a long ethernet cable from Entreq (grounded cable) which I will use in order to connect my Vivaldi upsampler to the Vodafone modem (via the ethernet switch) (as my system is currently connected to the ethernet socket on the wall). [TBD whether in this new setup I will still need to employ the optic-fiber converter which I currently use.]
As I said above, I am wondering whether a dedicated modem and separate optic fiber line (used only for the audio system and separate from the “general” modem) could add value in terms of SQ. I am sure that the modem which feeds everything in the house injects every sort of noise into the audio system. Does this make sense? Han anyone tried this?
I already have a dedicated AC power line, optimized for audio use.
Thanks,
Franco
I currently own a dCS Vivaldi and I would like to improve the sound quality of any streaming source.
I am wondering whether anyone has ever tried connecting a separate, dedicated modem directly to the upsampler/streamer. By separate, I mean a dedicated modem with its own fiber connection (and yes a separate account and, I guess, IP address).
I have now purchased a long ethernet cable from Entreq (grounded cable) which I will use in order to connect my Vivaldi upsampler to the Vodafone modem (via the ethernet switch) (as my system is currently connected to the ethernet socket on the wall). [TBD whether in this new setup I will still need to employ the optic-fiber converter which I currently use.]
As I said above, I am wondering whether a dedicated modem and separate optic fiber line (used only for the audio system and separate from the “general” modem) could add value in terms of SQ. I am sure that the modem which feeds everything in the house injects every sort of noise into the audio system. Does this make sense? Han anyone tried this?
I already have a dedicated AC power line, optimized for audio use.
Thanks,
Franco