Hi Rikki,I also wish I could output ethernet to the TP also.
I upgraded my HDMI to
AudioQuest Thunderbird 48 0.75m 8K-10K 48Gbps HDMI Cable (2.5ft)
and it made a HUGE improvement over
AudioQuest Coffee HDMI 1.5 m HDMI Black Cable HDMI – HDMI Cable (1.5 m, HDMI Type A (Standard), HDMI Type A (Standard), 3d, 10.2 Gbit/s, Black)
I also tried the Sommer HDMI recommended by Alvin, the Sommer was better than the Coffee but not in the league of the Thunderbird. I also upgraded my USB from a Curious Cable to
Network Acoustics ENO USB Cable Ag
and it was definitely better also, much smoother and detailed, airy.
I agree it sounds good to try less is more but my experience is the more I add the better it gets with the expection that I am on the fence about my experience with adding a master clock to the Etherregen and SFP fiber between it and a SOtM switch.
For whatever usb cable into TP, try the very affordable idefender3.0 to cut 5v ... TP work without 5v this way.
I have no doubt cables makes a different beyond a certain level, it is to "tune" our system to circumvent some limitation present and to your preference.
For i2s, I prefers RJ45 into TP in my system and not hdmi and for non dsd, you can also try dual AES-ebu from denafrips ddc to TP.
Cheers.
Richard
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