Pardon Ralph, but I cannot believe in your ethernet tweaks, the digital signal that gets transmitted via ethernet is at SECTOR LEVEL, 1's and 0's by sectors (data blocks), nothing more and nothing else. Its not an analogue signal yet nor a single digital stream, therefore the only purpose the cables need to comply with is to transmit the data sectors of 1's and 0's precisely. If a sector doesnt get transmitted precisely, it simply doesnt play it. So any RG6 or RG5 ethernet cable that gets your file to the ethernet input of your rig is doing as perfect job as any other. Its just how ethernet works.
This would be completely different if we were talking about a cd transport to external dac situation where also bits get transmitted. In this transmission types jitter can be an issue with the link, since "in the context of digital audio extraction from Compact Discs, seek jitter causes extracted audio samples to be doubled-up or skipped entirely if the Compact Disc drive re-seeks. The problem occurs during seeking because the Red Book (audio CD standard) doesn't require block-accurate addressing. As a result, the extraction process may restart a few samples early or late, resulting in doubled or omitted samples. These glitches often sound like tiny repeating clicks during playback. An approach that has produced good results is to do jitter correction in software. This involves performing overlapping reads, and then sliding the data around to find overlaps at the edges. Most extraction programs will perform seek jitter correction. CD manufacturers avoid seek jitter by extracting the entire disc in one continuous read using specific CD drive models at slower speeds so the drive will not re-seek. Due to additional sector level addressing added in the Yellow Book (CD standard), CD-ROM data discs are not subject to seek jitter." (from wiki) in a similar manner, ethernet is not subject to jitter. So in my supported opinion all your expensive(or not) ethernet mods might not be doing anything to better the audio quality. The only possible situation I can think might help (and not for the audio quality, but to get a good transmission) is if you lived in an ultra high rfi or radiation area, or in very hostile conditions. If you want to better the audio output, get a power conditioner (ps audio, shunyata, isotek, etc.), good power cable and very good analogue connections from your sb3 or transporter to your amp; also getting a good rack an isolation devices might help a bit but its probable it wont. If you want more then Im afraid you will need to open up the thing and modify its circuits, a thing Im not willing to do. -- GuyDebord Reference 3A Royal Master monitors biwired with van den Hul Inspiration, REL Strata 5 sub. AMP: Pathos Classic One MKIII. ANALOGUE: Michell Gyro SE, Technoarm & Lyra Helikon SL cartridge, ASR Mini Basis SQ phono preamp, link: WireWorld Silver Eclipse 5.2. DIGITAL: MacMini, SlimDevices Transporter, link: van den Hul The Second XLRs. POWER: Isotek MiniSub GII, Isotek Elite cables (MiniSub, Rel), Siltech SPX30 MKII (Transporter), van den Hul Mainstream (Pathos) & van den Hul Mainserver (ASR). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GuyDebord's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14587 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42094
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