Phil Leigh wrote: >> Always use copper in preference to radios, assuming that you are doing >> construction. > > Pat, yes but as you well know, CAT6 won't affect AUDIO quality. Of > course one should use decent ethernet cable for its NETWORKING > properties...
For sure. Unless you buy big bucks switches, nothing really runs that needs CAT6. And it never will impact audio quality. But unlike audiocables, where some cost $5, and some $50, and some $500, for little or nor difference, CATA6 is only slightly more expensive than CAT5, Since the labor cost overwhelms the cost of the wiring, there is no sense not dragging the good stuff today. You can always buy the GigE switches later -- often you can't drag the cable later. The only audio quality difference was fixed with the SB2 came out with native Flac and 11g support. With an ancient SB1 using 11b, you could hear the difference, flac would studder. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
