Phil Leigh;687509 Wrote: > I have ferrites at both ends of the ethernet between router and Touch. I > also have ferrites at both ends of all of my mains cables. I don't put > them on analogue signal cables... and my Touch is currently connected > to DAC via Toslink so no need for ferrites there. > I use the ferrite clamps (available in different sizes for different > cables) available from Maplin - see here: > http://www.maplin.co.uk/clip-on-ferrites-32799 > > Because they act as inductors, I tend to avoid putting them on analogue > cables to avoid chaning the frequency response (although their effect at > audio frequencies is tiny). > > I started doing this years ago in the studio where over 50 items of > audio and computer equipment were in close proximity and interference > can become a nightmare to deal with in a restricted space.
Are these precautions necessary in a typical home theater environment where there's only a small rat's nest of wiring? Everything looks and sounds fine in my home theater system, and I don't use ferrites; just generic cat 5e Ethernet cables and manufacturer-supplied power cords. -- Ron Olsen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ron Olsen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9233 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93316 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
