Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Gandhi
Archimago wrote: On that note, I published the Intercontinental Test thanks to Mnyb. :-) http://archimago.blogspot.com/2015/02/measurements-intercontinental-internet.html Enjoy... Such a splendid showcase! If this doesn't eradicate audiophoolia, nothing will! (And my money is on the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread mikerob
Archimago wrote: On that note, I published the Intercontinental Test thanks to Mnyb. :-) http://archimago.blogspot.com/2015/02/measurements-intercontinental-internet.html Enjoy... Good stuff. It would have been interesting to do a traceroute to see how many routers the data was

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Wombat
Shocking! Now think one minute that there seriously are people out there that claim audible improvements when doing audiophile registry tweaks on Mnybs PC :) Wombat's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread ralphpnj
Now it seems that even The New York Times wants to get in on that quantum mechanics thing: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/opinion/sunday/the-reality-of-quantum-weirdness.html?action=clickpgtype=Homepageversion=Moth-Hiddenmodule=inside-nyt-regionregion=inside-nyt-regionWT.nav=inside-nyt-region

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Julf
Gandhi wrote: Such a splendid showcase! If this doesn't eradicate audiophoolia, nothing will! (And my money is on the latter...) Unfortunately I have already come across audiophiles arguing that the demonstration is pointless, as the intermediate digital steps don't matter - the point of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Mnyb
Julf wrote: Unfortunately I have already come across audiophiles arguing that the demonstration is pointless, as the intermediate digital steps don't matter - the point of the Very Expensive Audiophool Ethernet Cable is to isolate your music streamer from the nasty noise in computers (and I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread ralphpnj
mikerob wrote: Good stuff. It would have been interesting to do a traceroute to see how many routers the data was going through in its journey between Sweden and Canada. If you read the New York Times I linked to above you will realize that the data may or may not have passed through all

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Archimago
paulster wrote: Nice job... as always. I've been at a loss this last few years to understand whether these 'high-end' cable companies offering their special digital cables truly believe that they are somehow better, or whether they know they make no difference but that they have a market

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Mnyb
netchord wrote: is '$8.98 super expensive?' (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GK5UI06/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8psc=1) i recently switched from transporter connected wirelessly, to wired w/ the above cable to an Airport Extreme, which in turn connects wirelessly to another

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread netchord
Mnyb wrote: one should insert an extra switch and a short piece of this super expensive cable . is '$8.98 super expensive?' (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GK5UI06/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8psc=1) i recently switched from transporter connected wirelessly, to wired w/ the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread netchord
Wombat wrote: According to your sig you use the Transporter as transport only but hear better dynamics over ethernet against wireless? old sig- can't figure out how to change it. -- 4 TB Drobo--FW 800--mac mini--Ethernet Transporter-- Wireworld Eclipse 6 coax--Meridian G61 G61-- Nordost

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Wombat
netchord wrote: is '$8.98 super expensive?' (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GK5UI06/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8psc=1) i recently switched from transporter connected wirelessly, to wired w/ the above cable to an Airport Extreme, which in turn connects wirelessly to another

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Mnyb
philippe_44 wrote: Quick question: you've lost me here ... I fully agree with you wrt the insanities I'm reading like this NAS or this hardrive is giving a much deeper sound - this is laughable, but intermediate steps do not matter, they really don't. Your signal can come from Mars, being

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread philippe_44
Mnyb wrote: It is a slight possibility to inject noise at the last leg , but as Archimagos measurment shows it does not actually happen in practice with normal equipment he uses rather crummy switches etc to hammer in the piont . And if the player has some of the shelf recovering circuit it

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread philippe_44
Julf wrote: Unfortunately I have already come across audiophiles arguing that the demonstration is pointless, as the intermediate digital steps don't matter - the point of the Very Expensive Audiophool Ethernet Cable is to isolate your music streamer from the nasty noise in computers (and I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Mnyb
Sorry for rambling , some cables do for example provide silver conductors which in this aplication makes no difference what so ever . So some high ends mods are not harmful they just do nothing at all . Main hifi: Touch + CIA

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MEASUREMENTS: Ethernet Cable and Audio...

2015-02-22 Thread Archimago
Julf wrote: Unfortunately I have already come across audiophiles arguing that the demonstration is pointless, as the intermediate digital steps don't matter - the point of the Very Expensive Audiophool Ethernet Cable is to isolate your music streamer from the nasty noise in computers (and I