yes, 'performance' is hard to measure. It is made up of latency which is the time from when the first bit is sent into the network until it pops out the other side PLUS bandwidth which is the number of bits per unit time that come through after that first bit. Both PowerLine Ethernet and CAT-5 Ethernet typically have good bandwidth. However, PowerLine stuff typically has significantly worse latency than its CAT-5 brother. Mostly it is the Forward Error Correction. You would most likely notice this by looking at the buffer fill levels. When the buffer gets to a 'low water mark' it sends a request for more music. In a CAT-5 network, the music starts to flow right away. In a HomePlug environment, there is a delay before the music starts to flow. If the delay is bigger than the music left in the buffer, you get drop out. If not, you will not notice it.
Jeff's problem sounds different. Normally it sounds like things are OK. I'd bet that the problems are being caused by noise on the AC power line. The noise source doesn't need to be anywhere near the audio equipment - the power line does a nice job of distributing the noise all around the house. You might look for some correlation to other activities - washing machine, fluorescent lights, electronic transformers in low voltage lights (a common culprit). -- Bob Bressler Bob Audio Note CDT-Two->Audio Note DAC5 + Slim Transporter->Spectral DMC-20->Kassai amp->Audio Note AN Es ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bob Bressler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2217 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30342 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
