Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
edwardthern wrote: > I post here so that FINALLY there can be good content here, you should > thank me Promises, promises. So when are you going to make a 180 degree turn in what you are doing and start posting content that is worth the dynamite to blow it to ? I am willing to wait the necessa

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Apesbrain
bernt wrote: > Does the beer taste better if it come from a beer fridge than from a > standard fridge? That depends. If you can reach inside the fridge without leaving your listening chair then hell yes it sounds better. You need to be wary of introducing noise into your system. A battery-powere

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread bernt
Now I have switched the switch. And Wow! Normaly I need at least 3 beers to enjoy this type of recordings. http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/118682 Now I started to enjoy it after only two beers, no wait, was it after...lets see I had 5 now, or six? The two drinks before dinner and the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
arnyk wrote: > Then why are you wasting everybody's time including your own posting > here? > > > > I'd be willing to bet that very few audiophiles think that technical > ignorance and belief in placebo effects are what makes the audio hobby > what it is, yet those are all you have offered us

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread kidstypike
edwardthern wrote: > Yes of course, my heart is faulty Same ailment that affects your ears? kidstypike LMS on Raspberry Pi 3/max2play/HiFiBerry DAC+ > AVI DM5 1 x SB3 - 1 x Boom - 1 x (Squeezebox) Radio - 2 x Touch - 2 x Raspberry Pi/piCorePlayer/HiFiBerry -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
edwardthern wrote: > Actually there is nothing worthwhile coming from this Forum. > Then why are you wasting everybody's time including your own posting here? > > Why even join an audio forum if you DON"T believe in any of the elements > that make the hobby what it is? > I'd be willing

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
drmatt wrote: > So, arnyk vs edwardthern. I'm beginning to wonder if they are long lost > twins...? > I was thinking about you and edwardthern being two aliases for the same troll. After all, neither of you are making any pretense about posting under your legal names. The greatest points of co

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
edwardthern wrote: > Yes of course, my heart is faulty If I were you, I'd be far more concerned about my non-existent credibility around here. Something about all of the gross technical errors (list on request) and also the many false claims. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
sfraser wrote: > I don't hear differences in ethernet cables on my system, that's why i > asked you. I am trying to isolate the conditions under which you hear > these differences. I can't recall, but I do believe there are > differences in how they spec'd the grounding requirements in the variou

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread sfraser
edwardthern wrote: > Sorry I don't have several switches. > > I take it you've already done this. What did you hear? I don't hear differences in ethernet cables on my system, that's why i asked you. I am trying to isolate the conditions under which you hear these differences. I can't recall

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
sfraser wrote: > What about in series? > > Try connecting several ethernet switch's in series, (not in a loop > however!) with the SB directly connected to switch one and the LMS > server connected to switch 3. Swap out the cable connecting the LMS and > switch 3 with your best sounding cable a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread drmatt
So, arnyk vs edwardtherm. I'm beginning to wonder if they are long lost twins...? drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=10

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread sfraser
What about in series? Try connecting several ethernet switch's in series, (not in a loop however!) with the SB directly connected to switch one and the LMS server connected to switch 3. Swap out the cable connecting the LMS and switch 3 with your best sounding cable and let me know. 2 CHAN. S

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread JerryS
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread sfraser
Hi Ed, I did not run away , I was on a conference call with customers, imagine..discussing Ethernet Satellites funny enough. Anyway you never answered my earlier question regarding if you feel you could hear the difference between 2 music file"s that had been transferred from host to hos

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
sfraser wrote: > Hi Ed, I did not run away , I was on a conference call with customers, > imagine..discussing Ethernet Satellites funny enough. Anyway you > never answered my earlier question regarding if you feel you could hear > the difference between 2 music file"s that had been trans

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
Wombat wrote: > I troll this forum for 10 years now and wonder how other members after > your first posts still thought there is anything worthwile coming from > you. Actually there is nothing worthwhile coming from this Forum. Why even join an audio forum if you DON"T believe in any of the ele

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Wombat
edwardthern wrote: > You're a troll, go back into your mother's basement. I troll this forum for 10 years now and wonder how other members after your first posts still thought there is anything worthwile coming from you. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monobloc

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
Mnyb wrote: > The topc was not i2s transfer methods but ethernet networking . > > Yes i do own this gear . Meridian is quite objektive in their designs , > they have gone wrong with MQA and hirez. > They are not in the voodoo anf magic as other brands, They ste mostoy > rigth and maybe 5 times t

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
I see armyk/sfraser ran away. How childish to post under two different monikers. And to get BUSTEDLMAO¡!!! edwardthern's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66099 View this thread: http://

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Mnyb
edwardthern wrote: > Seeing that you don't believe in audiophile I2s transfer methods why > would you buy a product that uses it? > > If you even own the great in your signature Which I doubt The topc was not i2s transfer methods but ethernet networking . Yes i do own this gear . Meridian

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
Wombat wrote: > Shit, you got me! I am not a Wombat. You're a troll, go back into your mother's basement. edwardthern's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66099 View this thread: http://forums.slimde

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Wombat
edwardthern wrote: > Are you another one of sfraser/arnyk's fake persona? > Shit, you got me! I am not a Wombat. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
Wombat wrote: > edwardthern, better check your blood sugar, Troll-adiposity in sight > from feeding! Are you another one of sfraser/arnyk's fake persona? Sounding more and more like this place is a small den of trolls. Deaf trolls --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Wombat
edwardthern, better check your blood sugar, Troll-adiposity in sight from feeding! Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers Wombat's Profile: http:/

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
arnyk wrote: > Wrong again. You made the claim that you were perfectly aware of the > ability of my audio gear to discern certain things. But, it is now > obvious that you have no idea what it is. > > Edward, that makes you either delusional or a liar. Which is it? You grabbed my text from a po

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
arnyk wrote: > Absolutely false. > > Sorry, many but now you are just stacking up more evidence that you are > making this up as you go along. > > We can add to your list of faults that your rendition of the history of > audio is just as error-filled as your comments about current > technology.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
edwardthern wrote: > So you take a sentence I posted to someone else sfraser and try to make > it seem like I posted it to you. Such a childish trick, are you > insane? > > Or are you posting as two people!! > Busted!¡ Wrong again. You made the claim that you were perfectly aware o

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
edwardthern wrote: > Wrong don't be a sheep all your life. > > Tubes first application was for amplifying power. It was years later > that radio picked it up Absolutely false. Sorry, many but now you are just stacking up more evidence that you are making this up as you go along. We can add to

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
arnyk wrote: > If you can't immediately provide an accurate list of the gear in my > audio system, you are then a proven liar. So you take a sentence I posted to someone else sfraser and try to make it seem like I posted it to you. Such a childish trick, are you insane? Or are you posting

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
arnyk wrote: > Another example of your abject ignorance. The answer is as others have > already correctly posted. Tubes were first applied as amplifiers in > radios, which was the audio of the day. Wrong don't be a sheep all your life. Tubes first application was for amplifying power. It was ye

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
edwardthern wrote: > You'd never hear a difference with your gear. > If you can't immediately provide an accurate list of the gear in my audio system, you are then a proven liar. arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
arnyk wrote: > The more knowlegable one is, the more they can explain. > > One of the things that can explain a lot of perceptions, is an > understanding of sensory illusions and perceptual bias. > > > > Absolutely - Ever hear of the Placebo Effect? Apparently not. I guess > it was never par

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
edwardthern wrote: > Were vacuum tubes initially designed for audio? > > Hm Another example of your abject ignorance. The answer is as others have already correctly posted. Tubes were first applied as amplifiers in radios, which was the audio of the day. -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
edwardthern wrote: > I feel that my senses are able to pick up on a lot of things that I > can't explain. How about you? > The more knowlegable one is, the more they can explain. One of the things that can explain a lot of perceptions, is an understanding of sensory illusions and perceptual bi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
edwardthern wrote: > You guys are getting deeper and deeper into the land of nonsense. > > You don't feel the slight bit embarrassed? Only because we are still paying attention to your posts. arnyk's Profile: http://for

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
I really hope all of you guys are atheist. edwardthern's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66099 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106593 __

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Julf
'Mark' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_V_Shaney), is that you? "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
sfraser wrote: > Question: Do you feel if music content (files) are transferred from one > storage location to another, over an Ethernet network and played back at > a later date that there would be a difference in sound depending on the > Ethernet cable used in the Ethernet network during the in

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread sfraser
Question: Do you feel if music content (files) are transferred from one storage location to another, over an Ethernet network and played back at a later date that there would be a difference in sound depending on the Ethernet cable used in the Ethernet network during the initial transfer? 2 CHA

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread sfraser
You realize the increased BW and reduced crosstalk of the different CAT cables can in no way be directly utilized by the music ? It simply allows for a higher signalling rate which increases the error free frames per second . The music is simply payload within the IP packet that is contained withi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
sfraser wrote: > You realize the increased BW and reduced crosstalk of the different CAT > cables can in no way be directly utilized by the music ? It simply > allows for a higher signalling rate which increases the error free > frames per second . The music is simply payload within the IP packet

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Julf
edwardthern wrote: > Were vacuum tubes initially designed for audio? Not that it is in any way relevant, but actually yes. First as detectors (diodes) in radio receivers, and then as amplifiers (triodes) in radio receivers and telephone systems. 'Okamura, Sōgo (1994). History of Electron Tubes

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
Mnyb wrote: > I have personally brougth several AQ cables for recycling instead of > selling them second hand after my fling with audiophilia ended. > > Sugest we bash thier doors down, they are a fraud . > > Byw the topic here is do different ethernet cables thats up to spec > makes a differen

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Mnyb
edwardthern wrote: > As always you guys like to go off on tangents that make no difference to > the real subject. > > Subject = Ethernet cables can affect sound quality > > I suggest you all go beat down the doors of Audioquest, WireWorld and > every consumer who has purchased their products an

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
Julf wrote: > Yes, because I2S is intended to connect IC's inside a single device > (usually on the same circuit board). It was never intended as a solution > for connecting boxes (and thus needing a cable). Were vacuum tubes initially designed for audio? Hm --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
I just realized... You people are handicapped. Some people have handicaps that prevent them from seeing, walking, or climbing stairs You people have handicaps that prevent you from hearing. edwardthern's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Julf
edwardthern wrote: > So your claim is manufacturers are wrong for using Ethernet and HDMI > cables to transmit I2S? Yes, because I2S is intended to connect IC's inside a single device (usually on the same circuit board). It was never intended as a solution for connecting boxes (and thus needing

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Julf
edwardthern wrote: > You don't feel the slight bit embarrassed? We do, for forgetting one of the most crucial rules on the internet - "don't feed the troll". "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a soli

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
You guys are getting deeper and deeper into the land of nonsense. You don't feel the slight bit embarrassed? edwardthern's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66099 View this thread: http://forums.slim

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
Julf wrote: > "... when used in the wrong place (as I2S connection)". Well played! You > must be rolling on the floor with laughter. So your claim is manufacturers are wrong for using Ethernet and HDMI cables to transmit I2S? You figure you have a better idea and know more than they do, okay t

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Julf
edwardthern wrote: > Subject = Ethernet cables can affect sound quality "... when used in the wrong place (as I2S connection)". Well played! You must be rolling on the floor with laughter. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
As always you guys like to go off on tangents that make no difference to the real subject. Subject = Ethernet cables can affect sound quality I suggest you all go beat down the doors of Audioquest, WireWorld and every consumer who has purchased their products and have noticed an improvement. Ei

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Mnyb
edwardthern wrote: > Same cable do you understand the idea, completely different aplication for the same cable ? It does npt matter if it is the same cable . The task at hand is diffent . The ethernet/internet interface is very very robust , a hardware interface suchnas i2s is fndamentaly diff

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
edwardthern wrote: > I see a pattern. > Since it is both solipsistic and ego centric, I have no doubt about that. A bunch of angry people with avg gear and poor hearing [/quote wrote: > > > It would be reasonable at this time to provide reliable evidence that > you are not also afflicted wi

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread drmatt
edwardthern wrote: > If you "Know This" then why can't you connect the dots? > > Cable lengths did not increase, companies etc. still use the same cable > lengths they used before. However the standard changed to support > "Current" cable lengths with better performance. The "Goalposts" did not

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
edwardthern wrote: > Do you usually go though out your day being wrong so much? > > 1) High band width is not the ONLY reason but it is a major benefit. > 2) Just because something was improved for reason "A" does not mean > effects can not be seen elsewhere. > > Next!!! Since you haven't pro

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Rainer M Krug
bernt writes: > One player is on WiFi. Do I need a High End Air cleaner, which one? The first sensible post in this thread! Thanks for bringing sense into this. > > http://www.plentyair.com/ > > > > SB Touch to Yamaha A-S501, Boston Acoustics A26. > SB 3 to Audio Pro T3. > SB BOOM > SB Rad

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
arnyk wrote: > You're making the logical mistake that just because a change was made, > your hobby horse unfounded assertions are validated. > > The actual reasons for the upgrade are widely publicized and well-known > and not what you say, Edward. > > http://www.cablinginstall.com/articles/201

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
edwardthern wrote: > If you "Know This" then why can't you connect the dots? > > Cable lengths did not increase, companies etc. still use the same cable > lengths they used before. However the standard changed to support > "Current" cable lengths with better performance. The "Goalposts" did not

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
drmatt wrote: > You know very well that the standard was improved in order to support > longer cable lengths at gigabit speed and to accommodate incoming > standards such as 10 gigabit. The goalposts moved, in other words. You > know this, you are choosing to bait now. If you "Know This" then wh

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
edwardthern wrote: > But, but, but.lol > > No buts, loose free or not the cable and standard was IMPROVED. > IMPROVED. therefore loose free or not, packet delivery is IMPROVED. > > by you thinking there is no need to improve the standard when either way > no changes in packets can be ve

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread bernt
One player is on WiFi. Do I need a High End Air cleaner, which one? http://www.plentyair.com/ SB Touch to Yamaha A-S501, Boston Acoustics A26. SB 3 to Audio Pro T3. SB BOOM SB Radio ReadyNAS 202 iPeng bernt's Profile: htt

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread drmatt
edwardthern wrote: > No buts, loose free or not the cable and standard was IMPROVED. > IMPROVED. therefore loose free or not, packet delivery is IMPROVED. > > by you thinking there is no need to improve the standard when either way > no changes in packets can be verified. Well obviously the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
drmatt wrote: > Can't say I've noticed this .. ;) That does not surprise me...LOL edwardthern's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66099 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
drmatt wrote: > But CAT5 provides lossfree packet delivery when used within > specification (i.e. short enough lengths). Lossless, without requiring > retransmit. But, but, but.lol No buts, loose free or not the cable and standard was IMPROVED. IMPROVED. therefore loose free or not, pac

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread drmatt
edwardthern wrote: > Because spdif cables DO sound differentLOL Can't say I've noticed this .. ;) drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
drmatt wrote: > Correct, good point. This is therefore similar to saying that SPDIF > cables sound different. More open to debate than Ethernet, but still, a > push. Because spdif cables DO sound differentLOL You people are so funny

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread drmatt
edwardthern wrote: > For example cat5 vs cat6 there were improvement in bandwidth, overall > loss, and better signal to noise ratio per the STANDARD. so clearly they > measure different But CAT5 provides lossfree packet delivery when used within specification (i.e. short enough lengths). Lossles

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread drmatt
Mnyb wrote: > Note I2S he said . > > Has nothing to do with the topic of ethernet comunication. > Correct, good point. This is therefore similar to saying that SPDIF cables sound different. More open to debate than Ethernet, but still, a push.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread drmatt
edwardthern wrote: > I use a audioquest Ethernet cable for i2s makes all the difference in > the world over standard cable. Reaches much deeper into the music, more > of everything. Of course you need quality gear and the ability to hear > well to appreciate these things. Hmm, I've used powerlin

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
I see a pattern. A bunch of angry people with avg gear and poor hearing hating on people with better gear and good hearing. You can't hear it so you want to see it via measurements. Fact is, you can't even hear it when measurements are different. For example cat5 vs cat6 there were improvement i

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Mnyb
edwardthern wrote: > I use a audioquest Ethernet cable for i2s makes all the difference in > the world over standard cable. Reaches much deeper into the music, more > of everything. Of course you need quality gear and the ability to hear > well to appreciate these things. Note I2S he said . Has

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Julf
edwardthern wrote: > I don't care what you think, myself and lots of other people love good > gear and can appreciate differences in sound of quality cables. > > If it pisses you off that you can't hear don't blame us... Not pissed off, just wondering, as you seem to tick a lot of boxes: "In I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
Julf wrote: > This is a perfect example of the kind of posting that makes me wonder > about your motives for posting. They are so calculatingly stereotypical > that it almost seems like their only reason is to try to provoke a > reaction. I don't care what you think, myself and lots of other peo

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread Julf
edwardthern wrote: > I use a audioquest Ethernet cable for i2s makes all the difference in > the world over standard cable. Reaches much deeper into the music, more > of everything. Of course you need quality gear and the ability to hear > well to appreciate these things. This is a perfect examp

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread edwardthern
Archimago wrote: > Oh my. Wireworld Cat8 ethernet cables for sound quality now!? > http://www.audiostream.com/content/wireworld-starlight-cat8-ethernet-cable > > Interesting comment/question by "Solarophile" about TCP error > correction. He should have a look at this: > http://archimago.blogspot

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread arnyk
drmatt wrote: > Always worth having gigabit.. not least for auto-uplink sensing and the > end of crossover cables! Not a unique feature of gigabit, 100BT switches with that feature have been common for decades. However the speed is a unique feature, and it is nice when you are moving large coll

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread drmatt
Always worth having gigabit.. not least for auto-uplink sensing and the end of crossover cables! drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/show

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-09 Thread bernt
Tonight I'm going to replace the switch my Touch is connected to. I'm confident that the SQ will improve big time. Maybe a better power supply will improve SQ even more. This is the one I have now. 21668 New one.:p 21669 +---+ |

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-08 Thread w3wilkes
Apesbrain wrote: > Wow, $70 a foot! I recently paid $150 for 1000 feet of quality CAT6. I'll bet that CAT6 will make a lot of noise! ;-) 2 Duets - 1 for upstairs and 1 for downstairs Rock Solid with LMS 7.9 on WHS 2011

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-08 Thread Apesbrain
^ Digital audio has been a windfall for fringe vendors. Data goes in and music comes out. It's magic, right? All that esoteric stuff like chips, filters, power supplies, oh my! Best to trust the designer with the highest pedigree and the most overpriced gear. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-08 Thread Wombat
The description of the audiostream test setup components reads like the setup of a particle accelerator in Cern but more complex. It never was so obvious how the business works as lately. Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made s

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-08 Thread Apesbrain
Wow, $70 a foot! I recently paid $150 for 1000 feet of quality CAT6. Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106593 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-08 Thread Julf
sfraser wrote: > As A Nokia Network Engineer (formerly > Alcatel-Lucent/Alcatel/Newbridge/Bell Advanced Communications) currently > in the IP/Optical Networks Division, This guy's document on switches is > an embarrassment. I have to agree. BTW, I still can't believe it is "Nokia Bell Labs" now.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-08 Thread sfraser
Julf wrote: > Well, they are at least brave enough to attempt an explanation (albeit > presenting it as a fact rather than a theory) - noise from cheap SMPS's > (that good old scapegoat) powering the switches (and affecting the > receiving streamers). As A Nokia Network Engineer (formerly Alcate

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-08 Thread Julf
arnyk wrote: > All that is needed is a detailed examination of the audio output of the > DAC to see if there is noise that is above the threshold of hearing and > traceable to the power supply. Been there, done that and come up dry. > > I have a goodly number of SMPS and analog wall warts with

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-08 Thread arnyk
Julf wrote: > Well, they are at least brave enough to attempt an explanation (albeit > presenting it as a fact rather than a theory) - noise from cheap SMPS's > (that good old scapegoat) powering the switches (and affecting the > receiving streamers). All that is needed is a detailed examination

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-08 Thread Julf
arnyk wrote: > Key quote: > > "...even though there are audible differences between LAN cables, all > LAN cables are already bitperfect." > > IOW, even though the data is perfect, I can still hear differences. > > Two words: Sighted Evaluation. Well, they are at least brave enough to attempt

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-08 Thread arnyk
bernt wrote: > Don't forget the switch. > > http://www.klinktbeter.be/index.php/specials/highend-switch Key quote: "...even though there are audible differences between LAN cables, all LAN cables are already bitperfect." IOW, even though the data is perfect, I can still hear differences. T

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] So they recommend Cat8 ethernet cables now!?

2016-12-08 Thread bernt
Don't forget the switch. http://www.klinktbeter.be/index.php/specials/highend-switch SB Touch to Yamaha A-S501, Boston Acoustics A26. SB 3 to Audio Pro T3. SB BOOM SB Radio ReadyNAS 202 iPeng bernt's Profile: http://forum

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