A novel way to massively improve the SQ of computer audio streaming

[F208Frank]

Is my chain considered a direct connection and or a bridged connection?

 

Router - ethernet cable - antipodes server/player (single box) - usb cable - dac

 

If one can suggest, what can be potentially added for most bang for buck improvement, does having a server/player in a single box make the some parts of the "ultra trifecta" redundant?

 

Hope someone can chime in, thanks in advance!

[F208Frank]

Immensely helpful. Thank you.

[F208Frank]

On 4/4/2022 at 2:30 AM, LondonDan said:

Frank, after going through this wonderful thread with hours and hours and days and days of great audio lovers investigations into their network streaming (hugely appreciated and helpful thread with lots of fantastic insight) I used the recommendations to take some shortcuts experimenting which is here. Pointing you towards this as the pictures can be helpful which is why I put it together. It’s only testing one brand of network switch so it’s not a comparison but there is loads of suggestions in the wider thread to try others too.

 

 

Looked at it and just one word, wow.

[F208Frank]

Anyone try out the ethernet filters from the company Network Acoustics? The owner is really nice and their products look promising. Anyone have some experience with them?

[F208Frank]

On 4/20/2022 at 6:46 PM, austinpop said:

Since I normally post system updates here, here is a link to my latest:

 

 

Austinpop!

 

Since you spend so much time on the digital end, have you ever tried the Network Acoustics ethernet filters called the ENO or MUON? They are passive filters mopping up the remaining noise coming after the switch, usually placed after the network switch and before the streamer.

 

I took your advice and put an ethernet switch into my chain and it has yielded me good results.

 

Figured I would ask you since you spend a good amount of time tuning your digital end.