emm Labs DAC: adding either a Sonore Signature Rendu or Auralic Aries G2

[Audiophile Neuroscience]

On 4/23/2020 at 8:21 PM, Urs said:

Ethernet (CAT6a) -> EtherREGEN (B Side) -> EtherREGEN (A Side, optical port) -> Sonore Signature Rendu optical port -

I understand the physical connections but doesn't EtherREGEN (B Side) [output] -> EtherREGEN (A Side, optical port) defeat the potential benefit of the ER ?? Thanks

[Audiophile Neuroscience]

28 minutes ago, Urs said:

 

No, this does NOT defeat the potential benefit.
You used the word "output" for the B side. It's better to consider the EtherREGEN as a moat, which separates what you have downstream (DAC or streamer (e.g. G2/NS1/ultraRendu/opticalRendu) + DAC) from what you have upstream (basically all other devices of your home LAN, including Roon server, NAS, other switches).
As long as you only use one port from the A side, it does not matter which side you use to connect the DAC or the streamer which is attached to the DAC. The effect of the moat remains the same.
If the streamer has an optical connection only, you will connect it to the optical port on the A side of the EtherREGEN.

 

Good to know, thanks. I must say to @Superdad if it's marked "output" one assumes the moat is directional.My error.