seeteeyou Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 41 minutes ago, Abyss Man said: 7. Currently awaiting for my Gaia to arrive, after which I will get some decent power cords from Tellurium and a HDMI cable probably from Argentus, unless something better gets reported or recommended. Please also take a step back and look at the cables which are in your sytem. They make a huge difference as well. 0.5m CAT8 Ethernet cable (Full Metal Case option for $33.45) could be a good choice as well https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000575872860.html https://www.head-fi.org/threads/old-king-of-r2r-dac-is-dead-denafrips-terminator-plus-terminator-arrives.936310/page-6#post-15767608 Quote Here comes the twist ... i2s B RJ45 with this 0.5m TZ cable (metal shield version) sounded just as good as the 0.5m Argentus in i2s A hdmi ! richard_crl032 1 Link to comment
seeteeyou Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 On 8/1/2020 at 12:16 PM, richard_crl032 said: Hi seeteeyou Yes indeed, this is the one that I am using in my sharing and had posted the cable specification of published ofc copper albiet no further details and if believable. Hi Richard While these flagship Ethernet cables might seem to be "a little bit" too much for an I2S connection https://jcat.eu/product/signature-lan-cable/ https://www.ruten.com.tw/item/show?22041570582815 https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Headphone/M.1604374595.A.FCB.html https://artsexcellence.com/crystalnetwork-absolute-dream.html https://www.synergisticresearch.com/cables/galileo-sx/galileo-sx-digital/galileo-sx-ethernet/ https://shunyata.com/products/digital-cables/omega-series-digital-cables/omega-ethernet-new/ Are you planning to try the latest Furutech LAN-8 NCF by any chance? http://www.furutech.com/2020/10/05/20075/ http://www.furutech.com/ja/2020/10/02/20066/ https://www.my-hiend.com/vbb/showthread.php?13173-Furutech推出最高規格網路線-Furutech-LAN-8-NCF-網路線 Quote Main conductor: 24 AWG Silver plated α (Alpha) OCC conductor Insulation: Special Foamed PE OD.: 1.35±0.05mm, 4 Twisted Pairs Blue/White; Orange/White; Green/White; Brown/White Shield 1: AL foil Conductive layer to the outside Shield 2: AL foil Double-sided conductive Shield 3: α (Alpha) Pure copper wire (16/10/0.10) braiding layer Jacket: UL/CL3 approved flammability grade; RoHS Compliant Flexible PVC (Black) Sleeve: High quality nylon yarn braided (Purple/Black) The shortest length available should be 0.6m (under 15,000 yen) and so far it's only available in Japan and Taiwan etc. https://joshinweb.jp/av/38236/4580370444070.html https://shop.oyaide.com/products/furutech_lan-8_ncf.html https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/en/special/order/confirm/https%3A%2F%2Fitem.rakuten.co.jp%2Fjism%2F4580370444070-31-38236-n%2F/N_1/ Just wondering if a decent Ethernet cable were able to further improve the performance of Gaia. On 9/1/2020 at 8:38 AM, richard_crl032 said: I am using the 1m factory terminated canare D5.5UDC01E from Japan at great price of usd20 ... they replaced more expensive and well reviewed Apogee Wyde Eye: https://www.soundhouse.co.jp/products/detail/item/239127/ I found that Canare actually made an even better model L-8CUHD with impressive specs, resistance / attenuation of L-5.5CUHD looked quite good already while L-8CUHD seemed to be superior http://www.canare.co.jp/products/cables/index.php?tid=pr4_010_hd L-5.5CUHD http://www.canare.com/ProductItemDisplay.aspx?productItemID=247 L-8CUHD http://www.canare.com/ProductItemDisplay.aspx?productItemID=256 Those numbers of L-8CUHD should be even better when compared to its predecessor L-8CHD http://www.canare.com/ProductItemDisplay.aspx?productItemID=135 So far I was only able to find bulk wires in Japan https://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/k-material/l-8cuhd-100.html Though we could get 3-foot factory terminated (Laird L8CUHD-B-B-003) for US$32.5 https://www.markertek.com/product/l8cuhd-b-b-003/laird-l8cuhd-b-b-003-12g-sdi-4k-uhd-coax-bnc-male-to-male-cable-3-foot http://www.lairddigitalcinema.com/Product.asp?baseItem=L8CUHD-B-B-003&cat=CABLES&subcat=VIDEOCAB&prodClass=VBNCBNC Hopefully that's a good choice for those of us who are looking for nice clock cables. Link to comment
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