10 Gb/s vs 1 Gb/s NAS port

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On 2/28/2023 at 1:17 AM, audiobomber said:

I've seen no definitive answer. A few are are saying that 10Gb is better because it has a lower jitter spec. Yet some audiophile companies advocate for and use 100Mb. I know my sMS-200 Neo sounds better when limited to 100Mb. You could try both ports and let us know if there's a difference. At least that would answer whether playing through a 10Gb port adds anything. 

 

Same here. I found reducing the speed of the port linking router to streamer to 100Mb improved audio quality. This was the case when connecting the steamer directly to the router, or with a switch in between.

 

Also completely disabling wireless in the router (and then offloading wireless access onto its own dedicated device) also improved things.