Tried comparing wireless to ethernet cable

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as far as I know data packets are data packets, if they would be any way affected when transmitted then I suppose some kind of error or corrupted file message would appear

....but Naim are reviewing different NAS devices to see which ones 'sound' best. I'm really sceptical about this as like you I think data packets are either intact or corrupt and since they get buffered by the HDX or other network player jitter is not a factor... I need to be convinced!

Computers have to read tracks stored in HD or streamed from a network, as these data traffic is asinchronous jitter may not be an issue. Memory, hard disk and cpu work with these data through buffers until they reach the sound device to transform it in a sinchronous digital audio signal. Computer components may still affect negatively to the jitter produced by the sound device (poor power supply, EMI produced by cpu and other components...) but how can affect where the data come from (HD, network) ?

Probably being a bit dim here, but what do you connect the screen to if making up a screened CAT6 cable?

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Originally posted by Rockingdoc:
Probably being a bit dim here, but what do you connect the screen to if making up a screened CAT6 cable?

I'm just in the process of putting in a wired CAT6 network in the house and having wired up several of the blasted plugs I can help!

There is no specific "screen", each of the four main wires have another wire wound round it, so you end up with eight tiddly little wires in each plug. It's the twists that provide the screening apparently.

I can't tell the difference between wired and wireless and have never had a drop out (that I'm aware of). If there was a minor drop out it would be re-transmitted until the correct packet arrived at the receiver and there are check sums to make sure the Tx & Rx are synchronised - just like over a wired network.

Regards,
Huw