Powerline adaptors?

Posted by: hungryhalibut on 12 April 2014

I have my US and SU all wired up with AQ cables, and it works fine. I also have a NAS, which I use for backup. I'd like to get it out of the living room and into the cupboard under the stairs. But I don't really want to run cables. Could I use a Powerline arrangement on the main house ring main, without having a negative impact on the stereo, which lives on its own dedicated spur. The dedicated spur has its own consumer unit, so the only link would be the Henley block that splits the meter tails. 

 

Any ideas?

Posted on: 12 April 2014 by trickydickie
HH

I don't have a dedicated spur but used Powerlines for a year or so.

When I put them in I didn't notice any negative effect, the system was upgraded in the meantime and when I removed them the difference was very pronounced. If you can realise an improvement with a linear power supply on the Userve I am inclined to think that you will notice similar.

I would look for alternatives, flat ethernet cable may be viable, this is what I use to get ethernet into the lounge. You could also look at a wireless bridge if ethernet is not possible.

Where is your router located, can the NAS live with the router?

Richard
Posted on: 12 April 2014 by hungryhalibut

The router lives in the living room, with a lead from it to the switch, to which the system is connected. If the consensus it that it's a bad idea to use the Powerline, albeit on a different circuit, I could stick with what I do now - plug the NAS into the router once a month and let the serve do its differential backup. Now the whole collection is ripped, there are only a few additions per month.

Posted on: 12 April 2014 by james n
Originally Posted by Hungryhalibut:

The router lives in the living room, with a lead from it to the switch, to which the system is connected. If the consensus it that it's a bad idea to use the Powerline, albeit on a different circuit, I could stick with what I do now - plug the NAS into the router once a month and let the serve do its differential backup. Now the whole collection is ripped, there are only a few additions per month.

Sounds like a good idea given the frequency of the differential backups. Possible SQ impacts aside on your Naim system, Powerline adapters are the work of the devil from an RF spectrum point of view. 

Posted on: 12 April 2014 by Simon-in-Suffolk

 Powerline adapters are the work of the devil from an RF spectrum point of view. 

 

+1

Posted on: 12 April 2014 by hungryhalibut

Okey dokey, I won't do that then! I'll ask my geeky friend if he has the tools to put an Ethernet socket either side of the wall between the living room and dining room, so the NAS can live behind the sofa in the latter. That should be cheaper too.

Posted on: 12 April 2014 by Simon-in-Suffolk