Next upgrade suggestions

2, 1, 3.

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1, 2

Skip 3 for now, except for a streaming cable: Chord Tuned Aray range is rather good.

Hungryhalibut posted:

2, 1, 3.

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What is so lacking that it makes you want to upgrade?

Chris

Adam Zielinski posted:

1, 2

Skip 3 for now, except for a streaming cable: Chord Tuned Aray range is rather good.

Thanks, I thought all ethenet cables sounds the same. Can you really hear any difference?

And does it mean that I need to change all the ethernet cables ?

OLDNEIL - of course you don't have to change the cables. Given the price of some of the more exotic streaming cables an audition is a must. It's easy to hear what they do - choose the one the sounds best to you. Chord actually encourage an extensive home demo and all their dealers should oblige  

I use Chord Anthem Tuned Aray cables for all my streamers, except for a UnitiQute which sounds best with a C-Stream. All switch to patch-panel connections, which are used for streaming duties, are C-Stream. The rest of the network is a regular CAT 6, hidden under the floors.

All of my Hifi part of the network is AudioQuest Cinnamon - router to switch, and switch to NAS and streamer. It gave a good improvement over bog standard el cheapo cable. But this is very much icing on the cake, rather than part of the cake itself. 

I use Audioquest Cinnamon in rthe same configuration as HH a big improvement over el cheapo stuff.

2, 1, 3 - but try some alternatives at 3 

Re cables & specific to ethernet:   Chord C-stream is a pretty good performer with SQ when I listened in to a group test,  so try (at home) before you buy.     Also don't get sucked in to Cat-7 "must" be better than the lower Cat numbers,  I can assure you that is not the case.    I had to change from Cat-7 due to an RJ45 plug break,  the Cat-7 (S/FTP) was big bulky & unwieldy & if it was not the cause of the break, it did not help.   I went for a lighter cable that had verified certification of its performance (not many cables have this)  & also that the plug engineering & wire management design made sense to me.  The SQ was a step change for the better & the cable is Cat-6 (UTP).  

Christopher_M posted:

What is so lacking that it makes you want to upgrade?

Chris

We never know.  It's what we do.  I include me in we of course.

Thanks for your replies!

As I mentioned I already got C-stream (3 lengths), but wonder if Chord Tuned Aray is better from NDS to the switch?

But, first I will recap and DR my Supercap..

oldneil posted:

Thanks for your replies!

As I mentioned I already got C-stream (3 lengths), but wonder if Chord Tuned Aray is better from NDS to the switch?

But, first I will recap and DR my Supercap..

For an ethernet cable? Past c-stream would be the last upgrade on my list.