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  1. #31
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    Dunno only bought it to link the TV to the Modem..

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    The best pound per performance cable I've tried, and I've tried a few is Supra. They are soldered to the plugs, by hand and even have the workers name on a tag to tell you who did it. Myself and a couple of pals found it to be superior to the chord by quite a margin. I had a length of a quite expensive Ethernet cable and the Supra was better. More musical, times better, etc. It's quite cheap for level of performance it gives you.
    I've put my money where my mouth is and every Ethernet connection is now Supra.
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    Soldered? Unlikely the data pairs are, it’s not possible on the RJ45 Supra use unless they mean the shield drain wire. The RJ45s used are crimped.
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    I use a MeiCord Opal ethernet cable between my router and Melco N1ZH60.2 or dCS Vivaldi Upsampler, if I'm streaming Tidal HiFi or listening to internet radio stations!

    If I'm watching TV, then I plug it into my LG OLED, so I get multiple use from the one cable!

    The sound quality is better than a couple of other generic CAT6/7 ethernet cables I have tried, and picture quality is also improved when watching channels streamed from the imbedded TV apps!
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    Just realised I've got to throw something else into the equation - the position of the Hifi and router mean that I'd need a 15m cable at least to route round the walls etc so I've been using Powerline adaptors. They weren't an issue when I was just using it to control which music I played off the HDD but I suspect it's not optimal for streaming.

    There's not really any options to shorten to length. Drilling through the internal wall (which I'm not prepared to do) would cut it to about 8m if I routed along walls.

    What is the general opinion on streaming through Powerline adaptors?

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    I use a 10 metre Ethernet and its fine. I bought a longer one as well but not used it yet. No issue with that kind of length imo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lawrence001 View Post
    Just realised I've got to throw something else into the equation - the position of the Hifi and router mean that I'd need a 15m cable at least to route round the walls etc so I've been using Powerline adaptors. They weren't an issue when I was just using it to control which music I played off the HDD but I suspect it's not optimal for streaming.

    There's not really any options to shorten to length. Drilling through the internal wall (which I'm not prepared to do) would cut it to about 8m if I routed along walls.

    What is the general opinion on streaming through Powerline adaptors?
    One thing i wish i had done before re plastering the walls is laid Ethernet all the way around the place with flush wall sockets.

    Putting my Router under the TV with short Ethernet was a great improvement over Wi-Fi but using a better cable was a even better inprovement. Im still however having to use Wi-Fi for the tablets & laptops which is shit & im just glad i don't stream music to the system.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Made in 1968 View Post
    One thing i wish i had done before re plastering the walls is laid Ethernet all the way around the place with flush wall sockets.

    Putting my Router under the TV with short Ethernet was a great improvement over Wi-Fi but using a better cable was a even better inprovement. Im still however having to use Wi-Fi for the tablets & laptops which is shit & im just glad i don't stream music to the system.
    I thought/assumed Powerline adaptors were higher bandwidth than WiFi or am I wrong?

  9. #39
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    Tried em but had trouble so never bothered after that..I don't need a connection for the PC i use for files as everything i listen to is taken from my CD's.. I just use a laptop & the wife a Tablet for browsing internet, Forums etc but can slow down at times. Im sure i can put up with that.. I would never ever dream of streaming music from the internet tho..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lawrence001 View Post
    What is the general opinion on streaming through Powerline adaptors?
    Use a cable if you can. The maximum length for cat5 cable is 100m so providing you are not in Buckingham Palace you should be just fine.

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