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Hello Eric, and thank you for your comments.
If you ever venture to Australia, you would be very welcome to visit and share experiences.
It’s an interesting thing that there seems to be almost a stigma with using „cheap solutions“ as part of a high-end system. For example it seems that some people cringe when one uses relatively ordinary cables and not the stratospheric ones. I have tried some of the latter, and some are great but others are not. Personally I use the top-end Oyaide cables (interconnects, speaker cables, power distributor and home-made power cables) with great success. Perhaps it really is system-dependent. Either way, something either sings or it doesn’t; the fundamentals really do matter in my opinion.
To answer your question, my ethernet chain looks like this: Starlink dish (in bypass mode) -> Audiophonics Cat7 cable -> Ubiquiti Edgerouter X SFP (configured as a router). This splits to: (a) my non-audio network via SFP/fibre -> another Ubiquiti Edgerouter X SFP (configured as a managed switch), which connects to my NAS/computers/non-audio wireless access point; and then (b) my audio network feeds off the router via a throttle cable (v2) into an EtherRegen (facing „backwards“ in accordance with your recommendation), then a 10 metre Cat7 cable which mates to another throttle cable (v2), which feeds a Fritz!Box 7390 (configured as a wireless access point exclusively for the audio network). Importantly, I have separated the modem/router-DHCP server/switches/wireless access points into separate devices, rather than using a single ISP-supplied box. All network devices (router and switches) and the EtherRegen are grounded.
As mentioned in my previous post, both digital music streamers (the Pink Faun 2.16 Ultra in the main system and the Auralic Aries G2.1 in the home office system) are connected via a TP Link TL-WR902AC v4 in client-mode and a throttle cable (v2). You might also be interested that I have compared the Auralic streamer in both wireless mode (which it does natively) and wired mode (using the TP Link wireless client and throttle cable): the TP Link/throttle cable is the superior solution here.
I have also experimented with multiple Buffalo GS2008 switches, FMCs and fibre as part of the audio network, although these are out of the system for now – I prefer the TP Link wireless client/throttle cable, which has been a real revelation!
I do all of my own networking (as a layman, not an expert), I tinker a lot with the network, as I am keen to learn and experiment. As mentioned in my previous post, I am also preparing to set up a separate VLAN for the audio network, although the learning curve is quite steep.
Every device is fed by an LPS (I use an Australian brand called Gieseler and they have proved to be excellent), which all run off an iFi AC Powerstation in the server room.
All-in-all, I am very happy with how good digital sounds in my system, although it has taken a lot of work, experimentation and tinkering to get there…and the journey continues ;).
I would certainly be interested to try a v3 throttle cable, but I am inclined to try v2.5 first as I can repurpose the 74272222 ferrites if necessary, plus the effort and slow turnaround to order parts from Europe has created a mental block.
Best regards and thanks again for your tremendous contribution and sharing. I have to say, I do have a chuckle when you lay into the ignorant and the „unbelievers“; nothing beats coming from a position of real-world experience and knowledge – great work!!
Cheers
Matt