For me it has always been about the music ever since I had my first transistor radio. 55 years on I am faffing about with ethernet cables trying to decide if unshielded is better than shielded. :lol: But this and hifi equipment is merely a means to an end. I want the music I like to sound as good as...

Iron Maiden - Brave new world

Guns n Roses - Appetite for destruction

Genesis - And then there were three

Nice pictures. Wales is a great place for a holiday if the weather is good. We wait for a good forecast and go at short notice. Went to St Davids during last September's heat wave. Consider yourself lucky you don't have to live with the 20mph speed limit. Like many I will no longer vote Labour in We...

The Beatles 1967-70 2023 edition

https://imgur.com/cwbZvQn Well not really. :grin: These Sonos speakers are not a replacement for anything I have. I just wanted a decent sound in the small room where the PC is and this fits the bill perfectly as well as finding a use for my old heavy metal stands and cones which were lying about. W...

A short length of DH Labs audiophile cable connects my NAS to the first switch. The Network Acoustics Eno filter includes a short length of quality cable which connects with the second switch. An optical cable connects the switch to the streamer. There is a long length of ethernet cable in the middl...

Opinion seems to be very much split on this. It appears that the majority favour unshielded whilst there are those who recommend shielded. Of course there are some who say it makes no difference. I have a long length of shielded Cat 8 connecting the first Cisco switch to the Eno filter. As I had a s...

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I think he sums things up well.