Update: rather than buying a AQVOX switch, I modded my own router. This made a difference for both music and streamed movies.
I now have:
Modded router powered by a Dynamo (Hynes based technology) with earth-grounded DC common -> 0.5m WW Platinum cable -> EN70e isolator -> 2m WW Platinum cable -> my renderer (with <10psec of jitter)
This, along with a combination of Linn Kinsky/Minimserver/BubbleUPnP on my Mac Mini is delivering the best digital SQ I have ever experienced.
Much better than ANY USB I have tried, including Antipodes and XMOS isolated USB interface. Less work than USB to get a better result.
Steve N.
Empirical Audio
I now have:
Modded router powered by a Dynamo (Hynes based technology) with earth-grounded DC common -> 0.5m WW Platinum cable -> EN70e isolator -> 2m WW Platinum cable -> my renderer (with <10psec of jitter)
This, along with a combination of Linn Kinsky/Minimserver/BubbleUPnP on my Mac Mini is delivering the best digital SQ I have ever experienced.
Much better than ANY USB I have tried, including Antipodes and XMOS isolated USB interface. Less work than USB to get a better result.
Steve N.
Empirical Audio