soundcheck's Touch Toolbox 3.0

**garym** · 2012-01-28, 17:10

Originally Posted by lake_eleven

Not meant to hijack the thread...Any suggestions on quality CAT6 cable thats available in US, other than Meicord or Draka, both of which are not in US.

Bulk for wiring your home (50 ft plus) or short cables.

**lake_eleven** · 2012-01-28, 18:26

Originally Posted by garym

Bulk for wiring your home (50 ft plus) or short cables.

Short 2m cables between laptop and switch and SBT.

**lake_eleven** · 2012-01-28, 19:38

This any good?
http://acoustic-research.com/cablesc...ies/?sku=AP625

**TheOctavist** · 2012-01-28, 20:22

Originally Posted by lake_eleven

This any good?
http://acoustic-research.com/cablesc...ies/?sku=AP625

cable is cable is cable is cable.

yes.

**TheOctavist** · 2012-01-28, 20:24

ah fuck it.

go full monty

http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-De...=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

**Jeff Flowerday** · 2012-01-28, 21:29

Originally Posted by lake_eleven

This any good?
http://acoustic-research.com/cablesc...ies/?sku=AP625

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812119289

**Mnyb** · 2012-01-28, 22:02

Originally Posted by lake_eleven

This any good?
http://acoustic-research.com/cablesc...ies/?sku=AP625

Try http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/...bles/index.htm as good as they get and cheaper and you can specify any length you want .

Is the computer in the same room as the player ? A worthwhile tweak is to move it to another room to get rid of the fan noise .

**Mnyb** · 2012-01-28, 22:04

Originally Posted by Jeff Flowerday

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812119289

This was a good price .

**rgro** · 2012-01-28, 22:30

I had an electrical contractor come in and do the data wiring runs and (most importantly as far as I was concerned) terminations in my home, primarily for my digital audio setup but also for general computing use. Because it was new wiring, I got a nice gigabit switch and just had them order their own brand of decent quality cat6 cable.

It's not a huge run from the the DSL modem/router and switch to the Vortexbox and Touch---perhaps 15-20 feet of cable into a duplex data outlet near the audio gear. Then, a few feet of cable plugged into the outlet from the two devices.

I probably have 7 or 8 other seperate devices plugged into this mini-network, including a wireless router and, simply put, it all works terrifically well and has been flawless from day one (a year ago, now).

I'm a fan of paying up to get better where it seems that it might make a difference but, personally, I wouldn't pay extra money for "audiophile ethernet cable" (or speaker wire--Blue Jeans is just right IMHO!).

**lake_eleven** · 2012-01-28, 23:14

Originally Posted by rgro

I had an electrical contractor come in and do the data wiring runs and (most importantly as far as I was concerned) terminations in my home, primarily for my digital audio setup but also for general computing use. Because it was new wiring, I got a nice gigabit switch and just had them order their own brand of decent quality cat6 cable.

It's not a huge run from the the DSL modem/router and switch to the Vortexbox and Touch---perhaps 15-20 feet of cable into a duplex data outlet near the audio gear. Then, a few feet of cable plugged into the outlet from the two devices.

I probably have 7 or 8 other seperate devices plugged into this mini-network, including a wireless router and, simply put, it all works terrifically well and has been flawless from day one (a year ago, now).

I'm a fan of paying up to get better where it seems that it might make a difference but, personally, I wouldn't pay extra money for "audiophile ethernet cable" (or speaker wire--Blue Jeans is just right IMHO!).

Bluejean is CAT5/5E though.

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