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  1. About a two years ago I started on a journey of switching over my LAN almost entirely to fiber. Part of the mix are FMCs (e.g. TP Link MC220L with LPS), a hub entirely of SFP+ ports that sits right after my router, and some legacy copper hardware. I am very happy with the performance and will stay with fiber until something better comes along. Read: for the foreseeable future. As part of research leading to a cleaning up/reconfiguring my LAN, I have learned more about RJ-45 transceiver modules (e.g Cisco SFP-10G-T-S Compatible 10GBASE-T SFP+ Copper RJ-45 30m Transceiver Module). I know these modules will work with my equipment...and it would offer opportunity to eliminate most/all of the FMCs, have fewer power supplies, and plug directly into my SFP+ ported hub. Question: Do these transceiver modules offer more, less, or equivalent electrical isolation relative to fiber media converters? Whatever your answer is...why is that the answer? I *suspect* its equivalent because the copper/fiber transition is merely happening within the transceiver module instead of the FMC. But, that is speculation on my part...and have not found anything in my research (so far) that answers the question. Thanks.
  2. Pericles by William Shakespeare... the Arkangel dramatization. Hey, no one said computer audio was solely music.
  3. Thanks for bringing the Bach flute sonatas album to my attention. After listening to it (youtube, etc) several times , I purchased the CD. Oh, well, the Ophélie Gaillard CD of Bach's cello suites will have to wait for next month's purchase.
  4. Schoenberg Violin Concerto Op. 36 and Sibelius Violin Concerto Op.47 by Hilary Hahn and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
  5. Boccherini String Trios, Op. 34....a purchase from prostudiomasters.com. Love the sound.
  6. This is a transition from the world of AVRs to the world of separates.I am in the search for an amp to go with a Marantz AV7702mkII in a 3.1 system. Yup, this will ultimately be used for bothhome theater and 2-channel listening. I am starting off with one stereo amp and will either get second stereo amp or amonoblock in the future to cover the center channel. A strong majority of use is the 2-channel side of things. My current shortlist is the Creek Audio Evolution 100P (http://www.creekaudio.com/power-amplifiers/evolution-100p/) and the Nord One Up (http://www.nordacoustics.co.uk/product-page/41bdb762-066b-10a3-b856-4421f4a3b9e8) with the Sonic Imagery 994. Questions: (1)Has anyone ever heard both of these?If so, what were your impressions of the differencesin character between the two? (2)Class G (Creek 100P) vs a tricked out Class D(the Nord)...is it fair to say that one tech over the other will pair betterwith a wider range of speakers types and efficiencies? By ‘pair better’ I meanget the most out of a given speakers potential at low volumes. I am too old to 'rock the house' and my ears don't like things that loud anyway. (3)My searches in this form and online have yieldedvery little comparing these two different tech approaches to amps.Any recommendations for reading?Both amps get good individual reviews but Ihave yet to see the same site or reviewer having covered both of these amps…oreven products from both companies. (4)Creek Audio & Nord customer experiencesafter the sale…stupendous, blah, never again, or?…any personal experiences witheither of these companies are most welcome. I have seen positive feedback (on this site regarding Nord customer service) but nothing regarding Creek Audio. Even if you are willing to only touch part of one of these questions, any food-for-thought is welcome. My listening characteristics: *playing flac and dsd(64 or 128) via JRiver + lossless streaming fromclassicsonlinehd.No mp3.I rip my CDs at flac 0 and purchase some dsdmaterial online (e.g. Nativedsd.com) *priority is on clarity and detail at low volumes. *listen to classical (almost exclusively solo and chambermusic with a lot of violin, viola, cello, and guitar stuff), jazz (Duke PearsonTrio, Coleman Hawkins, Miles Davis), acoustic guitar, femalesinger/songwriters, some folk *Currently have Goldenear Aon 3 (OK, I think they’re fine for nowbut don’t laugh too hard…you’re sides will split J)but hope to upgrade to small floorstanders (perhaps Linn) or something likeMartin Logan electrostats within a few years. Note:I am intentionally pursuing amps that weigh no more than 20-22lbs each. Permanent damage in the legs have left mewith a very limited lifting capability. I also understand that my own ears will ultimately have to be the judgeof what is the right amp for me. Hoping to get food-for-thought with this post.
  7. I'll second the previous comments about Channel Classics, Pentatone, and Harmonia Mundi. To be clear, I do not disagree about the other labels mentioned in this thread...I just do not have experience with them to have an opinion based on my ears and system....
  8. I’ve been looking at the extent of devices on the market that are similar in function to the microrendu…as well as the microrendu itself…and there is something that puzzles me which I am hoping someone like Jesus R. or a person involved in the business of producing such devices can provide some insight based on two questions: (1) Why do businesses seem ‘stuck’ on providing an RJ-45 port instead of an SFP port? E.g Is there a business case or quality-based case to not do an SFP port instead of an RJ-45 port? (2) Do you foresee a time in the near future (say 5 years or less) when SFP ports will start becoming more common for audio hardware that is not of the homebrew origin? In my, perhaps naïve, opinion it seems that an SFP port would cater to a larger group of users as well provide a bit of ‘futureproofing’. If a user wants to user copper RJ-45, the seller could include an RJ-45-based mini-gbic (1000BASE-T RJ-45 Active Copper SFP Module - $16 ) or the seller could leave it up to the user to buy one...if the user wants to use the fiber connection of their choice, there is a wide range of mini-gbic on the market to pick from. I am not trying to single out Jesus or imply that Sonore is making poor decisions…he’s been great about replying to questions posted on CA and providing insight to product development and troubleshooting that I only could have guessed at if he was not actively participating in these threads…and I am interested in the thoughts of others…whether they’d welcome such a thing as an SFP port on a microrendu (or similar device) or not. I may end up purchasing a microrendu even though it will clearly have an RJ-45 port…but I will also admit that I’d be even more inclined to do so if it had an SFP port. Sonore is producing some exciting looking devices.
  9. gldgate, jabbr: Thanks for the responses and ideas. I think you're both right: I will just have to experiment and see what works sounds best to my ears. gldgate's picture...which seems to follow the concept of jabbr's discussion about a second switch to isolate a select portion of the LAN... is one of the scenarios I am considering. For me part of the fun is the experimentation. jabbr's discussion about booting via the NIC and such is much farther down my potential experimentation path....hopefully the Skylake chips with edram-supported graphics will allow me to to a HTPC build with something like an Intel 520 NIC that you guys have been mentioning on various posts so I can eliminate more of the copper connections as time goes on. OK, I am getting off topic. Thanks, again.
  10. Cons of Mixing Optical/Copper-Based SFPs vs all optical SFP switch connections Based on reading this thread and others on CA, I have been experimenting with multiple TP-LINK MC220L, TP-LINK TL-SM311LM, and such. I recently purchased a switch that appears to be the OEM version (9 Ports Gigabit Ethernet Optical Fiber Switch with 8 SFP Ports and 1 1000M RJ45 | eBay ) of the Diablo switch. My plan, for the most part, would be to keep using the TP-LINK TL-SM311LM as much as possible with the switch. Instead of continuing to rely on/purchase more TP-LINK MC220L, the 1000BASE-T SFP Copper RJ-45 100m Transceiver (1000BASE-T RJ-45 Active Copper SFP Module - $16 ) available at the Fiberstore and other places has a convenience appeal for the short runs (3-5' tops) at my audio-video rack. My switch, sitting at the AV rack, would then have a mix of copper and optical (TP-LINK TL-SM311LM) connections all via SFPs at the switch. It is an option for me to get a second, but small switch that would just do all copper connections via RJ-45. My question: What cons are there, if any, of mixing optical and 1000BASE-T SFP Copper RJ-45 100m Transceivers on the same switch? My primary uses are audio and video. All listening and viewing (E.g. to my DAC, Netflix, ClassicsOnline HD)….not a professional photo/movie/audio home business setup. Why’d I even bother with optical? Part pet project, part I wanted to ‘wire’ my network and the nature of my home forces me to run data parallel to and in close proximity to power….thus fiber. Thanks to all who have been posting to this forum. Experimenting with this has put a bit of learning and fun back into networking.
  11. Album: Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas Artist: Mari Kodama ......just Sonatas 21, 23, & 26 this evening...there is so much more to explore on this set..
  12. The question is about the 'integration' or use of streaming services with the Sonicorbiter SE...other than Tidal. I am interested if this device would have the capability to stream from Classics Online HD (COLHD)(ClassicsOnline HD ) ...but not through my phone...much more like Tidal or a Spotify connect scenario. COLHD had a desktop app, web player, Android...I do not have have Apple devices...but I do not see a way to stream COLHD directly thru the SE...like I could with Tidal or Spotify. If this is a possibility, how would the setup have to look so that it would work? Feature already there, already existing 'module' to download, or?
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