Using WiFi and fiberoptic Ethernet

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For situations where it is convenient to deploy WiFi around a house, and where it is not convenient to run fiberoptic cables in the walls, the benefits of fiberoptic Ethernet in terms of EMI isolation can still be enjoyed.

 

1) use a second WiFi router in repeater mode and then connect an FMC to one of the Ethernet ports on the router. The fiber cable can be run to either a direct fiberoptic in DAC such as the Lumin, or a renderer such as the ClearFog. 

2) The ClearFog Pro, GT etc can be used as a WiFi router and will have a SFP connection which can run direct fiber to a ClearFog renderer. 

 

In these cases there wont be WiFi EMI near the renderer if this is a concern.

 

@Ralf11 does this address your concern?

[Ralf11]

Sure.  But I am an audio cheapskate, so what is the lowest $$ DAC with an optical input?   The only one I know of at all is the Lumin.  But thank you for starting this thread.

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Just use a ClearFog as a renderer