Tobias
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Post by Tobias on Jan 4, 2024 15:28:15 GMT
I noticed that the TP Link TL-WR902AC for £35 has not been mentioned here, from what i can see. I stumbled on this thread (use the browser translation function) where they discussed this WiFi extender/repeater. It is said to be more silent than other similar products, from what i understand. There is a brand new v4 version, that i ordered last week, to replace my very cheap TP-Link TL-WA850RE. I haven´t bothered to understand exactly why the v4 is better than v3 but according to the guy´s in that thread it is. Even with the standard power supply the improvement where very very surprising, in my system. (see my signature for my gear, as a reference) Once i have located my USB-C converter plug, for my IFI iPower X 5v, i will try that power supply instead, which is said to improve it even more. It is also said to scale with expensive PS or battery. In my setup, with good shielded ethernet cables and additional downstream filtering, this is a hard-to-beat £35 investment that is recommended, to say the least...!
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Post by Tobias on Jan 4, 2024 16:37:19 GMT
Maybe i should add also why this is "needed" even if you have ethernet already available. The idea is to break the physical connection to your existing noisy ethernet line and start all over with a "fresh" less noisy ethernet connection.
From this new less noisy physical ethernet connection (WiFi extender/repeater) you can then clean up the noise from this WiFi extender, as i have done, for example.
Note that I am not saying that this is the ultimate way of doing it... It is just one of many ways of lowering the digital noise floor but this also happen to be very cheap and effective.
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Post by John on Jan 4, 2024 16:49:21 GMT
It all counts and for those using wifi it might be a good worth exploring. Do let us know how it goes for you
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Post by MartinT on Jan 4, 2024 17:12:57 GMT
All electrical breaks - known as moats - seem to be a good thing in digital audio.
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Post by Tobias on Jan 4, 2024 17:21:56 GMT
One possible drawback with introducing a WiFi extender might be the fact that you add a WiFi receiver near your HiFi equipment which could add to interference? For that reason it is possible that you might ultimately "need" better shielded ethernet cables, at least close to the WiFi extender (just my own thought). Also, you might want to have longer cables from the WiFi extender, to keep it away from the HiFi equipment, which adds to the costs in cabling.
Having said this, even my previous noisy WiFi extender was a clear improvement from plugging my ethernet cable right into my cheap plasticky router.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 4, 2024 18:00:24 GMT
Watch the nasty noisy SMPS that they're often supplied with, though.
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Post by Tobias on Jan 4, 2024 18:02:54 GMT
Yes, at the moment i have to live with it but it is at least connected to another power line then my HiFi equipment
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Post by NigelB on Jan 4, 2024 19:10:07 GMT
All electrical breaks - known as moats - seem to be a good thing in digital audio. Are they generally known as moats? I thought that terminology was purely an EtherRegen thing (and an ingenious one at that). If you have any examples of where else it's been used in the hifi world I might have to consider using the term myself...
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Post by MartinT on Jan 4, 2024 19:36:59 GMT
There's a moat in my Gustard U18 DDC, too.
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