2. digital
  3. 131178-2153

Move router far from hifi components?

I just finished reading Hans Beekhuyzen's Kindle book on file based audio. This is what he said about where your router should go.


"Like cell phones, Wi-Fi uses radio frequencies that might cause interference in your stereo. Try to keep the Wi-Fi access point as far as possible from the hifiequipment and always use well shielded audio, power and network cables on your hifi. If Wi-Fi is your only choice, you’d rather hope you’re in an area that has little Wi-Fi traffic."

i don't think I have heard about this before and was wondering if this really makes a difference. I'm tempted to move my router and modem to another room to test but wanted to poll everyone to see if they have done this.
128x128lxgreen

Showing 3 responses by tecknik

tecknik
160 posts
 
Highly recommend a LPS for routers, just installed the W4S LPS 1 on my router and it made a big improvement in the back ground, tonality and ambience to the music. Its just sounds right. I also run optical and have the FMC, Net work switch on a separate LPS 1.
tecknik
160 posts
 
There are a lot of great LPS available today I just chose the W4S for their versatility , the ability to hook up 4 different units instead of using 4 different wall warts or 4 different LPS, Currently the one W4S comes in handy powering my FMC, Aqvox switch and Optical TV line. The 2nd W4S and mentioned previously handles the router. I have found its very important and effects the SQ having high quality Ethernet cables vs the standard cables supplied from the Manufacturer like the basic PC from manufacturers are cheap and effect the SQ of the overall system. Mike Lavigne once stated, once you reach a certain level in a high end system the improvements are small but so important to the overall SQ. Boy is that the truth. Every little step regardless of cable, PS, isolation, room acoustics ,component makes an improvement. My system is Ethernet based and high quality Ethernet cables have definitely made an improvement .
I would very much like to get my hands on a Paul Haynes PS one day as Im sure they well further improve upon the SQ in any high end system.
tecknik
160 posts
 
In regards to the router being in a separate room my access point ( router are in the same room just 10 meters from my system and on a different power line, I have an isolation transformer running my system with digital and analog on different dedicated lines. 

I have found from reading about this on CA that running Ethernet with optical ( Isolated lines ) have made a huge impact on SQ and highly recommend it with anyone using an ethernet based system.
More to discover