Orbi for audio

[Still-One]

Yep. This one.

TRENDnet 5-Port Unmanaged Gigabit GREENnet Desktop Metal Housing Switch, 10 Gbps , TEG-S50g

I do have on had a TRENDnet TEG-S51SFP that has a optical connection that I will be trying after Small Green Computer release their Optical Module hopefully this month.

[Projectman]

Originally Posted by SAPHANA

My home setup includes 1 Orbi router and 4 satellites. Yes it works, even though the iPhone app can only display 3 satellites in graphical mode.

One of my orbi satellites is used for the exact same purpose: ethernet connection for PS Audio DAC. No issues with DAC, but it has interference to turn table nearby, so I switch the satellite off when playing vinyls.

My guess would be the Orbi wall wart is causing your turntable interference. Try a Keces or other Linear power supply to replace the wall wart.

[Projectman]

Originally Posted by Still-One

RC Just like you I have several devices scattered around the house that require direct ethernet connections and I assumed that with four available ports on the back of the Orbi Router and each satellite that this would a fine solution to replace the outdated Apple network I had been using. This was not the case.

I will try and keep this short. First Netgear free support only lasts for 90 days and in general is the worst support I have ever received with any product. My second round of issues came shortly after the 90 day period and I had to pay about $90 for a six month extension and this support was also poor and I never did get their second level support team to return my call even after receiving several promises for that call.

To summarize, any "direct" connections of audio components (sonicTransporter i5, dCS Upsampler, Meridian MS200, a one day trial of a PC) to the ports on main router or satellite would not be stable. Lost connections of regular dropouts. What initially fixed this from a suggestion by Andrew of Small Green Computer to was add TrendNET unmanaged switches between the devices and the attached audio gear I noted above. This fixed that problem. Why this was necessary fell on deaf ears at Netgear support.

The last issue was when I tried to insert a GigaFoil v4, a Audioquest Diamond ethernet cable and then a Keces LPS for the GigaFOIL. I won't go into all of the actions I took to eliminate constant dropouts with these devices sitting between the switch upstairs and my dCS Upsampler in the two channel room. In the end all dropouts have stopped with the devices out of the loop. No improvement in SQ was worth the hassle of dropouts.

My suggestion is if you are going with the Orbi mesh network you will need to add one or more TrendNeT unmanaged switches between the Orbi ports and your devices. I say TrendNET because I tried a TPLINK device while awaiting the delivery of the TrendNet switches as suggested by Andrew and that did not address my problems.

I have an Orbi with satellite and have a PS Audio Directstream DAC and Memory Player connected as well as a Lumin U1 and a Lumin L1 5TB NAS all connected to the Orbi satellite. No dropouts or issues ever.

Works perfect for me.

[Still-One]

I recently switched from the TrendNet TEG-s50g to the TrendNet TEG-S51SFP. This allowed me to have a long run of fiber optic cable between my switch and the opticaModule that sits just in front of my dCS Upsampler. A very nice improvement.