SOtM UltraNeo in da House!

[Puma Cat]

Originally Posted by MonstaChuck1

A couple follow ups:
Puma Cat: I may have your setup wrong, but if everything is fiber couldn’t you do the optical module straight into the ultra neo? Just wondering if the etherRegen is necessary at that point if galvanic isolation occurs in that optical module. I’m not 100% sure what I’m talking about but these are internet words that sound nice �� If your system is 100 with the regen, without it would it be ~90?

Yeah, I could have put OMs at either end, but 1) I wanted to try the EtherREGEN (ER). As it's an Ethernet switch, it has a lot more configuration flexibility than a just fiber media convertor. Prior to getting the ER, I was using a generic FMC at the music server end and with ER, I had outstanding FMC functionality with excellent clocks, PHYs and flip-flops at both ends (which matters) and 2) As Jesus is at Sonore is not at all forthcoming about the components in his products, I didn't know if the clock in the OpticalModule (OM) would be as good as ER's.

Originally Posted by MonstaChuck1

Given my existing network is traditional Ethernet, I see these are my options:

A) cat 6 to etherRegen A side, B side to ultraRendu / Ultra Neo with LPS 1.2
B) cat 6 to etherRegen B side, A side to opticalRendu with LPS 1.2. Manual suggests don’t use the other A side cat 6s and the Regen is kind of a glorified optical module?
C) cat 6 to optical Module (sold out) to etherRegen A side, B side to ultraRendu/ultraNeo. This seems like overkill and the etherRegen manual states “ Use of optical into—or out of—EtherREGEN is not required to obtain best performance.”
D) cut out the etherRegen and just do optical module when available to opticalRendu.

Yep, you could do any of these various setups. The simplest would be either A or D. I'd probably choose D.

The reason I implemented optical is that its much easier to route in my house than copper Ethernet, simple as that.

Originally Posted by MonstaChuck1

Then there’s clocking. For aesthetics I’m trying to get rid of my K-03x which could receive a clock, and keep my D1100 which cannot. If I thought I was eventually clocking I’d definitely get the UltraNeo. Will research the opticalRendu a bit more before deciding

Yep, external clocks are a whole other kettle of fish.