BTW, i am very happy to hear that you are a DIY guy. I wish i was as well but for me even soldering a cable feels like a giant leap, but i am fighting my demons and have at least done that now 🙂
What i can say though is that i know a lot about digital and networking. So i can at least understand what it can´t be, from a digital/networking perspective, which i believe helps me sort away things that can´t influence the sound. But there is always this nagging feeling that there is some aspects that you have overlooked since my knowledge isn´t directly tied to audio of course...
🙂 It would be a relief to really understand what is going on, no matter the financial part it already cost me. I started this thread due to the fact it did not turn out as simple as I and many others thought. Starting over and over from scratch a few hundred times (which is not exaggerated a bit) each time with another approach I could never find a logical explanation. Until I found out the crystal seemed to cause the problems. From this point I can target the test on this aspect. Finally and time after time I now can connect things with logical explanations and make steps forward. When I'm wrong I will admit that, but for now I'm still more certain each day. Still I will try the solution without the high grade power supplies once again as well. I also will try the Wifi solution to get a complete view.
The most important thing is that we can say for a fact what is going on. In all situations one could simplifie things to an ultimate level when proven knowledge can point us the way. 🙂
Hi Tobias, I really believe you have the knowledge about digital systems. I can't argue that. I am very happy with your input. It helps me to prevent a certain tunnel vision on the subject.
Still my experience with many other people that also thought they had the knowledge including myself are proven to be wrong so many times. Once, way back in 2013 I spoke with a guy that claimed to have all the network knowledge. He thought I was wrong and he was trying to convince me over and over. We spoke and discussed for almost a year. In the end I brought him the conclusion he was wrong. From that point he was telling me what I told him already so many times. This all due to the fact I worked with the result and searched for the cause as long as it takes. This thing has already happened too many times, I'm pushing and working against the odds. In 2015 I started over here on the alpha audio forum where bits were still 1's and 0's. I won't say I was the trigger to the understanding, but I will say I already knew 🙂
Please in the meantime believe me that I have an effect that can't be explained easily. Actually it can, but when a signal is on a certain level other problems seem to appear, problems that should be solved when the (sound quality) level that has been shown for short periods of time, must become the new normal 🙂
Maybe you are right so I will try out your solution for sure. I'm closing in, but that there is more to find than filtering only is almost a fact for me. But I hope I'm wrong this time and things will fall in place and seem to be as simple as they should be. Stay tuned 🙂
Wow, it is great for the community to have people like you that actually take time to test and verify different solutions and combinations and share the result. Much appreciated!