Hi Paul,
I can’t tell why Eric choose that winding patron. Maybe he can answer that question 😉
Yes, I made changes over and over. I tested so much.
SFTP cat5e sounds just better in my system. I have tried at least 5 UTP versions. Also a CAT8 version, but the CAT8 clearly sounded worse (more woolly). I think CAT8 can transport noise better as well
You can see in the picture that I don’t have a shield connection at the switch 🙂
Alpha Audio - Haarlem - Netherlands