GigaFoil v4 Inline Ethernet Filter

Yes a shout to Mike for vetting PS. Its hard to find a good one for a reasonable price.

Thanks Ed. No we don't have to. We select what piques us. I just spent $2500 upgrading my preamp. It has turned out to be a worthwhile investment. Different than what I hear cleaning the digital signal.

One day I will probably get a gigafoil. Honestly, I will get a PS and feed my Router, Modum and NAS first. I hold somewhat of a belief its best to make the baseline/backbone of the architecture correct before adding devices to further enhance. We all have to have a modem and router if you stream. Some of us use a NAS.

I appreciate the gigafoil works. I accept that now. It sounds to be more a consistent benefit than a sometimes depending may help. Yet I consistently hear bettering the power and cables to all the rest of the digital chain also helps in much to the same degree.
 
Kingrex said:
I appreciate the gigafoil works. I accept that now. It sounds to be more a consistent benefit than a sometimes depending may help. Yet I consistently hear bettering the power and cables to all the rest of the digital chain also helps in much to the same degree.
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You somehow always come back to power and cables in this thread. I’m wondering if you feel we might not have done enough to address in that area?

One word. AQ Hurricane and you won’t feel you need to second guess yourself.
 
kzhtoo said:
You somehow always come back to power and cables in this thread. I’m wondering if you feel we might not have done enough to address in that area?

One word. AQ Hurricane and you won’t feel you need to second guess yourself.
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I come back to power and cables??? If the gigafoil only required a wall wart and a $10, 2.5mm cable I would buy it. Everyone on this thread has done the research and says to meet its full potential it needs the Keces linear PS as well as a god awful expensive Ethernet cable.

AQ Hurricane $1600, Keces $800, Gigafoil $600, 2.5MM cable $350, Ethernet cable $1,000. I count $3,550 to do the gigafoil correct. Also add $500 for isolation stands under the PS and or Gigafoil. Thats $4K now. No small investment for the average user.

What are you trying to say Kztoo? Am I wrong to consider the total investment to do it right. I have admitted it works. Enough private chat with users still verifying 100% they continue to use it and find it a benefit has convinced me. That is not the usual outcome for other products that get pages of praise on these forums. All to often I write a private message and hear this or that product is no longer use. The Gigafoil sound to be the real deal. Its just more of an investment than the device itself to get its full benefit.

As an aside I got a quote for $5,500 to upgrade my digital backbone/infrastructure. Power and cabling. That was the minimum entry cost. That did not include the (2) Hurricane I would need. It did not include the gigafoil either. Thats a total of $9,000 to bring my system up to premium performance levels. The parts and pieces all add up and need to be considered. That is more than I spent on my server and DAC which I acquired at 20% off for purchasing the used show unit. Consider that. Proper cable and data infrastructure to get the most from digital streaming cost more than the DAC and Server.
 
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AQ Hurricane $1600, Keces $800, Gigafoil $600, 2.5MM cable $350, Ethernet cable $1,000. I count $3,550 to do the gigafoil correct. Also add $500 for isolation stands under the PS and or Gigafoil. Thats $4K now. No small investment for the average user.

What are you trying to say Kztoo? Am I wrong to consider the total investment to do it right.
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Yes, your total investment number is wrong. You don’t have to use AQ Hurricane for Keces. I don’t. I use Hurricane’s for other equipments, but for Keces I use Shunyata Alpha Digital (older version). 2.5MM cable also doesn’t cost $350, Ghent sells them for $45. AQ Diamond 0.75m used would only set you back $600 (someone on this forum is selling, I constantly see this coming up for sale. AQ Vodka is another cheaper alternative). That amounts to somewhere around $2k, not $4k as you stated.
 
The GigaFoil is $570 shipped. The Keces is $399 shipped. I have a spare iFi power supply I can send you for the GigaFoil if the Keces is too much of a stretch.

As for power cords, well, they can make a much bigger difference than speaker or IC IMHO.


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kzhtoo said:
Yes, your total investment number is wrong. You don’t have to use AQ Hurricane for Keces. I don’t. I use Hurricane’s for other equipments, but for Keces I use Shunyata Alpha Digital (older version). 2.5MM cable also doesn’t cost $350, Ghent sells them for $45. AQ Diamond 0.75m used would only set you back $600 (someone on this forum is selling, I constantly see this coming up for sale. AQ Vodka is another cheaper alternative). That amounts to somewhere around $2k, not $4k as you stated.
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I get where your coming from. My number is not wrong. You opted for a package of associated parts that was less expensive than other are doing. I paid $300 or so for a 12 Volt power cable for a linear PS to an older server and the difference between it and the bargain priced unit was no small improvement. It was pretty shocked at the difference. You also left out the isolation. You also used an old power cable you already had. Yes we can purchase used gear. I use to quite a bit. That is how I got started. As I look at my system now, everything I own was purchased new from the manufacturer. I seem to gravitate to the more boutique direct sale products. Gosh darn. I just stared at my gear and the only second hand piece of equipment I own is the 2 power cables I bought from Jazdoc that feed my monoblocks. Every other piece of everything was purchased new. Hmmm, never really realized that.
 
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The GigaFoil is $570 shipped. The Keces is $399 shipped. I have a spare iFi power supply I can send you for the GigaFoil if the Keces is too much of a stretch.

As for power cords, well, they can make a much bigger difference than speaker or IC IMHO.


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I'm gonna get one some day Mike and I will call you. Just not yet.

I noted the Keces P8 as that is what they recommended to me. The P3 works. Yet I am keeping an eye to versatility. It would be best to power more than one device at my rack. It would be best if my Linear Solution Switch and NAS were on my rack with 3 foot or less ethernet cables. Then I route to the gigafoil. It is not as effective having equipment in my garage with a 20 foot Blue Jeans cable in-between them. Besides they are getting dusty and don't have good stands supporting them.
 
DC cables just arrived today handmade from Ghent Audio using 20 AWG OFC cable and gold tip connectors - their appearance are impressive, and from build quality alone worth the price of admission at $45.00 each!

I am not expecting much on what they will contribute in overall sound and picture quality, but let's see...
 

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DC cables just arrived today handmade from Ghent Audio using 20 AWG OFC cable and gold tip connectors - their appearance are impressive, and from build quality alone worth the price of admission at $45.00 each!
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FDPDK said:
Those cables build quality really looks good.
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Yes, it really is.

Highly recommended for DC power applications and at approx $45.00 US, it’s a no brainer.

I’m still trying to understand if these cables stepped up the sound and video quality I’m currently hearing and seeing over the recent placement from what I gained using 2 LPS on 3 components (Gigafoil, Modem & Router) or is it coincidently coming from the rain moistening the ground or both as the sound is that good?

Time will tell!


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I'm not getting all-out crazy with my GigaFoil I'm keeping it simple for now, ifi power supply and AQ vodka Ethernet cable. The sound I'm getting from it is more than satisfying, transparent/clear and blacker background. I can get more out of it with better cables and power supply but I just don't feel compelled to do so for now, very happy with the sound.
 
Kind of amusing that this thread has grown so large, but when I do a search on ComputerAudiophile (yeah I know it's not called that anymore but I always forget the new name) the one thread with Gigafoil in the title is only about 20 posts long ...
 
Kingrex said:
Ed, what dc cable were you using before the Ghent. Do you have any Shunyata or other brand name to compare
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Was using the stock run of the mill no brand cable.

Very happy so far on what has taken place with sound quality after changing the OEM cables out, should have known.


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Ed, Clarify something for me. I have a audiophile switch at this time such as yours. Would you say you saw a bigger bang for the buck with a linear PS to the modem and router or a Linear PS to a Gigafoil. You also saw a big performance jump with your video adding the Linear PS to your modem and Router? Correct? Thanks
 
Hey Rex,

Easier said than listened to.

I experienced gains at each segment making the entirety an assembly of pieces to make the whole, everything needs to be done, budget probably dictates what people can do and when.

Not one addition did more than the other. Although the modem and router provided entire home gains on viewing clarity and sound versus 2 channel focus which benefited me the listener.

Focus now is consideration from point of source/sound entry and walk back to the origin to control as much as I can like we did with grounding then listen to why everything matters beyond what your told.




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I’m so happy with the way my network is sounding. It is simply amazing. I added the DJM GigaFoilv4 Ethernet Filter as the last step before my Select II DAC and the results were stunning. The GigaFoilv4 optically filters out 99.99999% of the noise in the network. I also added a Keces P3 Linear Power Supply for the Ethernet Filter and Keces P8 LPS for my Roon Nucleus Plus core server. Each LPS got an Audience AU24SE MP power cord. Lastly, the network got AudioQuest Diamond Ethernet Cables.

There are still other tweaks I can implement such as Linear Power Supplies for my Synology DS-3018XS NAS, Netgear Nighthawk X10 Router and Cable Modem. I may also add an audiophile switch but frankly, the Nighthawk X10 works and sounds so excellent with its 6 Ethernet LAN ports, I’m reluctant to add another switch in the chain when it’s really unnecessary.

Ken
 
Alpinist said:
I’m so happy with the way my network is sounding. It is simply amazing. I added the DJM GigaFoilv4 Ethernet Filter as the last step before my Select II DAC and the results were stunning. The GigaFoilv4 optically filters out 99.99999% of the noise in the network. I also added a Keces P3 Linear Power Supply for the Ethernet Filter and Keces P8 LPS for my Roon Nucleus Plus core server. Each LPS got an Audience AU24SE MP power cord. Lastly, the network got AudioQuest Diamond Ethernet Cables.

There are still other tweaks I can implement such as Linear Power Supplies for my Synology DS-3018XS NAS, Netgear Nighthawk X10 Router and Cable Modem. I may also add an audiophile switch but frankly, the Nighthawk X10 works and sounds so excellent with its 6 Ethernet LAN ports, I’m reluctant to add another switch in the chain when it’s really unnecessary.

Ken
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Spend $45-59.00 and get a Ghent DC cable from Keces to GF, then when time permits add another P8 and address the modem and router and finally stick a fork into it


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