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True?? An "optical break" in network cable can improve SQ

At least TP-Link fiber-ethernet media converters are cheap, reliable, and have legitimate use cases (thinner cables etc).

I'd use the TP-Link MC220L (~20$) which is Gigabit capable and uses a single pluggable SFP transceiver. This allows using your own SFP modules or direct-attach cables, and you have only 1 fiber cable to deal with instead of 2.

Of course it should make no difference for audio. But getting a run of fiber is pretty standard stuff and in any case a much saner investment than e.g. a snake oil "audiophile" switch. And newer 10G network switches tend to have a couple of SFP+ ports anyways, so one could just use those if they're there.

MC220L: https://www.tp-link.com/us/business-networking/accessory/mc220l/
 
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