You need tourmaline plugs 
Tourmaline in bags on or under devices is said to provide a greater effect than a grounding box.
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Try some large black tourmaline chunks on the outside top of your breaker panel box where the main comes into the boxâŠThatâŠwith a couple of large shungite plates do address some of the noise riding along on the mains cable feeding your panel box.
When it comes to shungite and graphite, it should be noted that they are minerals that can conduct electricity. I bought shungite pyramids cheaply in a pack of 10 from Amazon. They stand decoratively on the power amplifiers and speakers. The effect is more towards placebo. The Tourmaline RJ45 connectors dramatically increase my streaming experience. It sounds organic 
Voices and instruments have expressive timbres, the bass is powerful and dry, details enchant with an increased spatiality. Like donald said maybe itâs just my imagination and my ethernet cable broke in. Iâm still considering whether to get a other Furutech ncf cat 8 or an Acustic Revive triple C from Kam-Audio, the price is tempting.
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RightâŠalways be careful when working around any ac lines. If you donât know what youâre doingâŠdonât do it!!!
I have tried both tourmaline and shungite on and near componentsâŠwith zero resultsâŠBut,as stated previouslyâŠthe ac mains area gave much better results but not nearly as effective as PPT Omega e mats⊠Not even close 
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How are the Omega Ethernet imaging and separation?
Soundstage and instrumental separation are as good as it gets! However, part of the improvement is due to APS in MK2 too.
Have you installed the transformers yet?
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I started playing with absorber tonight on the Inakustik Referenz Ethernet trying emulate the two dongles that Caelin slaps on the Omega ethernet. I hmdid them on one end then both ends. Lots of change to sound some of what you say the Omega sounds like with two. But gave up after I lost images and space. Maybe you can supply width of the absorber and placement distance from the Telegartner RJ plugs.
I may slap the absorber on an Inakustik Excellenz that is CAT 6A like the Omega. The Referenz is CAT 7A.
I was under the impression that the In-Akustik Exzellenz was a Cat 6 cable and not 6a but I could be wrong on that. One difference between it and the Referenz is the latter uses unclad, pure copper conductors while the Exzellenz has silver clad copper conductors.
The Exzellenz is my favorite but I have not bought any of the more expensive Ethernet cables. My 2nd favorite is the supposedly Cat 8 Chinese âNordost Odinâ cables.
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I have not tried the absorbent on Omega ethernet cables yet. In the past Iâve tried it on other types of ethernet (USB?), but I didnât like the sound change.
The Inakustik Ref. I have is Cat7, I think.
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I have not yet found a ethernet cable to beat the Referenz. It seems to let all the details be spotlighted in there separately spaces. You are likely right about CAT categories. The nordhost seeks to be using something like an absorber. I just canât seem to find place for absorber that didnât kill what I like best about it. The absorber on the Referenz made it more to sound like Excellenz. That felt like going backwards. I though that Bacch dSP would help but the sharpness of images started blurring there too with 3M absorber tuning rings.
I am on the fence whether Shunyata Omega will do things I like. My last two purchased cable and fuse tweaks never offered improvement.
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According to a forum test, the Inakustik Reference Lan cable is said to be good and takes a top spot in the midfield. Only the much more expensive high-end cables can top this. As the reviewer described it, the Inakustik should have a slight loudness character. The Tourmaline Rj45 connectors sound very good in my system. I now have three and will build a fourth later.
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Which forum is that?
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German Forum; please use Google Translate.
Nice reference, subscribers do go into great detail!
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Yes I agree thanks for sharing @Stier2704. I translated the whole set of tests snd read them.
The Inakustik Referenz only a few points off the top scores and the reviewer stated the cable breathed new life into his speakers regarding the highs he had not seen with other ethernet cables i wish he had tried a Shunyata Omega but at three times cost as the others at the the top rice tier. One can see why he hadnât. Since he was only testing the last connection in ethernet chainand didnât go full chain with one type. There is definitely more to be hadgoing all Inakustik Referenz in my experience. Every ethernet in the chain plays a role.
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Now that Iâm using four RJ45 tourmaline connectors in the Ethernet components, my sound impressions are.
In contrast to the expensive Epplugs, there is no change in the presentation. The Epplugs plugs had moved the image far behind the speakers. It sounded clear but somehow didnât sound right to me. Now I have experience with the tourmaline rj45 connector. The image of the stage is not changed. What happened? It sounds cleaner than if I were playing tracks at higher resolutions. Tones are clearer, voices have more layers. An improvement that I am very happy with, with the Epplugs I always asked me whether what I was hearing was correct or an imbalance with a shifted depth scale. I will make more connectors for RCA inputs, maybe for USB.
Yes, the Inakustik seems to be a solid cable at a reasonable price. I chose the Furutech because I have enough bass and I like it in my system. The Sablon 2020 selected by Luca is also said to be a great cable. The Audionet Lan cables are also supposed to be good, especially the N1000. Itâs just a shame that you donât always have the opportunity to compare everything in your own system.
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I know Omega is crazy expensive, but itâs also crazy better than my Inakustik Ref. Unfortunately. A fairer priced point comparison would be the Xangsane Silver ethernet. Itâs my second favorite ethernet cable. I like itâs silver sound in front of Omega better than Inakustik.
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I woonnât go for another AliExpress cable after still waiting fir refund tha will never come. Perhaps the Omega as a cable company loaner. I am gong to wait until my APS transformer mod. I want to run massive production firmware next so I can see what eac step adds
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The APS mod will improve the soundstage big time. Donât even think about the Xangsane! Itâs hard to return. Plus your inakusrik Silver is better for sure. Golfing practice now!
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Now Iâm enjoying my work today and the new silence and increase in sound that Iâve achieved. For everyone who previously believed in a 3M sheet⊠hereâs the new challenge.
Because I still had a few WBT 0144 chinch plugs lying around. A few more meters of silver wire and tourmaline tumbled stones. I made the tourmaline granules/powder myself by first smashing it in a plastic bag with a large hammer and then rolling it with a piece of large metal pipe and reducing it further. If you donât want that, tourmaline is available as a powder up to 10,000 mash. The finer the better the effect!
It is best to choose a chinch plug that is as large as possible in order to have space for an anode on the center pin and enough tourmaline.
Since the WBT are not closed, I had to seal them first. To do this, I used leftover copper foil from a CFC Mundorf coil for crossovers. Everything soldered with 9.5% Mundorf silver solder. It is easier to choose suitable plugs. The Mundorf have the advantage that they can be locked tightly to the socket and are therefore extremely tight. I wrapped the silver wire around an ear stick as large as possible
surface of the anode. Then poured in the tourmaline powder and sealed the open back part with beeswax. Quickly check again with the measuring device to make sure there was no short circuit. Black powder/beeswax. Reminds me of Audio magic secret mix.
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