Do router and ethernet cables affect sound quality?

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@Benjamin_Forgeot

Hi all

I am reading this topic since the beginning, but I wonder and I am sincere:
For me, cables, from RCA to speakers are like 5% of SQ in a set up
In % how much do you think Ethernet cable is responsible in this chain?
Because to me it is like looking for the graal as difference between good mp3 and cd’s are barely noticeable for most of people, so I wonder how even the slightest improvement could be heard.

I’m not sarcastic, just want to get what is the point

I liked most (not all but enough) of this post here:

What kind of difference matters?

I never do A/B test, only long term. I have only one very simple test for myself. When I have the tendency to constantly skip songs while listening I know there is something wrong with the playback chain. I allways follow my own nr.1 rule, never blame the recording. When the system is right it forces me to listen, it makes every music, nomatter if it is my style of music and nomatter how it was recorded, at least interesting to listen to. That’s my reference, nothing else really. I can’t explai…

But still, I believe people are free to tinker as much as they like (we are in the tinkering section of the forum) and do whatever makes them happy and enjoy the music more. Life is short.