Jim has a good set-up. I'd use his set-up as an example. If you're going to get the SOtM switch, which has very good optical SFP ports, I'd put the switch furthest downstream closest to your Lumin T2. That way you'll have a good clock in the SOtM switch before converting back to Ether to connect to the T2 that will remove any phase noise from "upstream" and send it straight into the Lumin before it can be "degraded" by phase noise from an el-cheapo clock in a "generic" FMC between the destination optical end and the Lumin T2. My recommendation would be NOT to eliminate the run of fiber.
If you have the budget, I'd also get the OpticalModule Deluxe FMC and use it either "upstream" or "downstream", whichever sounds the best. The nice thing is, you could try both and go with what sounds best.
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Last edited by Puma Cat; 02-20-2023 at 10:13 PM.
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