Thanks, I didn’t know how to put that into my words!
Audiophile Network Switches for Streaming ... really ?
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Funk
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Like I said; if a network switch is affecting the sound then something's fundamentally very wrong with the rest of the setup.
Fourlegs
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You might be wrong there. I have found many people are going back to using cash. During covid my wallet had no need to contain any cash (notes) but now I find I am again carrying cash around for many things from leaving tips in restaurants to buying things from people who simply prefer cash.
Fourlegs
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I would say it is more the case that experimenting with network switches may well give bigger dividends with possibly better set up systems. Almost certainly it would not be value for money to use expensive switches in systems where that switch would be one of the more expensive components and the money would be better spent elsewhere in the system but with already well sorted and revealing systems paying attention to the network (and switch) might well provide the icing on the cake to the sound quality. After all, it is generally fairly easy to demonstrate changes to SQ by changing network components and then people can then make up their own mind whether the money is better spent elsewhere in the system.
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
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But if bits are bits, and cables and stands don’t make a difference, and everything measures well enough, what could be wrong with the setup?
Heckyman
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I did this audiophile switch experiment and recorded my results in this thread way back on page 22 or 23. The short version of my findings is that whilst the English Electric 8 switch (bought used in the classifieds) did make a difference, that difference was small (a sort of fine polishing the rough edges off of the sound) and just about vfm for the £250 I paid. At the full rrp, nope, would have returned it within 48 hrs. I subsequently matched the 8Switch's SQ performance for a total cost of £39 (a used Zyxel 8 port and a Cisco 5 port small office switch, 0.75m Cat6 + 2x 80s style heavy Tx wallwarts) and sold the 8Switch for a profit which covered the Zyxel, Cisco, Cat6, wallwarts and a very nice 2 mains Indian takeaway.
Why or how the inclusion of a switch works, I don't give a monkeys chuff, at under £40 it was vfm to my ears, and that's enough for me.
Try it or don't, your choice, buy for <£25 from Amazon, if it does nothing for you send it back = £0 experiment.
Why or how the inclusion of a switch works, I don't give a monkeys chuff, at under £40 it was vfm to my ears, and that's enough for me.
Try it or don't, your choice, buy for <£25 from Amazon, if it does nothing for you send it back = £0 experiment.
This.
Many pages back I've commented that I too bought a Zyxel for about £20. It's by far the cheapest thing in the stack and if it was shite would have left long ago... It's still there.
It's not a lot of cash. I too have no idea why it works. But glad I tried it and its staying.
Heckyman
pfm Member
My EtherRegen was a worthwhile upgrade on ISP router at the time, it indeed further improved with an LPSU and Cat8 cables, I then "beat" the ER with a consumer QNap 2.5GB switch I'd "discovered" and felt awfully pleased with myself. Eventually weaned myself off all switches after many more (negative) tests.
So yeah, try it if that's your bag.
My experience was that I wasted time and lost money.
So yeah, try it if that's your bag.
My experience was that I wasted time and lost money.
I don’t remember the scene in Carrie where dozens of angry men argued for over a year. That does sound like horror though.This thread reminds me of that scene in 'Carrie'
miktec
retired
Seems you are wrong about that one as well
https://news.sky.com/story/lowest-d...rded-notes-over-millennium-bug-fears-12855543
"Lowest demand for cash since central banks hoarded notes over millennium bug fears
British banknote maker De La Rue issued a trading update saying it again expects profits to be lower, this time as a result of decreased demand."
miktec
retired
Fourlegs
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I was reporting experience at a personal level as opposed to an overall trend. Both are valid.