I’ve just had a look at the Melco web site and cannot see that in their blurb but I did have a look at the HiFiPig review of the Mk1 versions of the S100 switch and saw this which seemed to ring a few bells from what has been seen in this thread . . . (Out of interest I have mentioned that I have been trying the ADOT and hope to have time over the next week or so to compare it to other ‘non audiophile’ brands such as Perle which are on their way to me). Anyway, this is an extract from HiFiPig.
CONCLUSION
“The differences between the Melco S100 and a £1,000 switch like RANS-1 or the EE 16Switch, were not night and day, as it was for me moving from the original TP link switch, up to the Silent Angel, but they certainly added to my enjoyment of listening to music. As you can read in my review of the ADOT MC-01 fibre optic converter, the S100 has more to offer when fed via its SFP (Small Form-factor Plugable) input.
Following my previous reviews of audiophile network switches, I have seen many, sometimes heated, comments on social media from people who are unable to accept such devices can make any difference, even suggesting it’s all in the mind. I challenge anyone to listen to what the Melco S100 or the combination of S100 and
ADOT MC-01 can do, in a system like mine, and not hear the improvements I have described. These two products have really improved my enjoyment of my system to a significant degree.
Whilst the S100, with its supplied PSU, gave a worthwhile, but not enormous upgrade over the Russ Andrews RANS-1 in my system (though at a cost), I feel this only tells part of the story in that the S100 has considerable potential to upgrade, via the addition of a high quality Linear PSU, or of course the
ADOT MC-01 Fibre Optic kit.”