Power supply for ethernet switch?
Hi, All,
LOVING my DENAFRIPS Hermes/Pontus combo! WOW what a difference adding the Hermes made. I could not have been even hopeful for the improvement this made!
I just bought the TP Link TL-SG105 Ethernet Switch. I have been contemplating so many different paths here, including the setup from Small Green Computer with the Optical Module, power supply, etc. Very intriguing. But that's a little expensive and a lot of added wires,components, etc. I was also looking at the Silent Angel Bonn N8 switch...Would love to get some opinions on just adding a power supply to my new TP Link switch or would one of the other paths mentioned above be better?
If adding a power supply to the TP Link would be a worthwhile improvement, any recommendations, maybe even the 5V power supply from Small Green Computer?
Thanks in advance for your time and advice😊
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@kingbr, I also have an inexpensive TP Link switch in my network attached to my network player/dac. Interested by testimonies of better audio performance from improved network components, I made a couple of relatively inexpensive changes as a test. I replaced the stock TP Link switch mode power supply (SMPS) with a linear regulated power supply from Jameco, cost $12-$14 plus shipping. I compared the two power supplies (PS) on my oscilloscope with the same current draw as the switch. The stock SMPS PS output an awful racket of sawtooth noise while the Jameco linear regulated PS looked like a smooth line. To my ears the Jameco sounded better too. Music sounded smoother and less peaky with no loss of detail. I heard better definition, sense of space, and placement of instruments. On a 1-10 scale I’d rate the improvement a 2, not huge, but certainly worth $20 or so. Now I’m sure an audiophile PS from Small Green Computer, iFi, or other source would be even better and audiophile purpose switch even more so. However, the Jameco PS was an inexpensive way to see if a PS made a difference in my network and audio system. It did. An option to consider. Incidentally, the other change I made was adding an iFi LAN iSilencer at the input of the network player. Another small improvement IMO. |
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Think everyone needs to read this, to get a fundamental understanding of how ethernet works. https://www.techtarget.com/searchnetworking/definition/packet It's so different from an audio signal, noise can not piggyback on a packet. Ethernet jitter will not affect sound like audio jitter. It's completely different. Jitter in e-net can just slow down transfer, in worst case just have the packets be retransferred, greatly slowing down transfer. IMHO, when someone gets a better PS for a switch, the increased in sound quality, might just be from removing the noise from the home power. I can see where if you have a crap PS, and get a clean PS that maybe the router might be able to process things better, or just work a bit better in general. Money is much better spent in just getting certified CatX cables instead. |
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