Network Switches

three_easy_payments719 posts12-17-2019 5:29pm.. this just isn't a product for me to look into further, at least not at this time.  

And that's of course perfectly fine

@three....This is not that confusing is it? Some things cannot be measured to determine if you will like it or prefer it to another piece of gear.  You just have to listen. Some things can be measured.  We are saying read, measure and listen to decide for yourself. Only you can make this decision. Only using measurements is a ditch. Trusting another’s ears only is a ditch. Avoid ditches and have fun looking! 

There is a long EtherRegen thread running at that site for months. Way before its release. If you had read that thread you would know 100% what the

inevitable review was going to say.

This, at least 90% of the regular member contributors to that thread had already declared the switch phoney before anyone had even heard a single note!

They preach about expectation bias delivering psycho acoustic placebo effects but ignore that Amir has emotionally and professionally placed his cards and reputation  well and truley on the table before he even received the switch.

It's the same in tweak threads , many experts cannot think or even bear to think outside the box. 

 

So, in the spirit of trying new things, in a couple of days I will have the same optical isolation set-up that Michael Lavorgna discussed in his article titled, "Electrically Isolate Your Networked Audio"
A little more expensive than at the time of the article but still relatively cheap in the audio world.
Have any of you tried this......
https://www.audiostream.com/content/electrically-isolate-your-networked-audio

Ok, I gave this stuff a try so here is my digital set-up running Tidal and stored files (I plan to give Qobuz a try in January after I receive my new amps).  Adding the switch and the optical 
isolation seems to have resulted in a slightly smoother, quieter presentation - a bit more pleasant to listen to over longer periods of time. 

Current digital set-up;
Orbi router  
>Cat 6 Ethernet cable (35 feet) 
>TP-LINK MC200CM Gigabit Media Converter
>Tripp Lite Duplex Multimode 62.5/125 Fiber Patch Cable (SC/SC), 1M
>TP-LINK MC200CM Gigabit Media Converter
>Cat 6 Ethernet cable (3 feet)  
>Silent Angel - Bonn N8 Audio Grade Network Switch
>Cat 6 Ethernet cable (3 feet)
>Antipodes DX3 Server
>Cat 6 Ethernet cable (3 feet)
>Metrum Ambre Roon endpoint
>I2S cable
>Metrum Adagio DAC