Network Switches

Well, at present I have switch playing 24/7, and I'll try one of my power cords that fit sound signature I'm looking for. Burn in and pc issues will be moot at that point. $3500 for Innuos a little steep for me. Uptone switch would be next try, the only reason didn't purchase is only one highest quality output, I need two, one for server, other for NAS.

RenoLabs switch has amazing build quality, would fit $3k plus category. It may also be the switch is exposing something else in streaming setup. I'm presently using SOTM SMS200Neo in series with Uptone USB regen, perhaps using two usb decrapifiers is excessive, may try removing Uptone. Both on LPS, Sotm on Uptone JS2

“RenoLabs switch has amazing build quality, would fit $3k plus category. ”

The only way to know how Reno switch ($650) stacks against Innuos switch is by trying it in your system. Otherwise, it just a pure speculation on your part. Going from Reno to Uptone may yield ‘lateral’ improvements or different flavor, if any. I say this from my experience by trying switches, filters priced under $1K in my system.

I am way passed some of these short term bandaid solutions :-)

Lalitk, I've researched your Telegartner switch in past, certainly impressed with technology. I'd expect lowered noise floor, so improved detail, transparency, etc. Based on reviews the only sound signature from the unit is 'natural'. I've seen many reviews of other switches also claiming more natural sound from systems. And so, in your experience, did the Telegartner deliver more natural sound quality than lesser switches you tried? And is that due to a more natural sound signature of switch itself, or simply because it exposed more of the natural sound signature of your entire system? In other words, are there variable levels of naturalness delivered by switches? An affirmative answer means there is in fact a sound signature or flavor delivered by switches.

“I’ve seen many reviews of other switches also claiming more natural sound from systems.”

@sns,

Of course, they all claim to do so! But to what degree, the only way to find out is by trying them out in your system. The noise is the #1 issue in any audio signal path. You lower or eliminate the noise and music starts to sound natural as possible. As I said before, the Telegartner M12 switch does a exemplary job of removing digital grunge and it does so transparently but at much larger scale than my previous reference, i.e. English Electric 8 switch and ENO Filter.

In this hobby, most of us are striving to attain the next ‘level’ performance; so implementing a switch like M12 was the next logical step in my holistic approach of how my system going to sound when i cue up my music. In my system, the M12 switch was the game changer and a very worthy stable mate for my digital front end.

Good luck with your journey, hope you find your ultimate Switch soon :-)