Network Switches

“Wow! The TotalDac switch is very expensive”

@thyname

It’s in-line with their rest of the components (streamer, DAC, PS) and another notch in the grand scheme of those going for ‘pyramid’ appearance.

What can I say, for some folks the idea of a audiophile switch can be quite contentious 😂…..I say keep them coming!

Nordost is bringing a Ethernet switch called QNET this spring, expected retail $3200.

https://www.nordost.com/qrt/qnet-network-switch.php

Looks like everyone involved with streaming trying to come up with their own version of ‘audiophile’ switches. 

Is this akin to when cable manufacturers coined the phrase a "loom" of cables, with the idea that all cables in a system should be from the same manufacturer? 

Looks like everyone involved with streaming trying to come up with their own version of ‘audiophile’ switches. 

Obviously because they do not work, and nobody buys them 😉

I recently tried a black QSA fuse (£40) in the mains plug which feeds the LPS to my Bonn 8 Silent Angel router. I really was not expecting anything, having previously added a black fuse to the LPS which feeds my Roon server and heard no difference. The results with this black fuse in the bonn 8 power supply path are startling.

i would just clarify that i have 2 QSA yellow fuses and an orange synergistic in my other power cables so the big jump in SQ may be down to the fact it removed the last :) weak link in the system. 

I would encourage anyone with an "audiophile router" and linear power supply to try the QSA black fuse in the mains plug. Really i would encourage you to put black fuses in every power plug but starting with the router is likely to give you a significant uptick.