Basic switch....should I upgrade?

There is some great info in this discussion, and not heated. In answer to the openning post question is that my experience has been;

• Replacing existing switches with better/audiophile switches can improve sound quality
• Minimising noise in each network device handling your audio data matters, and that noise is from power and ethernet transmissions.
• It is important to pay attention to and be careful with the way cable sheilding is terminated as it could affect devices differently.
• Audiophile ethernet cable can make a big difference, but are not always the best solution for a particular link in a network.
• You need a very low noise floor to hear the full benefit of some little changes
• Fibre optical and wifi can be very beneficial.
• Some audiophile switches may not perform as well as enterprise or managed switches.  For example SFP+ switches are very good. This is a good read ...
• https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/24002-optical-network-configurations/page/98/

So who has owned the Bonn 8 and is it that much better than a standard Amazon $30 switch and 2nd is the LPS required to use? Looking for actual users please.

@fsonicsmith

Thanks for weighing in on importance of ‘everything matters’ in a high resolution streaming setup. BTW, you have a gorgeous system! Wonderfully balanced and I couldn’t help drooling over your Garrard 301 with Reed 3P tonearm. One of the top 3 tonearms under consideration for my upcoming TT setup. 

Enjoy! 
 

@jerrybj 

Sorry to hear your system is down. I look forward to hearing about it and your new system. Swapping can be exhausting.

@fsonicsmith 

+1!