Basic switch....should I upgrade?

@dbastin of course the digital signal is transmitted using analog electrical signal over copper, however, it doesn’t change that it is digital, and noise floor only is relevant to make sure that the frame made it across intact. It is pretty simple, each Ethernet frame has a CRC check, if it passes the check, the frame is accepted, if it doesn’t, the frame is discarded. So, if you have enough interference, for instance, by taping batteries to your cables, you will have a higher rate of discarded frames, that the higher level protocols need to correct for, typically by asking for a retransmit.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_frame

@kennyc while I personally don’t like Cisco, you can typically find cheap Ciscos on eBay, like the 2960G mentioned above.

the current version of my switches are Juniper EX2300-C

https://www.juniper.net/us/en/products/switches/ex-series/ex2300-c-fanless-switch.html

Thank you. Choosing an audiophile network switch is confusing. Many new audiophile switches have come to market at various price points. Researching switches sonic performance based on empirical comparisons seems the only way I can judge price/performance.  The Telegärtner M12 switch was reportedly the best at one point, but at $4k…

@fredrik222

As I said there is the ethernet digital, and something else.

Really I was just popping in here to suggest people consider SFP+ switches and to highlight that audiophile switches not only do the digital as required but some also seem to deal with the 'something else' to varying degrees.

Sorry, I don't have the energy to debate here.  Ultimately it will lead to what people believe is possible.

@fredrik222 

Wow that overview drives home the complexity behind a simple bit of setup. The gold verses silver analogy is easy enough to get. 

The French word for digital is numérique and that makes it (digital) sound sexy.  

I want my numérique musique to sound its best.