Why do I need a switch?
I just watched a few videos about audiophile switches and I don’t understand the need. Cable comes into my home and goes to a modem and then a NetGear Nighthawk router. I can run a CAT6 to my system or use the wireless. If you don’t need more ports, why add something else in the signal path? On one of the videos the guy was even talking about stacking several switches with jumpers and it made the sound even better. He supposedly bought bunch’s of switches at all ranges and really liked a NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS108Ev3) That costs $37 on Amaz.
Thanks in advance.
English Electric 8 switch This is a really good switch and I was lucky to have found and bought it for about 600 bucks Plus they give you a decent Quality shorter ethernet cable and the connecting power cord is of very good quality. It's an elegant looking switch and the blinking lights are very subdued. It's built very well and all the underlying technical rationale is very compelling.
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So you added optical fiber in the Ethernet chain from your router to your music server? Anything else between the router and your music server? And you hear no difference? Well, I’d say that you should have heard a difference immediately if you were going to hear anything. It’s likely that it will not change over time. |
I am not surprised, and I agree with @tonywinga that you should either hear a change, or not - your perception is not likely to change over time. I have gone back and forth with fiber or Ethernet multiple times and as I said earlier, subtle changes at most, to the point where I doubt I could reliably discern the change, if there is any - they both sound good. I never asked, were you trying to fix a problem or simply exploring possibilities to optimize your digital source? |
