Update on good Ethernet switch


ASI mentioned before I didnot want to say the brand until I heard the Ethernet switch not only after 300 hours which was recommended having a OX over controlled clock , 

and with what myself always do the weak link on any audio component starts with the stock power cord , for minimal monies the Pangea using Cardas grade 1 copper 6-9s. Awg14 sig,Mk2 , and getting rid of the 50 cent bottle neck fuse I put in a 1.25amp 20mm L ,slow blow synergistic purple fuse  these increase fidelity at least 5-7% the switch itself At least 5%  if you know the name Jays audio for transports ,his other company LHY Audio  the SW8 Ethernet switch for   $595 nothing has all this in a nice machined aluminum case , even the uptone ether regen or Sonore deluxe  using a with fiber optic which btw lessens the realism imo both were used witha Sbooster2 LPS , ,theSW8 Ethernet switch  is a great buy ,and if you add a decent power cord  and upgrade the fuse you  will be rewarded further , 7 of us reviewed this and 6 out of 7 thought it was a noticeable improvement vs the others  there were2 other brands which were more ,that were not even that good and had switch mode pS

https://www.beatechnik.com/lhy-audio-sw-8

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Sir Isaac Newton made some observations about falling objects and developed a few basic equations to describe the motion of bodies.  It took some time for people to accept his equations.  Then Einstein came along and showed that Newton’s equations were not entirely accurate.  Still, the observations never changed.

Many of us have experienced and observed that audiophile grade ethernet switches improve the sound of streaming music.  I have even observed it dramatically improve the picture quality on my TV while streaming.  Therefore, it is an exercise in futility to insist that an ethernet switch can do nothing.  Try to be more like Einstein. 

@fredrik222 Your explanation is spot on.

On the internet data reaches the end user via hundreds of such ethernet switches.

TCP/IP protocol ensures bit perfect transmission at every stage.

If it was not true than I will see random missing letters in the data I read on my screen!!

Then why does a page fail to load sometimes and I have to refresh the screen?

 

Sure, it happens sometimes. It is probably due to breakdown somewhere along the data path. But the data when you finally receive it will still be bit perfect.

If this failure happens locally on a streamer/swtch then the streamer will simply not play the song!
 

As others have explained, TCP/IP is what it is.  But I love to read people rationalizing why they spent $$$$$ on Ethernet switches.