Update on good Ethernet switch

The OP spent ~$600 on a $40 switch?  That is hilarious!  Thanks for the lolz.

@rjmcinnis You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about.  Go learn something.

https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/lhy-audio-sw-8/

To Sioux ad anyone else ,unless you have actually spent time comparing them 

then you speak out of No credible  knowledge ,and nothing to add that’s meaningful 

the common switch is crap $30 with nothing but noise ,where is the SW8 switch has low noise regulators,linesr power supplies, many filter capacitirs, and a OCXO 

oven clock , which for $595 and in a machined aluminum case is a true bargain imo.to make it at least another added 5-6% put a decent power cord on it like the Pangea awg14 sig mk2 , and Synergistic purple 1.25 amp Slow blow fuse , or Hifi tuning Supreme gold fuse  a easy upgrade , also put a 12v LPS on your modem-router combo vs the $5 crappy 💩 wall wart , little green computer 12v up to 8 amp 

truly cleans up your incoming stream ,

these audiophile switches are not too pricey... ether regens for instance trade used frequently at $500-600, buy one try it, if it doesn’t enhance your sound, post it for sale, it’ll be gone in a few days

otherwise, one can likely find retail sellers of silent angels, english electric or sotm, aqvox, etc who will do trial periods, worst you can lose is shipping, maybe a small restocking fee

too much brain damage and chatter on these threads - there will always be divergent opinions on a forum, anonymous keyboard jockeys spouting their knowledge from on high, no check on their credibility... it is just the nature of the beast -- so you want to know if something works?  go get it, buy smart and learn for yourself, sell it off if it doesn’t perform to expectation

I have bought two standard network switches:

Cisco 2960, and a Cisco SG110D

The Cisco 2960 I added the Audiophool upgrade.

With the Cisco SG110D, I added a Fidelity Audio C4Mk2 clock.

Both under $500.

They have Plixir Elite linear power supplies running them with Statement DC cables, and Mad Scientist power cables.

@soix I’ve worked in Enterprise networks for 30+ years. Fairly confident I have a better understanding of this than most members here. The base product this item is created from is a $40 limited function Ethernet switch. The only thing I could see making an impact would be clock regen on the downlink. But that shouldn’t matter, as the streamer/DAC will regen again, and will be the only clock that actually matters. So $600 for a $40 switch in a pretty aluminum case. Still lol.