Relationship between Ethernet Switch and SQ

Fredrik, you have been saying the same single message over and over on these forums for as long as 8 months- best I can tell.  Do you think you have convinced anyone that packets are packets or that the gear makes no difference?  Have you even taken the trouble to listen to some decent stereo gear and hear it for yourself?  Perhaps, you are in the group that is not sensitive to PRAT, jagged highs or care about imaging.  Nothing wrong with that; but to assume that no one else can is wrong.

There's a reason your boss probably keeps you away from people.  Your interpersonal skills need some work.  I'm not trying to be mean.  All of us technical oriented, ie. left brain people have to make an effort at improving our interpersonal skills.  Take a look at a politician.  He can convince people to use umbrellas on a sunny day as easily as you or I can discuss an engineering principle.  Don't go that hard over but learn to see that not everything in the world is black and white- in fact the world is many shades of gray.  And learn that other peoples viewpoints have value.

I've seen my designs do things I didn't think possible.  Dynamic systems are difficult to analyze and understand.  Complex systems have interactions that can cause exponential changes.  Audio draws in us technical types I think, because of the challenges and often unexpected outcomes.  That's what keeps life interesting.  

So this is a somewhat odd thread but I’ll add to the pile. Noise is an issue that is hard to fathom as when it’s there, you may not realize it. When it’s reduced you certainly can.

Had used the fiber optical solution seen here in the video and it worked very well. When I added a WiiM Pro to my monoblock tube amps, didn’t think it was needed anymore.

More recently, I had switched going out from the streamer coax and thought let’s try that glass optical cable I run for video audio. It is a substantial and a lovely improvement running that glass Toslink into an RME ADI-2 DAC. The DAC can handle 192K streaming coming out of the WiiM Pro.

Had the fiber optical cable lying around and said, hey, why not give it a try. It may not be an improvement like earlier. (Also use an LPS for the second fiber converter's power and to power the WiiM Pro.) Well, it took up the performance a whole other notch and now my system is the best sounding it’s ever been. It's sooooo good. 🐸

Both of these changes offered significant improvement because noise was removed. They are both audible and with noticeable impact. Happy listening and Happy New Year!

@tonywinga in the last thread you defined a troll as someone who cannot backup their claims and are only out to instigate confrontation (paraphrased), and I repeatedly asked you to back up your fanatical and fantastical claims, and you couldn’t, so, again, per your own definition, you are a troll. Every time you are asked to provide any at all supporting evidence of your outlandish claims, you take to personal attacks.

You keep deflecting,

Answer the questions.

@tonywinga provide a shred of evidence as I have been asking you for 8+ months per your own statements.