Power supply for ethernet switch?

@chipcalzone  Thank you. Appreciate you sharing that experience. Being that the Optical Mod from SGC seems to make the biggest difference I’m leaning in that direction and going full in on that package with the power supply, converter, etc. that said I can’t seem to get past the Silent Angel. Unfortunately I can’t do both. It’s either be the Silent Angel OR the SGC route. Still researching and trying to decide. I already have an Ifi LAN Silencer on my TP Link Adapter. 
 

@trivema thanks for the top I’ll check out Alpha Audio. And totally agree again on the Pontus. Did the same for me and damn if this thing isn’t built like an absolute tank!

Something else is that I also have an ADD-Powr Symphony in the chain. I was having some static issues when I introduced the Hermes. I removed it thinking that could be it. That wasn’t the case so I added it back in. Currently I have Ethernet cable going from TP Link adapter to Symphony in and then Symphony out to Streamer. I’m thinking the Symphony may have to go if I go the SGC route. I almost feel like you get to a certain point where there’s just too much in the chain and it starts doing more harm than good? I posted about this a while back…

so this Symphony is a box to improve "signal degradation from such systems of various cable interfaces", but to use it one has to plug in its own "cheap" switch mode power supply into your system? I don't know.... 

https://add-powr.com/products

There is some data to help answer the question of whether or not a quality switch can make a difference. 

https://www.alpha-audio.net/background/hard-evidence-a-network-affects-playback-quality/

Some will still disagree or remain skeptical about 30 picosends of timing error being audible. So be it. But I would suggest that it’s no longer worth arguing over. It can be measured and some of us hear the improvement.

Best, 

@mclinnguy  Thanks for chiming in, The Symphony does have its own power supply, but I am using an AQ power cable from the power supply into my Furman Elite PC. It did improve sound for sure, but I'm thinking if I add the switch and the SGC setup it'll just be too much...

@mgrif104 That is super helpful-thank you! Read a few blurbs and they say it's actually measurable. I have read and researched so much on this. It seems it's 50/50 on whether it makes an improvement or not. Good discussions. Like I had said I needed to add a switch anyway and of course (like literally everything in this hobby) I came across a whole can of worms and followed it down the rabbit hole🤣🤣