Power supply for ethernet switch?


Hi, All,

 

LOVING my DENAFRIPS Hermes/Pontus combo! WOW what a difference adding the Hermes made. I could not have been even hopeful for the improvement this made!

 

I just bought the TP Link TL-SG105 Ethernet Switch. I have been contemplating so many different paths here, including the setup from Small Green Computer with the Optical Module, power supply, etc. Very intriguing. But that's a little expensive and a lot of added wires,components, etc. I was also looking at the Silent Angel Bonn N8 switch...Would love to get some opinions on just adding a power supply to my new TP Link switch or would one of the other paths mentioned above be better?

 

If adding a power supply to the TP Link would be a worthwhile improvement, any recommendations, maybe even the 5V power supply from Small Green Computer?

Thanks in advance for your time and advice😊

kingbr

@mgrif104 

Never heard of that one. Thanks for the info. 

This may be interpreted by some as enlightening, others may interpret it as pure lies, so be it: 

Reiki founder Nigel Bell comes from an IT background and like many others doubted the benefit of using a network switch in a streaming system until he tried a cheap example and had an epiphany. He expected to hear nothing or nothing more than a subtle change but in his words “it simply wasn’t”. That was in 2019 when he was working on an equipment rack that not only sounded good but looked good enough to put in a living room, and this revelation forced a change of approach and resulted in the Reiki SuperSwitch range.

https://hifiplus.com/articles/reiki-audio-superswitch-master-pro-servant-pro-filtering-network-switch/

@mclinnguy 

I wasn’t familiar with them either until about a month ago. But a fair amount of digging and consideration for what each respective firm was doing led me in this direction. I think they’re all trying to reduce EMI noise and use improved power supplies. Reiki and Ron Buffington at Liquid HiFi - the dealer I worked with (recommended) were better able to make that case.

I’m quite pleased with the results.

Best,

I just noticed Network Acoustics is now shipping their Tempus switch with an upgraded power supply.