The switch in every system we have tried really makes an improvement in clarity, noise floor, etc. Silent Angel makes an inexpensive one that works very well.
It is not one you have to go back and forth to hear the improvement either.
Ethernet Switch- what's the point?
I run an Ethernet cable between my router (standard issue from Verizon) and my streaming transport. I note that some use an ethernet switch between between the router and streamer. Assuming I got that right, what is the point- what does a good switch do? I've been into audio since the 70's but when its comes to streaming, I'm definitely a newbie-
Thanks all!