Has anyone tried the new Synergistic Research UEF Performance Enhancer - Ethernet Filter?
I was wondering if anyone has tried the new (and expensive) Synergistic Research UEF Performance Enhancer - Ethernet Filter. I find that some SR products such as their cable line are nicely effective while others..........well, maybe no so much. According to SR these things run $300 each and plug into unused ethernet ports to "filter" ethernet signals. Please weigh in here so I can ascertain whether they are worth a try. Thank you.
@ozzy Fact, you know how Ethernet actually works. Those pesky things. It is impossible for this to make any improvement at all. Ethernet does not work like this. Those are the facts.
You are of course free to waste your money and convince yourself that you hear a difference. Not stopping you from that. |
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@ozzy they do nothing. it's not possible for them to do anything. those are the facts. |
I thought this was a thread about the Ethernet enhancers. Looks like it turned into a SR bash. I like trying various tweaks, some work well and some don’t. I like companies that think outside the norm. I have owned through the years many SR products. The only ones I currently still have is the SR tuning dots (BTW, the SR tuning dots is an amazing product that performs well above the price point) and now the Ethernet enhancers. The Ethernet enhancer at this early stage does seem to perform as advertised but I will need to give them more time. And...they do come with a 30-day money back guarantee. ozzy |
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The above posts illustrate why I started this thread. SR is an extremely polarizing company: some swear by them and some swear at them. I have found their digital cables (USB, ethernet) and headphone cables to be the best I have heard. I have never tried their analog cables as I use High Fidelity Cables for these applications. Other SR products stretch credulity and as an engineer I have avoided them for that reason. That being said, I have used other companies' tweaks that were surprisingly effective and hard to explain, hence my reason for asking. |
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So I didn't write what is below, but it was discussed in an amplification thread on Head-fi a while back when the subject switched to fuses. I know that fuses aren't the topic here, but Synergistic Research is very much a part of the discussion. I have to say that I have met some of the nicest people in the audio hobby. People that love music and will go to all sorts of lengths to enjoy their music and most of us want to share it with others who are interested. That being said, I am disgusted by companies like Synergistic. The text below was contributed by a well regarded amp builder in the headphone realm and covers his take on this company. Be sure to click the link in the post to learn a little more about the owner of the company. -----Being Post------ Not to get too much further into the fuse stuff but... |
Why would you want that ? We have tried that in our audio get together ,the Sonore Deluxe is by far the best way ,converting Ethernet to Fiber optic which noise cannot travel over light . Small Green Computer I went to , myself started with their $40 converter then a Sonore deluxe to fiber optic ,then Ethernet to your server,or streamer . i took it one step further bought the latest Motorola 8702 modem wifi router ,which has the latest fastest 3.1 vs the older 3.0 Docsis ,it is 3-4 x faster much bigger buffer and bigger newer processor was $300 now $224 , if you get a Amazon credit card you get a $125 credit ,$99 for a $300 modem,router with excellent wifi boost ,I bought that then added a 12v ,8 amp LPS which makes a noticeably clearer detailed performance ,I am adding a second Sonore deluxe ,plus 2 more LPS to round off the front end ,I already have AQ Diamond Ethernet cables which are very good the Top Jcat cables are also very good in the $1k price point . getting back to the original question A Sonore Deluxe Ethernet to fiber optic is much better isolating noise even better then uptone better isolation ,and sonics using top Femto clock and linear regulators,plus a bunch of other items to eliminate noise. Just buy a Sonore ,and they have a $399 package to get started , the new Motorola 8702 a no brainer for $99 , but even at $224 still $76 off save $$ while it’s on sale, |
