macdude
" ... your digital player system can only exert less than 60% of its performance without adding a network switch ... "
Why would that be?
Network Switches
Here are a few...
Melco S100 (just announced) https://www.melco-audio-masters.com/uploads/1/0/1/5/101505220/mel_2073_s100_a4_2pp_info_sheet_v3.pdf
SOtM sNH - 10G https://www.sotm-audio.com/sotmwp/english/portfolio-item/snh-10g/
The Linear Solution Reference Audio Switch https://thelinearsolution.com/ref_swtch.html
Feel free to add others.
Melco S100 (just announced) https://www.melco-audio-masters.com/uploads/1/0/1/5/101505220/mel_2073_s100_a4_2pp_info_sheet_v3.pdf
SOtM sNH - 10G https://www.sotm-audio.com/sotmwp/english/portfolio-item/snh-10g/
The Linear Solution Reference Audio Switch https://thelinearsolution.com/ref_swtch.html
Feel free to add others.