@tonywinga +1 and we’ll said. It’s amazing what you can learn when you trust your ears rather than just spouting dogma. The “bits are bits” crowd will never get out of their own way and certainly will never just trust their own ears, so arguing with them is pointless. Be glad you can more enjoy what you have now because you dared to have an open mind and open ears and just let the others wallow around in their ignorance.
Update on good Ethernet switch
ASI mentioned before I didnot want to say the brand until I heard the Ethernet switch not only after 300 hours which was recommended having a OX over controlled clock ,
and with what myself always do the weak link on any audio component starts with the stock power cord , for minimal monies the Pangea using Cardas grade 1 copper 6-9s. Awg14 sig,Mk2 , and getting rid of the 50 cent bottle neck fuse I put in a 1.25amp 20mm L ,slow blow synergistic purple fuse these increase fidelity at least 5-7% the switch itself At least 5% if you know the name Jays audio for transports ,his other company LHY Audio the SW8 Ethernet switch for $595 nothing has all this in a nice machined aluminum case , even the uptone ether regen or Sonore deluxe using a with fiber optic which btw lessens the realism imo both were used witha Sbooster2 LPS , ,theSW8 Ethernet switch is a great buy ,and if you add a decent power cord and upgrade the fuse you will be rewarded further , 7 of us reviewed this and 6 out of 7 thought it was a noticeable improvement vs the others there were2 other brands which were more ,that were not even that good and had switch mode pS
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@rjmcinnis You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. Go learn something. |
@rjmcinnis Enterprise networks have nothing to do with sound quality and give you exactly zero credibility here. In addition to the aluminum case this unit has an upgraded clock and dumps the crap SMPS for a LPS. These are not small upgrades, and if you don’t understand this you’re completely out of your depth here. Look up Jay’s Audio for transports — they know a lot more than you do when it comes to audio. Period. Stick to enterprise networks where you’re clearly more qualified but has little to do with high-end audio. Or are we gonna just get into the “bits are bits” BS conversation here? |
Big +1 @carlsbad2 They let dogma prevent their ears from hearing. Their loss. |
@charliech What you’re completely missing here is noise, among other things, which is critical in an audio application and not as much in industrial applications. Add a better linear power supply to a switch, router, or streamer and you’ll almost certainly get notably better sound quality than using an onboard SMPS. Also, audiophile switches, streamers, etc. employ other components to keep noise, jitter, etc. to an absolute minimum because in streaming minimizing noise and using better clocks is huge. Full stop. I know on its face it seems a bit odd that these things should make such a significant difference in getting better sound, but they just do and there’s really no getting around it. Embrace it or deny it, that’s entirely up to you. |
@ghasley Heh heh. I agree that many of my larger audio expenditures were accompanied by a good amount of jitter on my part. I just don’t wanna hear it is all. |