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Which company manufactures this Ethernet switch for the other?

I am looking to buy an "audiophile" switch to isolate my audio and video connections from the main switch in my home. One important consideration in my decision is cost;  another is that this AV Ethernet switch must have 8 ports to accommodate all my audio and video equipment. I have done as much research online as I can, with the result that I found two products that especially appealing: the English Electric 8Switch and the Silent Angel Bonn N8.

Studying their constructions, features, and components, these two Ethernet switches seem so similar that with the exception of one being 10mm higher than the other (their widths and depths are the same) that these two appear to be identical. 

Consequently, I am asking -- does anyone know whether Silent Angel OEMs this product from English Electric or vice versa? OR, is this just an extraordinary coincidence?

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@jmeyers, how much are you willing to spend on a dedicated network switch? If price is no object then I’d definitely recommend that you look into the Network Acoustics tempus - Precision Ultra Low Noise Ethernet Switch. Rob Osbourne and Rich Trussell are some of the most considerate and attentive folks in the audio gear biz that I’ve ever dealt with. They both took the time to answer every dumb question and email from me no matter how ponderous.

I’m still using their now discontinued 1st gen eno streaming system Ag in my headphone setup, and I can only imagine how great their new stuff sounds.

 In my experience with the English Eight and the SA Bonn switches, neither one had a better impact on the sound in my system than the Cisco SG 250 switch that I’m presently using in sequence with another readily available D-Link switch which I bought on Amazon. 

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