SA Bonn
English Electric 8
zoom in on the board in the EE where it says Silent Angel
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?
Showing 7 responses by audphile1
@jmeyers ethernet switch will not improve anything. In some cases it will negatively impact other components due to noise it creates on the power line and by being in proximity to audio components and cables. If you isolate it from your system by running it off a completely different circuit and keeping it far away from components and cables, you should be OK. And in this case any $30 switch should suffice. I wouldn’t waste money on the expensive switch. Spend it on room acoustics instead. |
IME it doesn’t take much to improve network but the results are very rewarding. To @ghdprentice point…yes better streamer isolates the network better. In case of Aurender the data is processed and cached onto SSD before it is sent to DAC. Which diminishes the effect of network tweaks even further. However, I will admit that I can still hear better sound with my Purist Audio CAT7 Ethernet cable than if I use LinkUp (great cable from Amazon by the way). Sound is just more detailed, resolving and more coherent with the Purist. And Purist Ethernet is not expensive at all! Point is…at least from my experience, isolation by proximity and isolation by electrical circuit is the most effective network tweak. After that a good Ethernet cable is all you need. This is within reason but if we’re talking extreme then you can try Telegartner Optical Isolator. But let’s be real - most of us can upgrade DAC or streamer and get better ROI. To each his own… |
@richardbrand really…cause I thought there are two midgets - one in my router and one in my streamer that just throw packets of data at each other. Assume I know how it all works and I don’t need your explanation. Same applies to dedicated circuits…I’ve seen my electrical panel. |