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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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I want to thank everyone for their useful responses. Based on the posts you all contributed, I ordered the English Electric 8Switch.

Happy New Year to all of you!

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Mitch, what you wrote exacerbates my greatest audio worry — being exploited in my effort to wisely incorporate high value equipment in my audio system. I read various reviews of switches in ASR, which consistently state that all properly functioning Ethernet switches perform exactly the same. For that reason, I made sure that I could return it. 
 

All that said, last year I purchased a Shunyata Sigma Ethernet cable to connect my current Luxul switch with my Bricasti M21 DAC. This cable has two embedded noise filters. Without doubt, its replacement of the Audioquest Cinnamon cable i had been using provided a easily discernible improvement in the clarity of the sound. I am hardly going to spend thouands of dollars outfitting seven more connections with additional Shunyata Sigma Ethernet cables. Instead, for these lesser connections, I have purchased the English Electric 8Switch with the hope it will proved some improvement for them. 

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