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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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Many of these switches are just modified Buffalo boards. I purchased a RenoLabs switch some years ago, this just another modified Buffalo board with integrated LPS. Also tried stock switches, No switch has ever been of any benefit for me, all detrimental to sound quality.

 

 I have a seemingly unique solution that may not be workable for some, others refuse to try. I won't condemn all audiophile switches out of hand, I suspect some like the Telegartner could be worthwhile, still I remain a skeptic. My streaming setup competes very favorably with my vinyl setup, this without any switch.

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