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Has anyone tried the new Synergistic Research UEF Performance Enhancer - Ethernet Filter?

I was wondering if anyone has tried the new (and expensive) Synergistic Research UEF Performance Enhancer - Ethernet Filter.  I find that some SR products such as their cable line are nicely effective while others..........well, maybe no so much.  According to SR these things run $300 each and plug into unused ethernet ports to "filter" ethernet signals.  Please weigh in here so I can ascertain whether they are worth a try.  Thank you.

rlawry
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curiousjim
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@discopants 

I tried a Netgear Wi-Fi extender and it kept cutting out. My Netgear Nighthawk router is solid as a rock and so is the Powerline 2000.

I haven’t used the Wi-Fi in a while, maybe I’ll see how the streamer sounds.

fredrik222
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@coralkong 

 Maybe people who rather spend money on something that cannot physically work. Ethernet and the related protocols are literally designed to thwart any type of modification of this kind. 

slbjbb
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@fredrik222: There are people who look for arguments on Internet forums as personal entertainment. You are in a discussion with one of them.

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For copper, digital zero is <300mV, digital one is >3.8V. That means anything below 300mV is ignored. Plugging into an unused switch port is ignored because the switch is 1) ignoring a passive component component. 2) Because a switch only allows one port to port connection at a time. This isn't up for discussion. This is just basic Ethernet operations. When you bounce any Ethernet tweaks or cables against reality, there's nothing there. 

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