Final Piece of the Puzzle is Here! - Ethernet Audio Video Review Series

jadedavid said:
Perhaps I have misread his post.
I've read that he has approx 15 switches and did approx 30-40 switch combos. (cables / power supplies etc?)
I wasn't aware that he had 30-40 switches.
WOW that would be a lot.
With that many, perhaps you could give him some assistance.
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You are correct - only 15 switches and over the course of 1+ month I have tried many, many combos. :)

Some combos were immediately evident to be horrible, some required more time. For instance all the NetGear's were very poor and the 5 port TP link was noticeably worse than the 8 port version of the same switch. Neither of the Cisco's would connect in my system.

All units received 100 hours before serious listening, all cables were the same and all run the same direction.

Test was done as a "listener" and not a scientist.
 
jadedavid said:
Perhaps I have misread his post.
I've read that he has approx 15 switches and did approx 30-40 switch combos. (cables / power supplies etc?)
I wasn't aware that he had 30-40 switches.
WOW that would be a lot.
With that many, perhaps you could give him some assistance.
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We are playing with semantics. 30-40 switch combos in one day. That's a lot of switch combos to test in one day.
 
u-sound said:
coool !!
and, how you liked it ?
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It sounded pretty awful.

Adding switches in and of themselves is not a guarantee it will improve sound. Some switches make the sound worse than others. It's a matter of striking the right balance of the right switches.

I've discovered there are other things that when done with the right switches will make a huge difference in sound vs. just adding switches. It's a cumulative effort of steps to take.

As I've said repeatedly this is a fun experiment of how switches sound on MY system with all the variables of electricity, quality of internet cables in the street and walls, house interferences, etc. etc. What works for me may be very different than what works for you.

I took on this experiment as a switch skeptic and initially did all this for my education and to stop relying on what people on the internet were claiming. I decided to share my results in hopes it may help others as overwhelmed by the topic and choices as I was and to show that you can get great sound on a budget. I got tired of reading people bickering on the forums about who was right yet NONE of them have ever actually done a test themselves. They simply repeated what other people who were equally uniformed (or deaf) claimed. That just seemed silly to me.

If people decide to criticize my fun experiment from behind a keyboard while never having lifted a finger themselves to attempt any such experiment I just laugh. It's ok and it doesn't bother me as life is too short to be consumed with negativity towards anyone - especially on some Internet forum.

This is the season to be jolly and Santa is watching and making his list!! LOL
 
Hi Mike, I love your videos and process. I have the base model SOtM switch I’d be happy to send you if you need one to test. PM me anytime.
 
HifiHandyman said:
Hi Mike, I love your videos and process. I have the base model SOtM switch I’d be happy to send you if you need one to test. PM me anytime.
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Thank you so much! I'll reach out to you via PM - would love to test it. I've heard the base model is actually more preferable to the upgraded model as the upgraded one uses silver wire and can sound a bit 'thin' at times.
 
Currently experimenting with controlling vibration even on cheap switches to see how it may or may not affect sound. Will be doing a video on results soon.


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