"Audiophile Grade" Ethernet Switches - The new generation

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This thinking is flawed IMHO.
I've noticed that 'bits are bits' people keep referring to "remove the cable and just listen to what's in the memory buffer". The problem with this is that the content in the buffer has already passed through a switch. So enhancements in the transfer (if there are any) has already taken place. The only difference you'd hear with a cable connected is any real-time disturbances like ground noise or other 'network' noise on the cable.
One would not hear the difference between two switches until the memory buffer from the first ends and the next starts.