"Audiophile Grade" Ethernet Switches - The new generation

[Snoopy8]

Thank you David for a most comprehensive review.

So, what are my impressions? This is about the 3rd time I’ve tried to write something in the last couple of days and every time I’ve tried my impressions have changed in some ways. There are a lot of comments on the Uptone Audio forums about break-in and there does seem to be a break-in. Part of it is definitely a change in the overall sound over time and part of it is changes in me and how I’m relating to what I’m hearing. The general trend is for things to improve over time but I had a brief period where I thought things sounded a little aggressive and a longer period where I thought things were sounding overly polite. Both of those passed. I don’t know if I still have any more of those surprises in store for me.

Your experience mirrors some of the posts on the Uptone forum, in that burn-in during early days can change the sound significantly.  I did notice my ER change a bit over the first week, but nothing that was negative.

I’ve found myself being more engaged in what I’ve been listening to with the EtherREGEN in the system than I was before.

Fully agree that the ER makes the music more engaging.
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Any plans to try different Ethernet cables, and different PSUs?