"Audiophile Grade" Ethernet Switches - The new generation

[kerkhoffd]

@kerkhoffd Agree that Alpha-Audio has done a nice job of testing (both blind and otherwise) so-called audiophile switches.  We both have the Bonn N8 -- which was a top 3 switch in blind testing -- and it's made a difference in our systems.  Alpha-Audio recognizes that pure measurements are not always the answer.  In their Q and A, they sum up (courtesy of Google Translate):

"Does a special audio switch make an audible difference?  Yes. It does. A really good switch brings more peace and definition to the display. Less 'hardness', especially in the middle and high. Sometimes a little more space in the stereo image."

That's been my experience!

Same here. Glad I took the jump. Together with the IsoAcoustics Gaia II beneath my loudspeakers one of the best tweaks I have introduced in my set the last few years.