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    SOtM sNH-10G Network Switches x2 : The NEW KING of USB/Network Gadget Setup

    Yes absolutely. I have no doubt. I have tested a few times with a temp probe and I am no tech re the why and wherefore but it is consistent. Maybe the ER works less harder under one than the other. Maybe internal power supplies, dealing with HF noise .....I don't know. I haven't measured the...
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    SOtM sNH-10G Network Switches x2 : The NEW KING of USB/Network Gadget Setup

    Thx Alex - I popped the Sbooster 12 v back in to double check and the ER definitely gets a lot hotter than with the FARAD 12 v. All other things being equal. One other question - I think most metal ethernet cable plugs are rated to 80 degrees so no problems there. Not sure how the internal...
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    SOtM sNH-10G Network Switches x2 : The NEW KING of USB/Network Gadget Setup

    CKKeung (thanks) put me on to the ER>SOTM, or SOTM/SOTM switch concept and it is a significant upstep in dimensionality and that "magic" we elusively try and find. One very interesting thing for ER users. I was a bit concerned, as many are here, with the heat that the unit puts out. It is...
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    SOtM sNH-10G Network Switches x2 : The NEW KING of USB/Network Gadget Setup

    A quick question to those with the SOTM twin or SOTM/ER set up. I think many of us have spent a lot of time configuring our rigs and I ended up putting three Shunyata SIGMA NR - one at the wall pre conditioner and one on the DAC and the other the streamer. (My SOTM/ER network side is on a...
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    SOtM sNH-10G Network Switches x2 : The NEW KING of USB/Network Gadget Setup

    Yeah - it is OCD but no other way! Agree :p I made great headway with PC, IC and SC cables but they really pale in comparison to the network end. Shockingly so. Thanks for the tip - I was also thinking the same re wiring. There are high end audio techs here that could easily do it over a cup...
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    SOtM sNH-10G Network Switches x2 : The NEW KING of USB/Network Gadget Setup

    Thx Justubes I have ordered some OCC Copper Neotech DC coincidentally as well as FARAD which will feed two new FARAD PS. Mattijs is fantastic to deal with. You are spot on re the clearer detailed sound of Silver over copper - this also applies to Home Theater where you get a sharper but less...
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    SOtM sNH-10G Network Switches x2 : The NEW KING of USB/Network Gadget Setup

    My thoughts: 1. SOTM - think about whether you like the sound of silver or copper OCC. This can really swing things in a system. I use Shnuyata OCC wherever I can but I have had Argento Silver which is really good but something doesn't sound quite right. Personal thing. I havent heard the...
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    SOtM sNH-10G Network Switches x2 : The NEW KING of USB/Network Gadget Setup

    Hi Just tubes - I am really interested in that. My SOTM has silver hook up wire which I am not 100% sold on; I like copper mostly. Are you using silver on either/both? I am thinking of getting an upgrade one but with Copper. Interesting how that may work. Incidentaly, the Etherregen runs...
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    SOtM sNH-10G Network Switches x2 : The NEW KING of USB/Network Gadget Setup

    Hi Blackmorec - it actually doesn't work that way. I have a tricked out SOTM and an Etherregen and there is no comparison with either one by itself versus the two daisy chained. None. Each sounds very good but when you link then, you get an amazing 3D render that makes you "feel" like you are...
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    SOtM sNH-10G Network Switches x2 : The NEW KING of USB/Network Gadget Setup

    Thanks for your reply CKKeung. Yes the diamond tweeters are very revealing! I find even the finest OCC Silver still has that certain sound that you can pick up. A lot of the DC cable manufacturers are leaning towards OCC Copper as well. I am using Shunyata SIGMA Ethernet across all points, I...
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    SOtM sNH-10G Network Switches x2 : The NEW KING of USB/Network Gadget Setup

    Hi CKKeung and other SOTM Switch owners.... I have been streaming as my preferred audio/video experience above CD for a long time. I have a NAGRA CDP so its stiff competition. Have been using Metrum Adagio DAC, NAGRA pre/power and Tidal Audio Speakers with Shunyata SIGMA (IC, Speaker cables...
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    Caelin, what's your view on ethernet cables?

    Looking forward to receiving it. I have a Shunyata SIGMA loom - from power cables, BNC, Interconnects and speaker cables. They are extraordinary. It takes a long time to test different configurations. I left a spare ALPHA Ethernet cable plugged into the modem with one end unconnected during a...
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    Caelin, what's your view on ethernet cables?

    Hi Stevebythebay - I have three Shunyata Sigma Ethernet cables and one Alpha on my HIFI and HT rig. They are superb and I tested then for a good month in various combinaitons, with other cables as well as the Venom (which is excellent). I have also tried the EMO 70 e medical isolator which is...
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    Improving top tier DACS

    I sometimes use a NAGRA CDP and also a Nvidia Shield TV (don't laugh! he he). The Shield is grounded and has an audiophile SPDIF interface to the Syncromesh. I have also used (In Australia) an AV streamer based on ROKU that I route through an AV processor and use SPDIF output for audio and HDMI...
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    Improving top tier DACS

    The thought crossed my mind on whether I can get close to a high end source by putting in a dedicated clock in front of a high end dac. Enter the Empirical Audio Synchromesh. Just had my Empirical Audio Syncromesh modded by Steve Nugent to his new 7 psec configuration and the result is nothing...

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