Thanks for the tip! Got it out.. now you wouldn’t happen to know the name of this connector?
SOtM sNH-10G Switch : Mods & Tweaks!
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No, but from what I remember they look a bit like this: https://www.vehicleclips.co.uk/prod...t-for-bumpers-grilles-trim-toyota-90467-05170 But much smaller, as these are for cars. ;-)
Sorry wasn’t clear. Not that connector - the JST style 2 pin that connects the wire. Cannot find anything that matches this style in my local electronics store or even online…
Question to sNH10-G owners: do you prefer to take output out of the switch (& into your streamer / renderer / network bridge) via RJ45 or optical out? I know that SoTM does suggest using ethernet out and then a SoTM filter. I'm interested in what the users found via experimenting.
My personal favourite is the Plixir Statement elite BDC, which I use on both of my SOtM switches, my router and my Apple TV to very great effect.
Personally I prefer this set-up:
Router > Ethernet > SOtM Switch > Optical > Sotm Switch > Ethernet > Streamer
I tried ethernet instead of Optical and with a Chord Sarum Ethernet, but I prefer the CISCO SPF-10GAOC5M as I felt it has a quieter background and gave made the sound more open while removing all sibilance.
Hope that helps.
This was a dealer recommendation and I did not believe it, but I tested and realized he was right. I got the best sound from using the iFi Power Elite, after testing Hypsos, SOtM LPSU, and other expensive ones. Its not that they are inferior, but as the guy from Alpha Audio once said, matching power supplies to ethernet switches for achieving high quality audio is not easy.
I just wish the in/out connection where on one end of the unit makes for a neat setup…
The iFi Elite power supplies are in my opinion the best value power supplies. I frequently prefer them to much more expensive power supplies that I also own e.g. Ferum Hypsos, Farad (even with upgraded fuses). The iFi Elites are only a third the price too.
Regarding Sotm switches, I use the filtered SOTM cat7 ethernet cables from an Etherregen (which is plugged into my Router) to SOTM SNH-10G and fiber connection to a second SOTM SNH-10G. My SOtMs are fed with 10M external clock signals from Mutec Reference 10 SE120 Clocks
The Etherregen also feeds the ethernet to my other 2 stereo systems through the house.
Lounge system is also running dual SOtM snh-10g's fibre link between externally clocked from another Mutec Reference 10 SE120.
I am very tempted to try all 4 SOtM switchs on the same stereo to see if it brings further improvement but part of me is scared to do so as I might then struggle to put them back on Lounge system
Regards Andrew
Regarding Sotm switches, I use the filtered SOTM cat7 ethernet cables from an Etherregen (which is plugged into my Router) to SOTM SNH-10G and fiber connection to a second SOTM SNH-10G. My SOtMs are fed with 10M external clock signals from Mutec Reference 10 SE120 Clocks
The Etherregen also feeds the ethernet to my other 2 stereo systems through the house.
Lounge system is also running dual SOtM snh-10g's fibre link between externally clocked from another Mutec Reference 10 SE120.
I am very tempted to try all 4 SOtM switchs on the same stereo to see if it brings further improvement but part of me is scared to do so as I might then struggle to put them back on Lounge system
Regards Andrew
I am looking to add the same Mutec clock to my pair is SOtM switches. Which clock cables are you using?The iFi Elite power supplies are in my opinion the best value power supplies. I frequently prefer them to much more expensive power supplies that I also own e.g. Ferum Hypsos, Farad (even with upgraded fuses). The iFi Elites are only a third the price too.
Regarding Sotm switches, I use the filtered SOTM cat7 ethernet cables from an Etherregen (which is plugged into my Router) to SOTM SNH-10G and fiber connection to a second SOTM SNH-10G. My SOtMs are fed with 10M external clock signals from Mutec Reference 10 SE120 Clocks
The Etherregen also feeds the ethernet to my other 2 stereo systems through the house.
Lounge system is also running dual SOtM snh-10g's fibre link between externally clocked from another Mutec Reference 10 SE120.
I am very tempted to try all 4 SOtM switchs on the same stereo to see if it brings further improvement but part of me is scared to do so as I might then struggle to put them back on Lounge system
Regards Andrew
Thanks in advance.
Belden 4794R as recommended by Alex at Uptone Audio
I will try some Tubulus Concentus and Mutec PSC cables shortly.
I highly recommend the Mutec SE120
Regards Andrew
Until recently I was using the Cisco SFP-10G-AOC3M AOC Fibre cable, which beat all of the Finisar SPF I tried from here: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/...work-switch-group-buy-for-audiophilestylecom/
But then I was recommended the Amphenol SF-SFPP2EPASS-002, which although is coper is a big step up from the Cisco. https://www.digikey.co.uk/en/products/detail/amphenol-cables-on-demand/SF-SFPP2EPASS-002/6873733
Useful thread: https://theaudiostandard.net/thread/7447/dac-direct-attached-copper-cables?page=2
Republicoftexas69
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I have the Amphenol SF-SFPP2EPASS-002 in my system and will not be coming out period.
Also some insight here: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/69926-direct-attach-cable-thread/page/11/#comment-1290435
I have gone for a pair of SOtM dBCL-BNC75 based on the Audiobacon review. Sounded like being up my street.
Now the wait for them to arrive.
Is this Amphenol SF-SFPP2EPASS-002 cable the right version to buy?
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