For the past couple of months we have done some research on (audio)switches. We have bought extra measuring equipment, like a CDN T8, a LISN, an electronic load an lab power supply, to measure noise from the switch port and power supplies. All those results can be found in the written article. In this live stream we will be auditioning the test candidates. BLIND... yes... blind! Why? Because we want to see if the measured results fall in line with what we actually hear.
The list of switches:
Cisco 110D-05
Cisco Meraki MS220P (YETI Audio edition)
Dlink DGS-1210-10P
Dlink DGS-108
Edimax ES5500G-V3
LHY Audiophile switch
Netgear GS108E
TPLink SF1008D
TXE064
Delock Fiber converter
Pura Audio switch
Index:
0:00 - 04:02 - Waiting
04:03 - 16:17 - Introduction:
16:17 - 22:55 - Baseline (no switch)
22:55 - 35:49 - Switch 1 (LHY SW8) listening
35:49 - 38:12 - Switch 1 (LHY SW8) measurements
38:13 - 46:57 - Switch 2 (Dlink DGS-1210) listening
46:57 - 52:47 - Switch 2 (Dlink DGS-1210) measurements
52:47 - 1:00:51 - Switch 3 (Netgear GS108E) listening
1:00:51 - 1:03:15 - Switch 3 (Netgear GS108E) measurements
1:03:15 - 1:07:15 - Short discussion on how conduct these tests and why
1:07:15 - 1:14:53 - Switch 4 (Cisco 110D-05) listening
1:14:53 - 1:20:33 - Switch 4 (Cisco 110D-05) measurements
1:20:33 - 1:28:40 - Switch 5 (TPLink SF1008D) listening
1:28:40 - 1:36:37 - Switch 5 (TPLink SF1008D) measurements
1:36:37 - 1:43:23 - Switch 6 (Pura Audio switch) listening
1:43:23 - 1:48:02 - Switch 6 (Pura Audio switch) measurements
1:48:02 - 2:22:52 - Lunch break
2:22:52 - 2:26:51 - Recap of the test setup
2:26:51 - 2:32:02 - Recap of the listening experience
2:32:02 - 2:40:17 - Switch 7 (Delock Fiber converter) listening
2:40:17 - 2:46:35 - Switch 7 (Delock Fiber converter) measurements
2:46:35 - 2:54:27 - Switch 8 (Edimax ES5500G-V3) listening
2:54:27 - 3:00:57 - Switch 8 (Edimax ES5500G-V3) measurements
3:00:57 - 3:09:17 - Switch 9 (Dlink DGS-108) listening
3:09:17 - 3:14:43 - Switch 9 (Dlink DGS-108) measurements
3:14:43 - 3:21:13 - Switch 10 (TXE064) listening
3:21:13 - 3:24:28 - Switch 10 (TXE064) measurements
3:24:28 - 3:29:00 - Switch 10 (TXE064) non-POE ports
3:29:11 - 3:37:01 - Switch 11 (Cisco Meraki YETI edition) listening
3:37:01 - 3:41:07 - Switch 11 (Cisco Meraki YETI edition) measurements
3:41:07 - 3:49:20 - Revisiting switch 1
3:49:20 - 3:55:41 - All switches revealed
3:55:41 - 4:01:42 - Some sort of conclusion
4:01:42 - 4:04:30 - Fiber revisited
4:04:30 - 4:12:50 - Baseline (no switch)