Network Switches

@atdavid

"I would not be using "software engineer", or "network technician" because that communicates no knowledge w.r.t. noise free analog signal reconstruction"
Oh my goodness !   get into the 21st century. A network technician should know everything w.r.t. noise free analogue signal reconstruction.
The problem is that audio engineers have still to learn about digital transmission.

@lalitk

Do you want to know my home set up or the scale of the networks I have designed or installed ?

@mike2019,

Just the home setup please. 

@mitch2 

My knowledge of switches is basically non-existent, hence the dumb question. If this is not the thread for this then just say so.

Not a "dumb question" and certainly appropriate for the thread. 

Hopefully another member/poster will comment. Family is in from out of town and I haven't had time to spare. I'll be able to catch up this weekend.

No mike2019, really, a "network technician" would not need to know everything about noise free analogue signal reconstruction. I am not sure how you can even make that claim. Tell me, in the course of your employment as "network technician", how many 10’s of products have you designed the circuitry for, laid out the PCB to reduce noise analog / digital interaction, worked out the packaging/ shielding? There is a big difference between the skill set for "network technician", and product/system development for low noise analog signal reconstruction.

I think you will find that most who question the basic premise of digital data transmission for audio transmission are not engineers.

mike20197 posts10-31-2019 9:30am @atdavid

"I would not be using "software engineer", or "network technician" because that communicates no knowledge w.r.t. noise free analog signal reconstruction"
Oh my goodness ! get into the 21st century. A network technician should know everything w.r.t. noise free analogue signal reconstruction.
The problem is that audio engineers have still to learn about digital transmission.