Uptone EtherRegen

thyme, over and over?  I believe my two posts to this thread are my only posts re the EtherRegen.  I'm sorry if they offended you.

@mapman You say there is no clocking in ethernet? Hmm Your mistaken. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-Sensitive_Networking#IEEE_802.1AS_Timing_and_Synchronization_for_...   Even though it is not acting as a conversion unit like a DAC as you said, it certainly DOES have a synching time domain. How does this effect 1 and 0 in a digital music platform, I`ll leave that up to the "eggheads"

Love my ER.  Adding a LPS steps it up and adding fiber brings it up again and adding a clock almost brings it to heaven.

I bought an English Electric 8Switch a couple of weeks ago. It's a good thing that the dealer offered a 45 day return policy. Not only did I not notice any improvement in sound quality, I felt that it made my music sound more veiled and dark, as if some of the vibrancy (not be confused with bright/harsh/etched; I know what that sounds like) was told to sit in a corner and face the wall. I tried it for almost 2 weeks but didn't notice any improvements. So it went back to the dealer.

Is there anyone who has compared the 8Switch to EtherRegen? Not sure if I should try it out before giving up on the idea of an audiophile-grade switch.

I have both.  I like them both but they are different.  In my system the EE just made the sound sweeter and easier to listen to.  I use the ER with fiber and an external clock and it strips away layers of noise, adds blackness.  The ER with clock has a much more profound improvement, however if I take out the EE there is enough of a drop off I put it back.

The EE is on an Uptone JS-2 LPS, the ER is on an Uptone LPS1.2 powered by the JS-2.  Removing all the SMPS's in my system, even the meanwell I had on the LPS 1.2 dropped the noise noticably.