That’s fine, you don’t have to. Stick where you are, ignore the comments and take comfort in the knowledge that your beliefs transcend the experience of others. 
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If I understood you right, there is no need for sarcasm, frankly speaking, like any others, I always want to look for ways to improve the SQ of my system, but of course I would only invest in something which I truly believe that it results in positive experience for me and good value for my money.
I would be glad if the USB reclocking works fine for you, please enjoy your music.
While very interesting to understand the how & what (if possible), at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter to me which technical aspect brings sonic improvement and to what extend. Clocking, EMI/RFI shielding, power supply, cabling, connectors… They all play a part and probably then some.
Heck, we barely understand what really goes on a simple power cord so… 
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A couple of comments:
buying a good OCXO clock, linear power supply with toroidal transformer etc separately would actually cost more than the Phoenix products.
Why reclocking makes a difference is not clear to me either, but it does - maybe because it leaves the DAC clock with less to do. But as I said, I have no idea.
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So I moved the Innuos Phoenix Net onto my dedicated mains spur from the standard one to see whether there was any further reduction in noise getting from it to the ND555.
It made a tiny difference in that some sections of music sounded different from before.
I suspect this means that the noise isolation on the Phoenix Net is already very good.
Can someone please tell me what the switch does? I don’t have one and I don’t think I’m missing it!
In reality it does the same thing as every other basic switch, resending TCP packets based on the hardware address (MAC).
The EE does so with a better clock (which theoretically shouldn’t matter) and possibly with less analog noise on the cable (also questionable)
I mean, I can’t prove that it does nothing of significance, but none of it should conventionally have any bearing on Ethernet as it is. Maybe there are unexpected effects, can’t rule that out
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I Googled it - I don’t need one.
You do have a switch, your broadband hub (router) has an internal switch.
If your NDX connects over ethernet to the hub & the NAS also to the hub, they interconnect with each other via the hubs internal switch.
A separate switch enables more devises to connect, or as in my case I only have one ethernet cable to/from the BB hub.
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The need will be created as soon as you try a good one😁
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Good explanation. My router has 2 ethernet connections, both used.
So has anyone tried their 8switch with the Silent Angel Forester external power supply? I see some of you have tried Innuos Phoenix Net but please don’t suggest that to me at the £2500 price point, it’s not for me, whereas adding a Forester brings 8switch + power supply to around the £1k mark. I know Phoenix Net is amazing I have heard it, but what about Forester, anyone tried it? Or still holding out to see if EE release a re-badge of it? Pretty confused to read the experiences of folks trying the ifi products with 8switch - sounds like 60%+ didn’t like the result and went back to the OEM SMPS
One member is satisfied by that combo.
@Crifo tried it but finally preferred the S booster.
For whatever it’s worth (i.e. given my specific setup, room, ears, etc.) I do evaluate the upgrade of the EE8 with the external Silent Angel F1 Forester power supply soundwise to be a worthwhile upgrade; real value for money! On the other hand, I haven’t compared it to any other external power supply, like f.i. the SBooster. Just happy. Maybe just give it a go (or organise a demo). Success!
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Home demo opportunities are few and far between for me I’m afraid. The Forester is around £100 more than the sBooster, which is a bit of a conundrum. I’m leaning towards the Forester as it was explicitly made for the Bonn N8 switch, which is more or less the 8switch in another case
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On the EE8, I tried the IFI, sBooster and the Farad Super3. Considering its only about 100 quid, I found the IFI a good upgrade over the stock wall wart. In my setup the Farad was miles ahead. As it should 'cos it’s considerably more expensive too. Especially including their optional fuse-upgrade and Level 2 AC and DC cables but that’s what I ended up with.
Ordered a Forester F1 and a prime DC cable from purecable (suitable for Bonn N8, Forester F1, Farad Super3 (GX16-4) etc.). Expect to share my findings next week.
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@SouthPaw fab please do report back - is this for use with EE 8switch?
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Forester F1 → EE8.
EE8 and eR using their stock wall psu’s performed similar in my setup (swapped places).
Thanks to this forum connected the eR to the 2nd 12V DC of the already present linear psu: significant improvement (details) especially streaming albums on the innuos over UPnP to the Nova.
FF1 is shipped today and according to the dealer will benefit the SQ; DC cable is made to order, but they expect to ship in a couple of days.
atb, SP
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