Not sure how I feel about this. Likely works for others.
Me neither. It’s a good size lump and presumably a lot more dosh
I struggle to see why someone would need 16 ports in an “audio” switch. Just get a Netgear or similar for 30 euros for the other stuff and plug an 8switch into it, one would think. Assuming that the 8 and the 16 version are otherwise the same, as usual there is not an abundance of actual information on the EE page
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I struggle to see why anyone would need 8 ports in a “audio” switch 
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Only 1 in 1 out is good enough!
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Seems it’s two 8p switches in one box….I’m good. 1 is sufficient
I felt the same way until I asked my dealer for a demo. So the set up is as follows: router to Cisco 8 port switch then connection to EE8Switch and use just the one connection, Chord C Stream Cable, and connect to NDX 2. My experience was instant improvement in the sound of the music. My system, my room, my ears.
After listening for a week I called the dealer and gave him my CC number. Perhaps not for everyone but for me was an uplift in the performance. A complete mystery on how it works! …life is full of mysteries…
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Well, it kind of makes sense as a little switch for all the media stuff instead of a normal one. I have my TV stuff plugged in, and so on. 16 is pushing it
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Agreed. I don’t have ‘that’ many devices to be honest. Most of them do just fine wirelessly. (I think Stephen_Tate was being fictitious)
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Right 
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I think you are correct after looking at @Stephen_Tate profile I noticed he has a EE8. I should look before I leep more often… 
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It will settle in and improve over time.
It certainly has! A nice boost in clarity
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£1,000 out of the wallet - Gulp! 
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Since the EE 16Switch uses (2) separate TCXO clocks, maybe both banks can be connected in series using a very short run to take advantage. Paul Pang offers a Dual and Quad OCXO switch, based on a similar configuration. 
Definitely my next upgrade now i have a pukka streamer -the Nd5xs2.
You definitely are not getting the best out of your ethernet connection without an audiophile switch and the EE suits my budget. I have a Core as well so that will benefit too.
No longer an icing on the cake type upgrade, but pretty essential once you have a good streaming front end in place.
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£2,000, you need to have them in tandem for the best sound quality.
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@Mike_S, if you follow other related threads, 2 are still not good enough, plus a ton of PSUs and wall plugs, etc.
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Buy now, email from AudioT this morning, there is a price increase soon
I dread post Covid price increases.
May need to visit the Marantz forum instead in future.
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