How the flipping heck does that work?
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Ive seen the boxes and they are expensive so i think im g onna star earth all my boxes by phono i/o socket and connect directly to the earth plug socket in the pdu much like the new gutwire but using muliple cables for one plug, by using a hydra similar layout plug. It will be much, much cheaper as well.
I changed from a cheap gigabit switchā¦zyxelā¦which was local to my nd555ā¦I changed to the aqvox seā¦and things have change quite dramatically for me ā¦ the bass response is miles betterā¦I simply cant explain itā¦this is not a figment ā¦ or something you think is it. No its vastly better ā¦ in my system it has been transformational. Maybe if I had changed to a cisco it would have done the sameā¦but hey as it stands this is the best money I have spentā¦I am over the moon. I am now waiting for the backlashā¦but hey itās that good I dont friking care!
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I am entirely agree with you. The most curious is that this scientist who bang always the same here have never tried a Chord Music at home. Itās not a real scientific approach to criticise something without having tested it.
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I advise not to do this, earthing the RCA phono sockets is doing something the equipment is not designed to do. The phono RCA -ve connections on Naim equipment are not connected to earth, they might carry a ground resister, they might not, but whatever youāre adding something that is not Naim approved.
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I remember I was one of the early users of the 272 who discovered the transformational joy the 555ps gaveā¦ I remember getting criticised for that ā¦ but hey guess whatā¦people discovered it for themselves. Now I am saying the same ā¦ regarding the switchā¦ it would be great if mr D.Bear could settle this ā¦ that would be amazing. I will add when I first added the aqvox I thought thatās niceā¦greatā¦but then over 2 weeks it has got better and betterā¦its like I upgraded the speakersā¦I am stunned.
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Iād be intrigued to hear much published music that was never ācommercialā. I am sure there is some perhaps from monasteries and the like, and perhaps from some pure hobbyists, but most musicians, writers and composers need to make a livingā¦ they are not all independently wealthy.
I keep an open mind with musicā¦ it evolvesā¦ Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, is on the progression of a fascinating music evolution line, like most areā¦and his contributions are worthwhile and interesting to meā¦ they all have their influences and followers ā¦ music is alive and evolvesā¦ and allows the expression and sharing of many thoughts and ideas, from the banal to the intricate and evocative, not a just about a static recording in time that happens to twitch your feet or simply want to make you ādanceā like some sort of exercise workout tape (in my opinion)ā¦ although to my argument itās a valid use of music, albeit to my mind somewhat narrowā¦
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I started the thread as titled MANIA sadly it had achieved that status.
Original intent was try switches and/or cables, report back if they float your boat or not, or donāt even bother trying.
I think itās gone a bit all too OCD though.
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Talking of OCD as my SPDIF converter settles in better than imagined, I want to eventually try the Audiophilleo virtual cable, dither settings and what have to get the Naim noise shaping profile (Naim DACV1 Audiophilleo), it sounds like such a thing exists ???
I agree, however I think there is a real discussion to be had with networks and switches and influence on reliability and SQ from connected network audio devices and it would be a far cry from what is discussed by most of your threadā¦
Perhaps Iāll start up once this one has died.
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@obsydian,ā¦Is there anything I missed here.?
I started this thread,.and this below was the start-post.
And the inspiration for this thread,.came from @BertBird and @Bailyhill.
Well,.I think the thread is interesting,so far it has shown some important differences.
Those who listen with their ears and minds,.as well as those who refer to science.
ā¢ This is a rough generalization.
Much is left to discussā¦
ā¢ Effect of powercables on a switch.
ā¢ Different feet on a switch etc,etc.
If you do not think the thread is exciting and interesting,.you do not have to participate.
I donāt understand this need from some,.to jump in and write that the thread is ācrazyā.
I would Never do that in any thread that does not interest me,.it is Rude and only Annoys people involved in the discussions here.
This below,.we were 15 people who tested yesterday afternoon/evening.
Very interesting,.but Iāll get back to it later.
/Pederš
@Peder sincere apologies, clearly I have not had enough coffee 
The craziness as in heated argumentation.
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Peder, that is the wrong model, the legendary models are the 2960PD modelsā¦ these are the lower noise variants of the 2960 with external powersupplues, either via PoE or 48 VDC.
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They are both Cat6 U/UTP
Actually to a great extent itās OCPD rather than OCD.
(This is a subject on which we agree - after doing our own listening testsā¦
as opposed to the one on which we cannot mention or test, but about which we vehemently disagree! 
).
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Today will be my Catfight day, the contenders are in no order
1.5m Blue Jeans Belden Bonded Cat5A - my standard cable
1m DesignaCable Belden Catsnake Cat5a - bought for the challenge
2m IBRA Ethernet Cable, Cat7 - was in my currently unused pile
2m No name CAT 7 - was in my currently unused pile
1m No name Cat6 - was from work
1m Van Damme TourCat 6a - bought for the challenge
1m WireWorld Starlight - bought for the challenge
Will check back later as this will take some time.
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Itās odd that everyone accepts that speakers are a personal choice, dependent on budget, other equipment, room and your own ears. Iāve heard speakers many times more expensive than mine and preferred mine. Others think my speakers arenāt good at all. I wonder why itās so different with these cables. Nobody would suggest getting 100 people to test the difference between speaker 1 and speaker 2, they simply accept that itās all down to taste, room, partnering equipment. Curious.
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@Simon-in-Suffolk,ā¦Hiā¦What I meant was that this pictured,.was the one that you and even Hungryhalibut began to recommend in the āposh-threadā,.on the old forum summer 2016.
It was this 2960 you recommended then,.and it was the one I bought on your recommendations. I think it was this Cisco,.as well as your recommendations that started this revolution against better soundquality 
.
/Pederš
Yes, it was the 8TC-L that was recommended to me all that time ago.
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