I’ve been following the most recent threads and am interested but hesitant.
This has become available locally for £50.
“Model: Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switch
Licensing: Fully Licensed (IP Base / Advanced License – All Features Enabled)
Ports: 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet
Includes: Original rack ears
Condition: Tested, fully functional, factory reset, ready for deployment
Perfect for enterprise networks, labs, or production environments. Fully licensed and ready to go – no additional subscriptions or feature unlocks required.”
Would this be beneficial in my current system of NDS, Synology NAS, Roon Rock on NUC, and RooUPnP on Raspberry Pi in place of my Netgear switches? Would I be able to use it with no real understanding of how networks work? Grateful for your advice.
I do not know the Cisco swtiches but they probably have an interface to switch of unused ports and control the transmission rate. You may be able leave only as many ports active as you need and regulate them down to 100MB. I have made good experience with this using another enterprise level switch, the Buffalo GS 106. Their powerful chips may be beneficial for lowering noise when they are run with low demand. If it is a good deal why not give it a try.
I see you have the Nds/ 555 dr, like me.
I went from Router ( into Nds), then Netgear switch, then linear ps on Netgear, then Cisco 2960 , then Etheregen / linear ps, and finally PhoenixNet.
If you don’t want to spend money, the best choice is Cisco 2960 8 port switch. Around 40 euros. White one is better.
I’m running the Bonn NX and the Forester NX…
I ended up putting Netgear 108e in low power mode throughout the house, and the EE with Forester F1 + EE1 isolators.
However - I don’t have a dedicated power line yet - so some of this might have to do with the Cisco being noisier on the same spur.
Also, just learnt from this forum that RFI and EMF is more of an issue in the US than England…
I bought two of these off eBay as I thought the first one might be broken it sounded so average. I was disappointed to find that the second one sounded pretty much the same. Lacklustre in every respect. It was a bit like reading those great reviews of the latest Japanese (giant killer) amp, and when you finally get to hear it it’s as dull as dishwater and you realise it’s all hype!
My Chord EE8 simply wiped the floor with both of them. I not sure I understand what all the fuss is about with the Cisco’s.
Funnily enough I found the opposite to @Geko above. Removing the EE8 and reconnecting an old blue 2960 was a breath of fresh air. More textured and natural sounding.
. That one.