Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960-8TC-L 2960

Posted by: ken c on 07 April 2017

well, i guess my turn...!

curiosity got the better of me and i decided to give this a try. thanks Nigel (the fishy one ) for your help selecting the correct model and asking to have it 'reset' so that a novice like me can just 'plug and play'

delivered today and i have installed it now -- straight forward -- other than deciding location -- as the current location is purpose made for the NetGear switch -- but this isn't a big issue at all...

well, it definitely sounds 'different'. i need to leave it connected in for a few days to be able to appreciate whats going on. i can pick up obvious traits -- but i think its too early to pronounce earth shattering musical improvements.

nice thing about all this is it will not hurt if i decide in the end i dont like it -- as the cost was reasonably low.

enjoy...

ken

Posted on: 18 April 2017 by ken c

sbilotta posted:
Very true Pierre. The Uptone LPS-1 on my switch was rather revelatory, but it must be said that it adds galvanic isolation to the equation and therefore avoids current leakages getting through to the ethernet from the switch,

Ken,
here is a recent link that explains the concept and various (and sometimes contradicting) experiences: https://forums.naimaudio.com/topic/ethernet-isolators

Thanks sbilotta.

None the wiser :-(

enjoy

ken