UpTone Audio EtherREGEN Switch Review

[Wes]

Despite him showing a scope in the pic, I sense a pronounced softness of the presentation he wrote.

 

[simbloke]

”The TP-Link did not produce what we call a soundstage."

Well, no, I guess it wouldn't.

 

[simbloke]

Despite him showing a scope in the pic, I sense a pronounced softness of the presentation he wrote.

That scope looks what I used I college 30 years ago. It's in the picture to fool those people who have no idea what a scope from this century looks like.

 

[amirm]

Hey. You guys will love this. Everyone loves a ethernet switch.

https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/fidelizer-etherstream-network-switch-2/

So all this time this reviewer had a system that had no depth?

And folks read his reviews and cared what he had to say until this point?

How bad can a system be to not have depth on any music ever played on his system?

Why did he go with network streaming if it took a major step back from CD that didn't rely on one?

Sanity and common sense is put aside when it comes to these subjectivist reviewers. They don't sit back and wonder how what they are saying can possibly be true.

 

[mhardy6647]

I'm not gonna knock a vintage oscilloscope (I think y'all've seen some of mine) -- but -- you've gotta love that classic, vintage nicotine patina!

 

[Wes]

That scope looks what I used I college 30 years ago. It's in the picture to fool those people who have no idea what a scope from this century looks like.

True - I have one older than that tho - use it on the car; also used it at a party to display Liss. figuers...

 

[mhardy6647]

True - I have one older than that tho - use it on the car; also used it at a party to display Liss. figuers...

ahem.

545A by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

Truth be told, I've actually never gotten up the gumption to fire it up -- but, by the same token, I don't have the heart to gut it for the bevy of 6DJ8s and whatnot inside (nor the classic terminal strips).

 

[simbloke]

ahem.

545A by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

Truth be told, I've actually never gotten up the gumption to fire it up -- but, by the same token, I don't have the heart to gut it for the bevy of 6DJ8s and whatnot inside (nor the classic terminal strips).

That's lovely.

 

[Wes]

I was done learnt on the 545's... back when edumacation was hard and the tune of a hick'ry stick was the music.

 

[mhardy6647]

That's lovely.

Beautifully designed and built were those old Teks.

 

[Krusty09]

Hey.

You know it would be one thing to write all that stuff but not one technical graph or test or anything at all to prove it changed anything from before the switch was put it.. Makes it hard to believe.

 

[AudioSceptic]

Apologies if this has already been mentioned here but not only does the Regen work, it is also a bargain! <https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/uptone-audio-etherregen-review-and-comparison-r887/>

The UpTone EtherREGEN is one of those rare products that delivers high-end audio performance at an affordable price. Not only does it deliver “surprisingly audible sonic improvements” as claimed, it holds its own against the best-sounding competing products out there, that cost 3x its price or more.

And what's more, you can make it even better by upgrading the power supply!

There were indeed big differences between PSUs. As the PSUs got better, the SQ improved along the expected lines: deeper tighter bass, better air and separation, bigger soundstage, and smoother tonality.

 

[simbloke]

Can you imagine the tedium of having to make up all that BS? I'd rather do real work, at least that achieves something.

 

[Veri]

Can you imagine the tedium of having to make up all that BS? I'd rather do real work, at least that achieves something.

I'm sure the people involved are quite proud....

 

[AudioSceptic]

I'm sure the people involved are quite proud....

I bet you're all dying to buy the PS that produces the best results! <https://www.paulhynesdesign.com/sr7> Enjoy!

 

[jtwrace]

I wonder what the next farce of a product will be

 

[Veri]

I wonder what the next farce of a product will be

Revision two. Now with extra lack of in-house measurements (we made them, but don't share them! trust us!)

Any chance we'll see any measured improvements made over the EtherRegen in this lifetime, @Superdad ? I guess there's no need or hurry considering your customer base doesn't need any of that objective stuff to make their purchase..

 

[Jinjuku]

I wonder what the next farce of a product will be

Well their product has no advanced L2 functions like 802.1p, VLAN, IGMP Snooping, RACL, VACL....

I can make the case for a $30 TP-Link or Zyxel 8 port GBe switch that does all this for mitigating 'noise' by virtue of traffic suppression.

 

[mansr]

Well their product has no advanced L2 functions like 802.1p, VLAN, IGMP Snooping, RACL, VACL....

I can make the case for a $30 TP-Link or Zyxel 8 port GBe switch that does all this for mitigating 'noise' by virtue of traffic suppression.

Nothing suppresses traffic like capping the data rate at 10%.

 

[nugget]

I wonder what the next farce of a product will be

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