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After my last article on audiophile network swatches, my appeal for contact was answered by Łukasz Bromirski – a Cisco expert who runs a blog on network-related topics. I asked Łukasz about the details of how network devices work and at how many stages data sent over the network is verified. During the conversation, we go through subsequent modifications proposed by manufacturers and sellers of network solutions for audiophiles, which are supposed to affect the quality of music streamed from the network. How important is the clock in the operation of an Ethernet switch and can replacing it with a better one bring measurable benefits to the quality of sound? What effect does the quality of the power supply have on the operation of the switch? Is the use of linear power supply justified, for example, by connection stability? How many frames does the switch lose after sending over a petabyte of data and what happens if more frames are lost? Łukasz also answers questions about Ethernet cables – how do they differ from each other and can they affect the integrity of the transmitted data? Do audiophile Ethernet cables make sense? Are audiophile switches really a better solution than the standard offer, or are they more aimed at effective marketing? #audio #audiovoodoo