what is the best audiophile switch?

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20 hours ago, EnjoyTheMusicNow said:

Note the router is SFP+ but the sotm switch is only SFP. I learned the hard way that you need to use SFP transceivers on both end and both the transceivers and the fiber optic cable have to be multi mode. Hope to save someone else the extra expense.

 

The modules and fiber have to match eg both SFP modules have to be either single mode or multi mode and the cables match. SFP(+) is backward compatible with SFP. 

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17 hours ago, TubeMan said:

and alway use same brand and model in both ends, 

If possible that makes sense but many switch makers require specific SFP modules, likewise NIC makers i.e. Cisco SFP compatible or Brocade compatible on the switch and Intel compatible on the NIC. So you actually don't have to use the same SFP, rather same type of SFP.

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4 hours ago, TubeMan said:

I assumes that people is so smart
that they read the compatibility list before they buy the SPF

 

Way way back in 2015  the intention of this thread: 

 

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