Originally Posted by Robert.W
The "grounsdside" of the GISO has a shielded plug and has to go to that side of the connection where the "earth" / "ground" is available.

The 861 has a grounded/shielded input connection, a switch typically does not have this.

So the "better" shield is the goal here and the 861 is also "quieter" in electronic noise terms as ethernet equipment.

Does anyone know if the MS600 also has a grounded/shielded input connection?

Roon, MS600, Simaudio 780D, Simaudio P-8/W-8 and Revel Studio 2s