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Between a decent switch and an 818, the ENO Ag+cable sounds fantastic. Given your setup I’m sure Jeremy’s suggestions are fully justified. In my case I started off replacing a basic netgear switch with an Etherregen and the improvement was significant. Tried the Shunyata Sigma Ethernet cable to the short run to my 818 but it was nowhere near as good as the ENO+cable, which transformed the musicality of my system. (But only if used with one of the standard sockets and not the galvanically isolated one; which was fine because I used the latter with benefit for my Apple TV.)

I tried putting the Netgear switch back hoping to sell the Etherregen, but it sounded terrible! So, although not an obvious starting point the Etherregen is a less expensive option which can be upgraded by a better clock and power supply at a later date, should the mood take you. As others have pointed out it runs hot but it is designed to. Just needs careful placement.