Port 1 is the Internet from the modem.Only 2nd? How come? Where does the internet come from....?
Try 1st+8th. On a TPLINK swich the differences where night and day.
Netgear has the most details and 3d sound from all that I've tested so far (mostly cheap ones). A little less weight in the bass tho.....I have also a DLINK for testing, but no time to test it ...
Port 2 is ethernet cable from switch to IFI Stream.
Tried using 1st + 8th. Nothing significant in terms of sound change.
I actually didn't like the Netgear gs108 with the stock wallwart, it made the overall sound signature slightly harsh and grainy.
The LHY LPS 12V with dual output to ZS and switch sounds much better.
Yea, these switches are so cheap to play around with.
The Netgear was around 20cad and the D-Link was 10 dollars in the 2nd hand market.
Definitely worth experimenting with it.
Are you using the IFI web browser music player or a 3rd party media/ audio player?