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Add a streaming-grade Ethernet switch to a system sale without leaving the Chord Company's distribution.
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about english electric
English Electric is the network-audio sub-brand of The Chord Company, the UK cable maker. It was created to address a specific corner of the streaming chain — the Ethernet path between router and streamer — that Chord's cable line touched but did not fully cover. The brand launched its flagship product, the 8Switch, in 2020. The 8Switch is an eight-port gigabit Ethernet switch reworked for music streaming. It runs a temperature-compensated crystal oscillator rated at 0.1 ppm for tighter clocking, adds electrical-noise isolation on the power and clock circuits, includes an EMI absorber, and houses it all in a machined aluminum enclosure. The argument is lower jitter and a cleaner network signal reaching the streamer; it is a system-tuning component, sold to streaming-focused customers who have already invested in a serious front end. In the US and Canada, English Electric is distributed by The Sound Organisation of Arlington, Texas, the same house that handles Chord Company cables — so a dealer already carrying Chord can add it without a new vendor relationship. Reviews have run in HiFi+, Darko.Audio, and The Ear, which is appropriate coverage for the category: an established niche player in audiophile networking rather than a mainstream name. It competes for the same shelf space as Silent Angel, the Melco switches, and Innuos network products. Development and the brand sit with The Chord Company in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.