Bonn N8 Pro Network Switch By Silent Angel

The Bonn N8 Pro is designed for music enthusiasts seeking to establish a dedicated “HiFi Ecosystem” and achieve exceptional audio quality. With a meticulous design approach, it maintains source integrity and delivers a high-purity signal to connected components, surpassing the performance of standard network switches. Optimized for high-resolution streaming networks, the Bonn N8 Pro provides the perfect foundation for superior sound performance.

Unique and Advanced Designs

• Featuring eight gold-plated Gigabit Ethernet ports strategically spaced to minimize potential signal interference, this design ensures optimal performance and reliable connectivity for your audio and networking setup.
• Equipped with a radar-grade internal switching power supply module, specifically designed for noise-sensitive acoustic equipment, this advanced feature ensures exceptional performance and precision.
• Ensures data transmission with precise timing for optimal performance.
• The TCXO (Temperature Compensation Crystal Oscillator) significantly reduces network latency and minimizes jitter, ensuring smooth and accurate performance.

Advanced Options for Audiophiles

• A 12V auxiliary DC power jack allows users to bypass the internal switching power module and connect an external linear power supply, offering an upgraded performance option.
• A gold-plated grounding terminal provides a dedicated ground connection, effectively reducing power noise for improved performance.
• Features an LED light switch, allowing users to easily toggle the port status indicators on or off to suit their preferences.
• A high-performance clock receiving module supports external clock input for enhanced precision. (*Available exclusively on the N8 PRO-CLK model.)
• The N8 Pro is available in two models: the N8 PRO-CLK, which includes a 10MHz external Word Clock input for advanced synchronization, and the standard N8 PRO without this feature.

Radar Grade Switching Power
The advanced internal power module ensures precise system functionality with exceptional accuracy and performance.

Noise Reduction
The high-permeability EMI absorber effectively eliminates electrical noise, ensuring a cleaner and more stable signal.

Gilded LAN Ports
Ensure the purest and most stable signal delivery to your devices with premium, gold-plated RJ45 connectors.

Gold Plated Grounding Terminal
Provides a dedicated ground connection to effectively reduce power noise and improve signal clarity.

Switchable LED Lights
A user-selectable switch allows you to keep port status lights on or off, letting you enjoy your music without distractions.

TCXO – Clock Signal
The highly accurate clock minimizes network latency and reduces jitter, ensuring smoother and more reliable performance.

System Structure

TCXO clock (10MHz): Effectively eliminates unwanted frequencies while generating a pure clock signal. Provides high-precision, ultra-low phase-noise output, serving as a reliable clock source for Ethernet switch systems.

Power source circuit for TCXO clock: Advanced power filter technology removes crosstalk and noise, delivering purified power to the TCXO module for optimal performance.

Power source circuit for switch system: A low-noise voltage regulator circuit designed to handle a wide dynamic range of power, featuring an efficient design and rapid response time for enhanced performance.

Exclusive, customized Silent Angel power module: A wide dynamic range AC to DC power module offering stable, low-ripple noise and a secure protection circuit, all efficiently cooled by a durable aluminum heat sink for optimal performance.

AC power filter circuit: A high-isolation common mode choke circuit for AC power input, designed to block noise and interference from other devices or power systems, ensuring cleaner power delivery for improved performance.

Connect to the optional linear power supply. DC Jack for external 12V DC.

Receiving the external clock input port* Gold-plated, 10MHz external clock input (*Available exclusively on the N8 PRO-CLK model).

Internal/external clock selector switch.* An ultra-low-noise clock synthesizer (PLL clock generator) for precise and stable timing performance.

Designed for HD Music Streaming

The Bonn N8 Pro establishes a dedicated HiFi Network Zone, isolating audio devices from other digital traffic to eliminate noise and ensure precise data transmission. This “Network Ecosystem” minimizes interference and latency caused by bandwidth-heavy activities, enhancing audio performance.

Exclusive Clock Module, TCXO: The TCXO (Temperature Compensation Crystal Oscillator) offers superior precision compared to standard crystal clocks in other network switches, effectively reducing latency and minimizing jitter for a smoother, more accurate audio experience.

Jitter Effect Improvement: Distortion often occurs when transmitting high-frequency network packets. The Bonn N8 Pro reduces jitter to just 369ps, compared to the typical 705ps found in standard switches, ensuring cleaner, more accurate data transmission.

Optimized for Music Applications

• Optimized for seamless Roon integration, the system supports setups such as using the Rhein Z1 as a Roon Core server or the Munich M1 as a Roon Ready player, ensuring smooth, high-quality audio performance.
• Designed for seamless compatibility with high-resolution streaming services like Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify, and more, ensuring top-tier audio quality for your streaming experience.
• Optimized for streaming music from NAS (Network Attached Storage), offering excellent compatibility with leading brands such as QNAP, Synology, and WD NAS, for a smooth and high-quality audio experience.

Further Upgrades

Power Source: Enhance power delivery and stability by connecting the Bonn NX to the Forester F2 linear power supply, which provides dual 12V DC outputs for a superior audio experience.

Vibration Suppression: The S28 stainless steel Resonance Control Feet effectively minimize vibrations and reduce mechanical noise, enhancing the overall sound quality of your system.

External Clock Input*: The Genesis GX is designed to be the ultimate audiophile Word Clock, elevating your audio system to new heights of precision and performance.

Add-on

Genesis Word Clocks

Designed to elevate audio performance, the Genesis GC clock utilizes a premium clock source combined with advanced ultra-low noise, high-precision, and low-phase-error HiFi-grade clock technology, ensuring exceptional sound quality and enhanced listening precision.

Achieve tailored precision for optimal Hi-Fi performance with the Genesis GC. While 10MHz is a standard word clock frequency, many audiophiles prefer the 25MHz option for enhanced audio and networking device performance. The Genesis GC offers both frequencies, letting you choose the ideal clock frequency for your setup. This cost-effective upgrade delivers exceptional audio quality for your Hi-Fi system.

Experience pure performance with the Genesis GC, a standalone word clock designed to operate independently, free from system interference. Unlike built-in clocks that share resources and encounter noise, the Genesis GC isolates the clock signal from system noise, electrical pulses, and jitter. This ensures unmatched precision and delivers a cleaner, more stable clock signal, significantly improving audio quality.

Forester F2

In a HiFi streaming system, numerous factors can influence audio quality, and a stable power source is essential for achieving exceptional sound. The Forester F2 is crafted for music enthusiasts looking to unlock their system’s full potential and achieve outstanding audio performance.

The Forester F2 features advanced power stabilization technology in a sleek metal enclosure with durable 8mm aluminum alloy front and rear panels, designed to minimize vibrations and noise. Its top and bottom are constructed from premium SECC galvanized steel, offering excellent resistance to oxidation and corrosion. With an AC power flow managed by a toroidal transformer and high-performance MOSFET components, it delivers ultra-stable DC power with minimal voltage fluctuation, ensuring optimal performance for connected devices.

Forester FX

The Forester FX is a HiFi-adaptive power supply designed for GX, NX, Z1 Plus, Z1C, MU, WiFi routers, and NUCs. More than just a power source, it ensures stability and protection for your audio experience. Unlike traditional linear power supplies, advanced switching technology provides enhanced operational stability. The Forester FX is engineered to deliver authentic, pure, and comprehensive sound quality for an exceptional listening experience.

The Forester FX is designed with a robust enclosure that surpasses traditional welded sheet metal, offering superior resonance damping and enhanced electromagnetic interference isolation. This ensures cleaner, more pristine audio quality for your system.

Hifi-Advice
“So far, all the Network Switches I reviewed have a particular character, and the Silent Angel Switches are no exception. The Silent Angel “house sound” can be described as earthy and full-bodied, and tonally deeply saturated. The Bonn N8 Pro is smooth and relaxed and particularly inoffensive. The Bonn NX, however, is on a different level. The NX retains all the charm and fullness of the N8 Pro but sounds tauter, crisper, punchier, and more expressive. When the Genesis GX Clock is added, the full potential is unleashed, and the presentation becomes tighter, more upbeat, cleaner, more precise, and more transparent while retaining the tonal saturation and the lyrical and emotional aspects of the music.”

https://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/accessories-reviews/tuning-tweaks-reviews/silent-angel-bonn-n8-pro-and-bonn-nx-ethernet-switches-and-genesis-gx-clock/3/

Audio Key Reviews
“The Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro is a must whether you own other Silent Angel products or not, as it is quite fastidious with regard to eliminating noise at the ‘entry point’ of one’s streaming system via optimized components, build quality, and an internal word clock. Though having experienced the synergy between the various Silent Angel products, it is easy to comprehend an A to Z engineering/programming, via R&D, that targets optimization among ‘siblings’. ”

https://www.audiokeyreviews.com/the-reviews/silent-angel-bonn-n8

Pt.Audio
“I very much enjoyed my time with the Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro. The sound quality was elevated to the level of my respective digital streaming products and removed the only remaining weak link in my network. Additionally, coming from hard-fought experience with Ethernet Evil, I deeply appreciated the N8 Pro’s flawless operation with elimination of slow loading and cut-outs that plagued my previous switches.”

https://pt.audio/2023/03/10/silent-angel-bonn-n8-pro-network-switch-review/

• Available Model:
  – N8 PRO-CLK (with an 10MHz external Word Clock input)
  – N8 PRO (without external Word Clock input)
• Color: Black
• Power Input:
  IEC (AC) 100-240V, 50/60Hz
  (DC) 12V/1A at max
• Power Consumption: 10 Watt at max
• Ethernet Port: Pure gold-plated 1GbE RJ45 port x 8
• Interface:
  Clock input switch x 1 (external/internal)
  – BNC interface 10MHz external Word Clock
  – Silent Angle specialized TCXO clock module

  LED indicator switch x 1
  – Control the on/off status of LAN port LED

  Grounding Port x 1
  – Connect to a ground box to make the signal quality more purer and precise without interference

• LED Indicator:
  Power LED (Green) x 1 at the front panel
  Port Status LED x 8 (Light on when linked; Flash when it’s active) at the rear panel)
  Green: 1000Mbps; Amber: 100Mbps
• Temperature:
  Operating: 32 ~ 86 °F
  Storage: -4 ~ 158 °F
• Humidity:
  Operating: 10% ~ 90% RH (non-condensing)
  Storage: 5% ~ 95% RH (non-condensing)
• Dimensions: 17.37 (W) inch x 2.05 (H) inch x 6.89 (D) inch
• Weight: 5.74 lbs

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