{"id":9973,"date":"2026-02-17T12:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/?p=9973"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:05:09","slug":"qnet7-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/qnet7-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"QNET(7) Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019ve received some fantastic reviews and awards over the years for our products. When we get new reviews, we do our best to make sure that everyone knows. We spread the word through social media, blogs, emails, and tell anyone willing to listen! However, once the press starts piling up, and new products start to get their time in the spotlight, these amazing reviews can tend to be forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While you always have\u00a0access to these great reviews, thanks to the\u00a0Reviews Page<\/a>\u00a0on the Nordost website, we want to make sure that if you are considering an upgrade or just want to learn more about a specific product, you can do so easily. This is especially true with Nordost’s Network Switches. Nordost’s QNET<\/a> and QNET7<\/a> are layer-2, five-port network switches that have been designed and constructed from the ground up to elevate digital audio performance. All aspects of Nordost’s network switches, from clocks, to transports, to independent ports, were chosen in order to minimize noise, crosstalk, and interference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is A LOT to learn about the QNET and QNET7, and the in-depth reviews that these products have received are a great starting point in understanding how they work, their benefits, and their differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog puts together some of our favorite QNET and QNET7 reviews so that you can access all of these informative articles at once!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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hi-fi+:\u00a0Nordost QNET7 Network Switch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0“.. . there is an important musical consideration the QNET 7 brings to network audio; a sense of order and calm to the music. It\u2019s as if the musicians practiced a little more before they went into the studio. Music hangs together better here. Once again, this is more peeling away layers between the listener and the music, rather than adding or changing the sound.” \u2013 Alan Sircom\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mono and Stereo: Nordost QNET and QSOURCE Review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The impact of the Nordost QNET network switch and QSOURCE linear power supply is anything but subtle\u2014it is intoxicatingly enticing. Their sheer ability to deliver startling immediacy, tactile presence, and meticulous attention to the playing is remarkable.” \u2013 Matej Isak\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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StereoNET:\u00a0Nordost QNET Network Switch Review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“With Nordost\u2019s new QNET in place, everything sounds smoother and more fluid; it\u2019s better balanced with less harshness. The leading edges of notes seem to be sharper and have more energy, giving the system greater dynamic expression.” \u2013 Mark Gusew<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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hi-fi+: Nordost QNET Network Switch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Thanks to Nordost\u2019s QNET, network audio just took a leap forward in listenability. It makes your streamed music sound more like music and it\u2019s only when you realise just how far from that goal we usually are with networked audio that you begin to understand how important this humble- looking audiophile hockey puck is going to be.” \u2013 Alan Sircom\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Positive Feedback:\u00a0Nordost QNET Ethernet Switch<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“With the QNET]\u00a0It was clearly a move forward with small improvements across the board, and one major shift. The transformation of soundstage depth was extraordinary, as flat space became deep. The impression of 3D was so great it caused me to question, could this be an artifact?” \u2013 Marshall Nack\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stereophile: Nordost QNET and QSOURCE \u2013 Network Switch and Linear Power Supply\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I can honestly say that the QNet\/QSource pairing transported me closer to my ultimate goal, which is to move closer to the source of artistic creation and the artists I love.” \u2013 Jason Victor Serinus\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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