SOtM sNI-1G Audio Grade Network Card
SOTM SNI-1G AUDIO GRADE NETWORK CARD RELEASED
High End digital audio brand SOtM from Korea, has released their new SOtM SNI-1G audio grade network card.
ETHERNET PORT NOISE
Although computer audio devices have been available for some time, many have featured standard network products SOtM are making audio grade products designed to tackle problems that can be found in computer audio systems, such as noise from the ethernet port.
SOTM SNI-1G SPECIFICATION
PCI express Ethernet chipset
Supports PCI express 1.1 or higher
Supports 10/100/1000M, Giga Lite(500M) mode
Supports Always On Always Connected
Clock-less Wake-On-LAN
Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Supports IEEE 802.1P layer 2 Priority Encoding
Supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
Supports IEEE 802.3az-2010(EEE)
Supports Full Duplex flow control(IEEE 802.3x)
Internal power input
Input power: +12.0V(+0.5V, -0.5V), 1A max
15pin SATA power connector
Internal standby power input
Input power: +6.0V to +12V, 0.5A max
2pin connector
External power input
Input voltage: +6.5V ~ +12Vdc
Input current: 1A max
5.5mm OD, 2.1mm ID DC adaptor jack
2 pin header connectors for connecting external power to other internal devices
Display LED
Active(Green), 100M(Yellow), 1000M(Amber)
LED On – Off jumper for reducing noise
Designed for high end network audio
Separate Ethernet transformer and common mode filter for each signal line for noise immunity performance
Ethernet noise filter down to audio band.
Filtered and buffered M.2 signal interface between PC motherboard for blocking noise from mother board
Operating environment
Operating temperature : 0°C ~ 40°C
Storage temperature : -10°C ~ +50°C
Operating & storage humidity : 10% ~ 90%
OS support
Windows 7 or higher version
Linux
PRICE
The standard sNI-1G : USD $350
sNI-1G with sCLK-EX installation : USD $950
sNI-1G with sCLK-EX and the master clock input installation: USD $1100
(Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price., not including VAT, importing Taxes, shipping etc)
SOtM products are available in the UK through Elite Audio UK the sNI-1G is £350
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