SilentPower, a subsidiary of iFi audio, has announced the OMNI LAN, an optically isolated network switch designed for discerning purists who demand the purest AV experience.
Even the finest AV setups can be quietly compromised by one overlooked component: the standard network switch. Designed for data, not detail, these switches introduce noise, jitter, and interference that limit the performance of the entire system. Without addressing this hidden bottleneck, your setup may never reach its true potential.
The OMNI LAN changes that. With triple-stage isolation, femto-precision clocking, and real-time performance monitoring, it strips away interference and restores timing precision at the source.
More than just an upgrade, the OMNI LAN is a safeguard for your entire system — a purpose-built foundation that ensures your network performs at its peak. With full remote control via the iFi Nexis app, it can be monitored, updated, and trusted to perform from anywhere in your home. Install it once and forget it.
Key features include:
- Internal Optical Fiber: Eliminates electrical noise by converting to an optical (light) signal, surpassing traditional galvanic isolation
- Triple-Stage Isolation: Delivers superior noise filtering for pristine AV clarity
- Real-Time Data Analytics: Built-in dynamic dashboard shows both incoming and outgoing port data speeds, also viewable from your phone
- Versatile Integration: 13 ports — 9 standard (1-stage isolation) for routers, servers, and more; 4 Ultra-Pure (3-stage isolation) for streamers, receivers, and DACs
- 10 MHz Clock Sync: Minimizes system jitter with internal femto-precision clocking, with optional sync in/out
At the core of its design lies optical isolation, converting incoming data to light and back again, to create complete electrical separation between input and output. This eliminates electrical noise, interference, and stray currents from reaching a user’s most sensitive components, thereby improving timing at the conversion stage — resulting in greater precision, enhanced system efficiency, and a more immersive, true-to-source AV experience.
The OMNI employs multiple strategies to ensure a jitter and noise-free experience. After optically isolating the signal, it is then regenerated entirely using active circuitry to reconstruct the binary data stream and ensure pure, accurate signal transmission. This operates in tandem with the internal clock and SilentPower’s own advanced GMT (Global Master Timing) system — a proprietary, out-of-the-box digital solution that eliminates jitter at its root, using femtosecond-level precision for ultra-stable clock timing.
With the OMNI LAN’s dedicated clock input/output, it can be utilized as a master clock in your high-end system to leverage the quality of our clocking technology. For maximum compatibility, the OMNI LAN can also receive an external clock input, for those who have invested in an external dedicated master clock for their system.
A retina-grade, full-color TFT display keeps you informed with real-time bandwidth data for each port. Switch views, monitor live traffic, and adjust settings directly.
The OMNI LAN’s intuitive user interface offers more than just monitoring and update options. Clock sync input and output options can be controlled quickly and easily from the display and multi-function dial, while advanced grounding mode selection is also available, tailored to optimize noise across various setup environments:
- DC-RF: Connects both DC ground and RF ground together
- RF: Grounds RF only, with no DC ground
- ISO: No DC or RF connection to ground
For rack-mounted home theater setups and professional server and networking environments, the OMNI Rack Mount Kit offers a streamlined compatibility option.
Made from cold-rolled steel and optimized for ventilation, the kit supports single= and dual-device configurations, front or rear mounting, and creates a 24-port switch when doubling up.
The SilentPower OMNI LAN is available to purchase at silentpower.tech for $799 USD.
For more information, visit https://www.silentpower.tech/.
