New Network Switch: LHY AS-6

[Gareth]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008799421716.html?ug_edm_item_id=1005008799421716&pdp_npi=4%40dis!AUD!AU%242%2C566.69!AU%242%2C258.68!!!!!%4021014efe17459142435094197daa53!12000046711640277!edm!!!&edm_click_module=alg_product_3_9995780050&creative_img_ind=7&edm_log_data=gmod-edm-item-list-three-columns.track-edm-item-list-three-columns-log-link&tracelog=rowan&rowan_id1=aeug_edm_86493_1_en_US_2025-04-29&rowan_msg_id=gaw*COWS_86493_$95a06ce884674f32be3dbc6b8a99ee3a&ck=in_edm_other&mem_info=vEjBsdSEuYpqMm4vTPf01Q==-100003-aeug_edm_86493-TKRPJFGvtvxci6CqvqO0wTX4fxZ/+fZQAD+duEmyIq4=

[akro]

no page found when I click the link

[wudai_e]

it’s probably put up and then taken down.

[Gareth]

No definitely there i see at least 1/2 dozen traders showing the switch
Oh guess what … if i change my region to the USA i see nothing - flip back to Australia and i see at least 1/2 dozen sites showing the switch

[Gareth]

[akro]

set my VPN to Sydney and used DuckDuckGo browser, found it

the same link did not work in Firefox

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008799421716.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.7.5c6a4e7alJLKDs&algo_pvid=fe1aa787-508e-4505-8a50-409d93e60d52&algo_exp_id=fe1aa787-508e-4505-8a50-409d93e60d52-3&pdp_ext_f={"order"%3A"1"%2C"eval"%3A"1"}&pdp_npi=4%40dis!AUD!2566.69!2258.69!!!1625.00!1430.00!%402103273e17459644730555072ecd50!12000046711640277!sea!AU!0!ABX&curPageLogUid=KHHKhIvXAfQ5&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch|query_from%3A

[wudai_e]

definitely want one when all this trade craziness dies down.

[Gareth]

Just ordered one i needed a bigger switch down my hi-fi end of the house ..

[paul172]

I found some more info on the LHY AS8 Pro
Couldn’t find a price. My guess would be $1600-$2000 usd

[Gareth]

I Paid $2200 AUD which comes out around $1400 USD

[aangen]

That is a pretty serious looking device. Thankfully unavailable in the US. Sigh.

[akro]

For a different device and curious, I went through process of ordering up to final step a different LHY device from Aliexpress.

Noted that the US price did not include shipping, price, or tariff.

[aangen]

Is China even shipping to the US anymore? If they stopped altogether, a stronger message would be sent.

[dchang05]

The internal layout looks more like my SW-10; so this could be the upgrade for it. I still had issues finding it on the site. But with tariffs it will cost over $3k. Hmmm.

[paul172]

Thanks for the info. Luckily the SW6 is a solid performer that doesn’t need replacement.

[wudai_e]

From the internals, it looks like the main zone and the audio zone are linked via a fiber to ensure even less noise. Very cool.

[brian.fitterman]

Ports are coming down to almost nothing except the few things that are exempt. China is looking to Asia and Europe. I read 12% of China’s exports are to US. So they are looking to balance that out elsewhere. If our current admin decides to hold out, this could get much worse in terms of shortages of things. Some things people can just live w/o and others not so sure. I head UPS is already laying off 20k workers since shipments are way down. Port workers, truckers, etc.. Going to get real ugly soon if this does not change.

[paul172]

When they start making the AS8 and AS6 in the US the price will make the Tempus seem like a bargain at $4k

[straightwire]

I have a new, upgraded Tempus enroute to me. If anyone wants to purchase an AS8 Pro for a shoot-out, I’m up for that.

[akro]

testing done via youtube videos…NOT