Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all?

@mclinnguy  "Blues" by Jimi Hendrix sounds great on Qobuz

OP....As I said a bit ago in this thread...maybe it's something else like your switch, ethernet cabling, ethernet filtering and so on? Please tell what your setup is going into the streamer (and DAC).. Room treated?  My experience has not been as yours especially after filtering and room treatment, etc. I went from Mac Book to Bluesound to a Lumin T2  to a Lumin X1 (nice and relaxed sound) and to paring up (used) a Grimm MU1/Weiss 501 DAC. Full stop.

The Aurender's W20/A20 are in the same class as the Grimm MU2 (best I have ever had the pleasure of hearing) and many other$. A used Grimm Mu1 is around 8K if your DAC is all set, then please consider one. The mid and high priced Aurender's are grreeeeeat so I would have thought them noticeably better/less fatiguing than the Bluesound(s). Thus I suspect it something else?

A dang fine LampizatOr high end DAC paired with a top Aurender is the best I ever heard but not in my system.  

@tkunau are you having issues functioning? Could you please delete all 8 of your duplicate posts above by clicking on the top right of each post?

@wsrrsw thanks, I’ll check that one out. By the way, I was browsing some older threads (which I frequently do), and have not yet thanked you for your recommendation for Cyrus Chestnut- fantastic tunes and exceptional recording quality! Others who like jazz and aren’t aware check out the vivacious track "Decisions, decisions" from album Earth Stories.

And more inline with this thread, if someone plugs in an "upgraded" server/streamer/renderer "properly", and still can’t perceive any sonic improvement in the resonance of the lower piano notes on "Grandma’s Blues", then I suggest save your money! And waste it somewhere else, like on Taylor Swift tickets.

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@dogearedaudio 

I think that all fits within my current understanding.