Ok now I am frustrated with streaming

@ OP: As others have stated, digital data packages are not precisely controlled in the time domain. I had a similar problem with an Apple airport extreme WiFi router (airport express 'satellites' have no internal clock). The best explanation in my case was a clock locking issue at the DAC level. The DAC uses a digital buffer/minimal delay to sort out the time domain precisely. This buffer can be overwhelmed.
I transitioned to a mesh WiFi router (Lynksis) and never looked back. Works well with airplay, Chromecast, and perfectly with ROON even when multiple clients are active on the WiFi network. Specifically, transmitting using ROON via WiFi from a MacBook pro to an OPPO UDP 205 is slightly superior to Toslink or USB. USB introduces minimal noise.

Don't give up on streaming yet! Good luck!

Hi,

I share your frustration; I spent almost a year testing different options. I tried the famous brands: Auralic, Naim, Lumin, etc. Streaming is a great option if you have all working properly. You need to have a good streamer. I recommend trying this combo: https://www.smallgreencomputer.com/collections/audio-server/products/premier-server-player-combo-sonictransporter-i5-ultrarendu-7v-linear-power-supply?variant=12400215719970
My system:

1. PrimaLuna Dialogue Integrated HP

2. Sonic Transporter i5 and Ultra Rendu

3. Mutec REF 10 External Clock

4. Mutec MC3+ USB

5. Esoteric D-05 DAC

6. Nordost Qkore6 for grounding

7. Nordost: QB8 (1), QX2 (1) e QX4 (1)

8. Focal Utopia Headphones

9. Sonus Faber Cremona Speakers

10. Pair of REL S/5 SHO

 Now, after using I5+Ultra Rendu in mys system, I found my nirvana.

You'll need to buy also a better Ethernet Switch and better Ethernet cables (you'll find people saying that switches and cables would make no difference. Don't listen to them! They are wrong. I don't care that digital signals are 0s and 1s only, but sonically speaking there is a big difference when you have better Ethernet switch and cable. Don't just listen to me! Test and compare as I did).

Good luck

I share your frustration; I spent almost a year testing different options. I tried the famous brands: Auralic, Naim, Lumin, etc.

Probably almost sounds as good now as your CD source once did that was binned.
Would have been even better if that kind of effort was put into it also

Cheers George  

Sorry to hear about the caps but that makes more sense as the likely cause of distortion than network issues which again can result in delays if insufficient bandwidth but not aware of that ever being the cause of distortion, especially with a WiFi connection. 

Laltik
”care to enlighten us with steps involved with cueing up vinyl”

Not sure where you are going with some latent snarkiness here, but my point was that when getting started with streaming, the frustrations can be so great for the average person, that even getting started with an analog system can be easier.
  I am not a vinyl guy.  Sold off my vinyl rig five years ago, got rid of the lps, and haven’t looked back.  However, this entire thread is filled with people listing their myriad difficulties getting streaming right, going through multiple changes in streamers, WiFi routers,changing Ethernet connections, etc, getting components to recognize each other, etc.  Advertisers try to make it sound simple, just plug and play, and that can make the purchaser feel like a nitwit if they encounter all the IT issues that routinely plague the work place and keep IT support people happily employed.
  My offhand comment about vinyl (I dislike vinyl so much that I cannot believe I am writing something positive about it here) was that for a newbie it may be easier to initiate than streaming.  Turntables can have cartridges pre mounted, and technically, that is the biggest obstacle.  Keep in mind I am referring to starter turntables here, not some $50,000 bit of esoterica.  Pop the platter on, the Matt, set the antiskate, make the connections with the preamp, perhaps adjust a cartridge setting on the preamp.  I won’t get into the record cleaning, static, hum issues, etc...Again, the point being that even this cumbersome process can be easier than initiating streaming.
  Newcomers to streaming should be aware that sometimes it works out of the box, and sometimes it can be a soul testing trial.  If the person is really proficient in IT, that is a plus.  For the rest of us, I would start with a dealer or company that has really good support.  The normal progression, at least for me, when exploring a new technology is to start with an inexpensive component to familiarize myself with the technology, and then upgrade over time.  With streaming this can backfire, as the cheaper equipment may not be well supported.  Bluesound used to have good support, now, as they have gotten bigger, not so much.  Dealers, particularly older ones who are used to dealing with traditional audio components, may not be very helpful either, and they can be loath to admit this.  If purchasing from a bricks and mortar store, make sure they have some IT savvy people on site