Point of higher priced streamer?

I have a node 2i that serves my purposes, but truth be told I don’t think I engage in "critical" listening as many here. I listen many hours a day going about my routines now that I’m retired and social distancing.

I may have missed it here, but my question is does the identical streamer produce a different sound when used on different internet providers feeds? For example, what difference can or cannot one expect when the only variable is using Xfinity versus Frontier or Verizon or EarthLink?

Same question regarding the impact on sound of using different brand/model modems with the identical internet provider and streamer?

Thanks

The Node2i is SPDIF out so there is potential for jitter introduction. If you were connected via wired internet, there is potential for the different routers (and their power suppliers) used by the different service providers to introduce electrical noise. If you have differences with WiFi you have bigger problems.

@audio2design,  perhaps you are wearing your covid mask too tight and it's cutting off the oxygen supply.

@ Audio2design...I “suspect” this may be your goal on this thread:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hwqn9

@yyzsantabarbara, I introduced fiber into my streaming solution a few weeks back.   I skipped on using the Optical Rendu as I didn't want to limit my DAC input to USB.   My NAS and Roon server (Intel NUC running ROCK) are two stories away from my listening room; I connect two switches using MoCA to bridge that distance and then run fiber from an equipment closet in the basement into my listening room that connects into an Uptone EtherREGEN.   Then a short CAT8 cable connects to my streamer a Bricasti M5 and another short SPDIF and USB cable connects to my DAC.

I heard a small improvement switching to fiber from copper on the A side of the EtherREGEN, but relatively speaking it wasn't near as large as what I heard by replacing my Pi with Digi+ SPDIF out to the Bricasti M5 SPDIF out.

If you really want to debate 1s vs 0s, checkout the forums on audiophilestyle where some folks already running fiber mention the differences they hear by switching SFPs :)