Without question ,gojng cheap on usb cables and or Ethernet cables you loose a lot of information , the most importantEthernet cable is it’s end point
theQuality ofthe Ethernet hub is too important ,for a midfield priced hub
the uptone audio Ether Regen, $640, next one a Huge step up in your streaming quality the New Synergistic research around $2k it all adds up if you want Audiophile quality sounding Audio . Iam still building and spent over $4k just in digital cables and hub , and will get the synergistic at some point .
or maybe fight optic with Sonore ,or 2 ether regen they too allow single mode fiber optic and buy good receivers they are at least $40-100 each x2 . Good audio is not cheap , but essential if streaming , if not buy a very good CD player and feed them 1 at a time like a record, having a good dac is also much better then the vast majority of streamers all in 1 box.