@curiousjim ,

Sounds like a great set up. My Technics can also stream internet radio and if and when I get around to it, I may try that route as well but it will require a long length of cable from the router and a way to lay it out in my room. 

All the best,
Nonoise

@boxcarman Nonoise, I wish I had a local jazz station to listen to.  I do not use the internet radio, seems to be about like satellite radio, meaning it sounds washed out.

Getting a little off topic here, but wanted to let you know of some better sounding jazz stations online that are worth trying: The Jazz Groove, Naim Jazz, Jazz Radio Schwarzenstein, Radio Swiss Jazz are a few. I agree there are a lot of them that sound flat and washed out, these are pretty good.

 

@nonoise

Originally I bought a 100’ cat 6 wire, but now I’m using a Netgear Powerline extender. You run a short cat 5 cable from the router to one unit that plugs into the wall and the second unit is plugged in right behind my amp. It has two Ethernet sockets on it one goes to the Hegel and the other to the streamer. So far it’s working great.

@curiousjim 

I checked that out and I prefer not to use Bluetooth as I'm a firm believer in hard wiring. Sizing things up, I think I can go the "under the carpet" route (I have a big one between me and my rig) and end up using only about 20-25' of cable from the router to the Technics, but that's still a ways off for me.

Thanks for the heads up.

All the best,
Nonoise

@nonoise , It’s not Bluetooth, it’s straight off your router. Both the Hegel and the Node show up like any other device. The Node has a Radio Paradise MQA  and it’s rock solid.

Check it out.

NETGEAR Powerline adapter Kit, 2000 Mbps Wall-plug, 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports with Passthrough + Extra Outlet (PLP2000-100PAS) https://a.co/d/c6EdDK2