Need recommendations for a streamer

“For the best result, it sounds like I need to figure out a way to hardwire (I think that’s the correct term) the streamer to my modem.”

@cowhorn

That’s correct. Especially if you’re going to drop $$$$ on a high end streamer like Aries G2. Don’t get discouraged, it’s doable with a mesh network extenders. Just go to Amazon and search for 2-Pack which includes 1 Router (hardwired to your modem) & 1 Satellite (hardwired to your streamer).

This would be a first step to high quality streaming. Even your Node will improve with wired network. 

@richtruss glad to see you post here. I am a happy owner of a Network Acoustics Rubicon switch, a Network Acoustics Muon cable and Muon filter. I had a very nice setup with great sound and ordered the Network Acoustics trio fully expecting to send it all back within the trial period, but I was committed to being open minded and give it a try.

Let me just say that many of us don’t realize what we are hearing and what it sounds like when we are NOT hearing noise. I’m an unapologetic fan of the Network Acoustics product line, I kept all three and appreciate that a manufacturer made the thankless and risky move to hop into the mosh pit that Audiogon forums can sometimes be.

@ghasley @richtruss 

Thank you both for your posts. After hearing the improvements from a high quality Ethernet switch and filters, I no longer consider these devices as accessories. Ethernet switch with LPS (if needed), noise filter and LAN cables are must have components for any high resolution digital streaming system. 

Sorry, I meant Auralic Aries G1, or more properly, now the G1.1

The Rose audio rs250 would be good but it has a Dac... so to bad. The Rose radio selections are great too.