Gustard R26

@sgreg1 I never knocked on the coax,usb,spdif nor Bluetooth connections or complained about lack of nor their function you are putting words in my mouth.
“What more do I want?” A truly wireless streamer makes more sense for me if you are happy with your purchase buying the r26 good on you. I,me, myself don’t want a streamer that is not wireless.I’ve got enough wires and noisy stuff going on. My entire internet world in my home is wireless,I like it like that…I’ll save my $$$ and wait for the non”streaming”version or a true wireless one which is sure to come along soon. The r26 requiring a lan connection is not for me, simple.I don’t want pay for a feature I don’t want and will not use I expect the non streaming version to be less expensive and can wait for it.
Different strokes.

@balooo2 

I did not intend to come across as being critical sorry you took it that way. Wireless will never give you the same sound quality as lan. Most people who will buy the R26 are chasing the best sound they can achieve with their system. I my self will not sacrifice quality for convince. Enjoy the music!

there are many streamers and streaming dacs that use wireless and even bluetooth input... amazon and alibaba are littered with them, many dirt cheap, there are also some more pricey ones, with rather higher sonic aspirations

but this is a thread about the r26 from gustard, and it needs a hardwired network input for its streamer feed... 

@sgreg1 No offense taken,no worries. What I find odd about your best sound perspective via lan is you stated  "What is hard about plugging in a wifi extender. Run a piece of cat 6 to the R26" Ok... what is the source feeding the wifi extender? A wireless input is going into the extender, so where is the logic of the lan being superior using a wifi extender? It simply is not so.Additionally the lan you have signal is highly dependent on the quality of the internet service and last mile/ feet installation to your modem. I know a little about this and I've seen some off the charts internet noise in congested areas (and non congested areas with poor install) a quality wireless router cleans a lot of that up fact, but thats for a different topic. My point in this case is lan does not guarantee a better signal for music streaming especailly if your lan was poorly installed and or the componets in the wall and box are old and degraded...food for thought. I have a fiber optic high speed servce which gives a consistant 100+ Mbp safe to say I'd put my wireless setup against any lan that was installed 4 years or more ago; one last thing to consider do you KNOW what cat wiring is in your walls? I'll bet its not cat 6.

@jjss49 And I am discussing the Gustard r26,most reviews I’ve read state they did not test r26’s streaming capabilies because they don’t stream via lan.In fact I have not encounted much commentary regarding the streaming experince (none on this thread either) only SQ. I almost pulled the trigger on r26 last week when it was on sale knowing i would not use the "streaming" function but decided to trust my gut and wait for a revised version and not pay for something I will not use. I bet most folks who purchased one use it solely as a dac,I did’nt know this was supposed to be a rah rah session for those who purchased an r26. I’m simply offering my perspective about the r26 just like everyone else that commented.