WiFi Streaming Versus An Ethernet Cable Connection

Wow, this has really gone off the rails.

High quality streamers pretty much take the network out of the picture. A great streamer simply requires a trickle of bits and will cashe them and isolate you from your network. You can improve the performance of a mediocre streamer by improving your network. But, this is the hard way.

Go check out an Aurrender streamer… one that is equal / compatible with the rest of your components and the network becomes invisible… unless there is something truly wrong with your network… like it throttles to 2K throughput.

There are other great streamers. But screwing around with your network unless that is a labor of love is waste of time. 
 

My streamers provide sound quality equal to my great vinyl system through wall wart wifi extenders. 

Bits are bits, everything is a zero or a one. 
Step back for a moment and contemplate.

How is your SSD connected?

What brand and model is your router?

Have you tested the speed of your internet connection?

If you are connected via WiFi have you done a scan to see if there are any other connections hitting your house?

If so, what channel are you on compared to the the others?

Almost all internet connections can be improved by buying your own nice high end router.

If everything I just posted sounds like an adult in a Peanuts cartoon, find a tech that specializes in Networking. If you work in a large company hit up your IT department. I never had an issue with people bringing me their home network issues and if they are good at their job they aren’t busy with work related stuff. Another good source is teenage gamers.

What I’m trying to get at is that the music that you are streaming is no different to your network or internet connection then email or a movie. This. Sounds like a streaming issue, but until someone who knows how check it, looks at it, I wouldn’t spend any money on hardware to try and fix it. 

 

 

ghdprentice

5,122 posts

09-01-2023 at 09:18pm

Wow, this has really gone off the rails.

You were half right…

 

 

rickklint

1 posts

09-02-2023 at 01:54am

Bits are bits, everything is a zero or a one.
Step back for a moment and contemplate.
…

What I’m trying to get at is that the music that you are streaming is no different to your network or internet connection then email or a movie.

And now it’s a train wreck…

My streamer is ethernet connected to a Mesh router upstairs. In order to minimize noise, no other hardware piece is connected to this Mesh router. The main router (connected to the modem) is downstairs. It is possible to move the modem upstairs (to connect it directly to the router that feeds the streamer) but I always thought less hardware connected to the router connected to the streamer is better. 

Am I right? 

Any difference 'noise wise' using the main router or the Mesh / Satellite one?

PS : I do not have any dropouts issues

PS2 : As far as I know, I can disconnect wifi on these routers (Eero)

@cagma7 I use EERO exactly the same way you do. If you can hardwire directly from the router, definitely give it a shot. 
Otherwise, get a good ethernet cable for EERO to streamer connection and you are good to go.