How do I switch from Wi-Fi to Ethernet cables?

I think you want a nice set of wifi6 mesh routers. I have had good luck with ASUS AiMesh equipment.

That not only would solve your concern with the Node but would benefit all other wifi devices you have or may purchase in the future.

There are also power line adapters that plug into the electrical outlet and provide an ethernet connection if you are trying to connect just one specific device that is out of range of your wifi.

Wifi6 can do 1.2Gbps and most home ethernet is 1.0Gbps.

If you are streaming say hi-res Qobuz which is a few hundred kbps typically (max is 9216kbps theoretically for lossless hires but never achieved) and wifi6 does 1200000 kbps then just do the math.

Saying wifi cannot support music streaming is simply false and misleading to those searching out help.

If you do not have wifi drop out then money best spent would be on a better streamer. Innuos Pulse Mini, Matrix Audio I2 to name just a few of the many out there.

Bluesound Node is ok but more of an entry level product. You dipped your toes in the water so now jump in and have some fun.

@balooo2 yes I have yet to find any issues with the equipment I have owned for wifi versus ethernet. Wifi actually isolates from electrical interference that can be picked up on ethernet cables some times.

I actually tried a Lumin U1 on a $29 Netgear mini travel router powered by the Lumin USB port and there was absolutely no change in sound from hardwiring it with ethernet. The only difference was being able to ditch a long ethernet cable running along the baseboards.

Even old Wifi N can do up to 450Mbps which would allow for a couple hundred Tidal streams at once in theory.....

I tried hooking up a Matrix Element M2 tonight in my office to Cat6 a few feet from a 10Gbps switch and there was significant pops and crackles coming thru.

Disconnected the cable and used wifi - dead silent.

Well at least I actually tried it. Common knowledge ethernet can introduce electrical noise especially in locations with computers and other electrical gear. Google it sometime.

Enjoy the popcorn.But I'll have a scotch 🥃

In other news members of the Audiogon forums have petitioned Elon Musk to extend Cat 8 cables from Starlink satellites to the surface of the earth as they are extremely concerned with signal quality over the air.