My view on streaming is that the best way to do that is with Fibre Optic cable (not referring to Toslink). The improvement with Fibre over the microRendu to usb was massive. On my best setup, I have 2 DACs and both use a Sonore OpticalRendu with a network switch having 2 Fibre SPF cages.
I do not use any fancy Ethernet cable to the Mini (I think Cat 5). It sounds good enough to me for this bedroom use case. One day, I should compare the OpticalRendu connected to the Mini vs the Ethernet streaming on the Mini. I expect the OpticalRendu to be much better.
The Mini is a fun DAC for me. It can be used in many rooms with it's various network connectivity options. It feels almost like a portable DAC. It also has some nice GUI filters that show the frequency curve that applies to each filter. Cool stuff.
I do not use any fancy Ethernet cable to the Mini (I think Cat 5). It sounds good enough to me for this bedroom use case. One day, I should compare the OpticalRendu connected to the Mini vs the Ethernet streaming on the Mini. I expect the OpticalRendu to be much better.
The Mini is a fun DAC for me. It can be used in many rooms with it's various network connectivity options. It feels almost like a portable DAC. It also has some nice GUI filters that show the frequency curve that applies to each filter. Cool stuff.