Weiss DAC 204 hiccups


I very recently acquired a Weiss DAC 204 which I am streaming Amazon HD Music to via a Bluesound Node 2i.  The DAC sounds great and is a huge improvement over the Bluesound and Hegel H190.   However, I am getting hiccups once in a while.   I have connected the Bluesound to the Weiss using a Cardas Parsec Coax cable.  Unfortunately, I do not have a choice but to use WIFI.  I have had no WIFI stability issues in the past.  Seeking help.  Would a streamer like a PS Audio Airlens solve the problem.  I do not want to spend much more on a streamer than an Airlens.  I have been very pleased with Amazon HD, but recognize I might have to switch to Qobuz since very few streamers support Amazon HD.  Thank you in advance for advice.

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I recommend putting a wifi extender close to your audio system and plug in to that for your signal. Depending on the rest of your equipment the better the streamer the better the sound quality and the more isolation from the network. Streamers like Aurender cache the signal and isolate from other noise. But for now, I'd get an extender... $50 or so. 

What sort of hiccups are you experiencing? I have a Weiss 204 and am using a Bluesound Node as the streamer and also had some issues for a while (some random noise issues that were very intermittent for instance). I tried a number of different troubleshooting options, including swapping out another 204 from the dealer. What finally solved my issue, after several different ways of connecting to the Weiss was adding an iFi USB ground defender with one of their power supplies. This may have been very system dependent, but eliminating the 5v USB power from the Bluesound and addling it back with a much cleaner PS fixed the issue that took me some months to figure out.

I even had my own “hiccup” issues via an AQ SPDIF (coax) cable. I never truly understood the root cause, but glad that the cleaner USB power resolved the issue.