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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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ga_audio OP
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I forgot to mention this.  Someone said they were interested in the Weiss 204.  Notwithstanding the issue I am having, which I am guessing is Node related, the Weiss 204 sound is fantastic.   The detail is amazing, musical and not in the least bit fatiguing and that is before a decent break in period.   So don't disregard the Weiss because of this.  

ga_audio OP
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Thank you.  I will try that before looking at higher quality streamers.  

ga_audio OP
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Thank you for these additional suggestions.   

For clarity, the "hiccup" I am encountering happens once or twice during every few songs.  It is more of a stutter/momentary skip.  Very noticeable.  Last night, I decided to play CDs from an old Cary 306/200 using the Weiss DAC and I encountered no problems with this issue.    

 

ga_audio OP
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First, thank you to all the contributors.  Very much appreciate the community trying to help me.

Update:  I have plugged the Node into a WIFI extender (First Gen Apple Extreme) fed by the final Gen Apple Extreme.  I have the 2 channel set up by my TV and have never had an issue with pixelation or other video caching which suggests a decent WIFI signal in that spot. The Smart TV, Roku and Apple TV work perfectly 99.9% of the time.  Nonetheless, I placed the extender right by the TV and unfortunately the hiccups still occurred with the Cardas Coax (Brand new).  I then switched over to a Toslink (I found a cheap cable in the box of cables which has all generations of computer cables, iphone cables etc)   I streamed a variety of songs from Amazon and everything was fine.  I then ran a speedtest on my iphone and was getting 120 mbps to 200 mbps downloads and the hiccuping occurred.   After I stopped the download test, it did not hiccup.  I did not run it long enough then to see if it was more stable.

My guess is the WIFI signal may be unstable and could not handle a download test and streaming music together.  Does this indicate the Node is not buffering enough and as a result is affected by unstable internet.  I am in a condo and we have Gigabit service although I never see anything close to that with the Apple Extreme.  At one time I bought a mesh system and frankly the signal strength was no different so I returned it.  

That's my latest update.  

 

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