dropout streaming

@soix 

+1  Typical built in WiFi receivers do not work well. On my Aurlic Aries G2, I found it much more reliable to use a wall wart wifi extender and a cable to the streamer than using it’s internal internal WiFi receiver.

Also lower end streamers don’t cashed the data and are much more suceptable to small short disruptions in signal. My two Aurenders work flawlessly when I can’t ever refresh a page on my iPad. They make up for all sorts of deficiencies in the network.

+1, @ghdprentice 

Lower end streamers don’t buffer or cache data stream as good as some of the high end streamers. Even an entry level streamer from Aurender, like N150 would yield much more stable and high resolution streaming experience over your Node. A wired Ethernet connection is highly recommended for any high resolution streaming system. 

BTW, you have a gorgeous audio system. 
 

my bluesound is Wired, not WiFI, and has EtherREGEN upstream

I dont recall this  being a problem when  I used the Benchmark DAC 3b.....I need to go back to that and see if the problem persists

Could also check some of the settings on the Bluesound. 

i.e. turn off wifi, and bluetooth capability.