flutteringwow
She called me baby, like an old romantic
Sorry flutteringwow you cannot get me on this one. I even had the pleasure of a Klimax for a few weeks, ohherr. At least they keep the software up to date. Nice machine. Eye watering price. Sounds good, like my PC* or Pi. I have no skin in this game so I guess I don't hear the 'night and day massive differences' between streamers, anymore than I hear differences with ethernet cables.
Optimise your network, make sure it works. Pick software that works for you and is flexible, get a decent dac.
*PC:
Low wattage cpu
PLEX Audio power supply
X audio USB with external linear power supply
Running roon rock but only as a streamer not server
That must be the crux of it, hearing ability..