Munich 2018

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As one of the magnificent seven being there in Munich (Literally. Not the magnificent, the seven) I think I am obliged to cover some areas that have not been mentioned. One being using different sources rather than streaming with AIR. 

Totally confused here as I have no idea about broadcast protocols and where the bits go.
I only rarely use Air, but have been using uPnP with my Devialet connected to an access point by an ethernet cable. It works faultlessly and sounds brilliant. Is there any jitter going on, or is it limited to usb devices?

Ethernet is the best way to fly, not USB.  No jitter at the (ether) interface only at the DAC.  Keep your system simple for the best sound.  What you observed could have been predicted.  Nice job!

Thanks for that. I assume people here have to spend significant sums to use usb devices supporting Roon. 

The tech people at Devialet have been emailing me about uPnP and any problems I may have with it. They seem focused on getting it 100% faultless, and they are not far off, the problems seem to be more with the third party apps than Devialet. 

MCRU made me a PSU for the ASUS RT-AC86U (I think) access point. It's connected to my modem by a long cable and to my Devialet by a short one. That's it for music.