Roon - the next step?

[ghubregtse]

Having read about Roon and its virtues on here, I decided to try it. Yes, it is phenomenal. I want it.

I also quickly discovered why so much has been written about its integration problems with Devialet Expert Pro CI.
You think: wow. And then it drops out or stutters.

When I got my Devialet 2 years ago, the dealer said: Don't bother with AIR. Get a Linn Sneaky renderer, and use the digital output. It just works. And it did, hard wired (Ethernet) to my network / Synology NAS.

Now, my 1000 Pro has been upgraded to CI, and when I tried Roon, I plugged the Ethernet straight into the back (excluding the renderer). It works, but drops out, especially at higher rates.

So, having spent hours reading through months of others' similar woes, I was wondering:

Could anyone who has a hard wired connection (Ethernet or USB) of Expert Pro with CI to Roon, with a completely stable connection at any speed, and truly happy with what it sounds like, let me know how they got there? I say hard wired, as my setup makes wifi not really a viable option. (I am currently constructing a NUC to act as Roon Core, so happy to have that in the system; just used my PC temporarily to try out what it what it was like).

Thanks for any good ideas!