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Has Anybody Had Success Going from Ethernet Streaming to USB Streaming?

In my system I use the Ayon Audio S-5 Network Player/DAC/Preamp which is feed by a router/EtherREGEN/QNAP NAS drive all connect by three Wireworld Platinum Starlight 8 Twinax Ethernet cables and I’m wondering if anybody replaced their NAS with a NUC server with USB output into a LKS, Gustard, or Matrix DDC (USB to I2S converter)?  My Ayon Audio S-5 has a I2S input.  Does anybody have any input as to wether the NUC running Linex with a USB output would exceed the performance of my current set-up?
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fuzztone
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Not sure what this is about but I went from  Synology NAS via WiFi to portable SSD via USB A into a streamer, i2s out
The USB experience in this case sounds better and is much more convenient . I can load tracks via WiFi faster and I don't have to remember to run FolderSort.
As far as the question I know nothing of this NUC you speak of and I've never heard of linex.
It sounds like you have way more than you need to play local files.
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fuzztone
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I’m just using a Wireworld Chroma HDMI cable.
Nice.
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